cubsfan

Yeah, that's the perfect article really. No plan, no objectives, no success - in the face of the most flawless and dominate military campaign on record. It's a big risk to the mid-terms. We all know it. But public support is surprisingly strong. Hopefully, we pivot back to the economy, since voters don't care about foreign policy.

You sound like Iran is not a grave danger to the world. Iran has killed 1000+ Americans and countless others across the Middle East.

Why do you purposely ignore a cease fire that has been a success for 70 years?

The idiots in Europe, much like our own Democratic Party here in the USA, endorsed and claimed Iran was in compliance with Obama's disastrous JCPOA deal. But that's how Europe/Obama dealt with real threats - kick the can down the road for the next guy. Just look at what these morons have done with energy/climate change policy and radical Islamic immigration. No courage to confront real issues that threaten their economies and citizens.

You're kidding right? North Korea and China have not been out killing Americans and Israelis for 50 years.

Now that it is known that Europe is within nuclear missile shot of Iran - the Europeans may feel differently. These are the same European bozos that believed Iran was NOT producing nuclear weapons and stuck up for the regime as not having missiles capable of reaching Europe. Why? Because Iran & Biden told them so. So your real "terrible choices" are: 1- Let a terrorist nation that despises Western Europe, Israel, and the US continue developing nukes capable of destroying you. 2- Or, do something about it. No problem, as usual, the US and Israel will take care of the problem for the gutless Europeans.

You can't kill him - he's going to mine the SOH! No fair...

And now our Nukes! Come on guys, we're negotiating in good faith!

Those pesky Israelis keep screwing up Iran's plans to keep SOH shut - bummer!

that's awesome!

Big day for US and Israel today in Iran. Nuclear plant destroyed and several more IRGC leaders killed. Rest assured - Iran is in total control!

You got it Brother! We'll revisit after the thrashing dished out to Iran.

Damn - that Tiger is one crazy driver. I've never been in a rollover - what's this ,,, his 3rd?!?

Yup - the heart of Trump's foreign policy is the large shift back to the hemisphere: stop drug deaths, put pressure the failed narco states (Mexico, etc), pressure the China/Russia influence (Cuba, Venezuela). Get them to take care of their own populations instead of "exporting their poor" and drugs to the United States. All we have been to Mexico is a release valve for revolution: that government is corrupt and needs to get rid of unhappy/poor citizens - destination, flood the USA. Maduro in Venezuela pushed his luck: emptied his jails, enriched himself with drugs destined for the US, and welcomed the Chinese into the hemisphere. That shit is over as long as Trump is around. We can't and won't do it all. Europe will have to invest in themselves and their protection. The US will have enough left for China as long as we take care of Japan, Korea, Taiwan, etc. So I totally get your point.

It's a beautiful thing for 10 years, isn't it?? A defenseless Iran that gets bombed every time they choose to restart their nuke program. All it takes is courage and strength.

Exactly - all that bitching from the NATO members for the last 5 years about the US fighting in Ukraine which is NOT a NATO member.

You are perfectly expressing the reasons for the divorce. We are no longer good allies together. I'd much rather rely on Israel and build new allies from there.

No actually - I have. You made that point a few years ago - and I thought it was brilliant and correct. I told you I learned a few thing from you, aside from your love of Mearsheimer... Trouble is: you have a new sheriff in town and a whole new movement in this country. If the Europeans are stupid enough to align themselves with China - they deserve their fate. They have already aligned with Radical Islam and Climate Change to endanger their continent. The USA has narrowly dodged that bullet. The USA can handle China with other allies - look what a disaster their military technology yielded Iran and Venezuela. So divorce may be the best option.

This almost gets comical. Yeah, Iran comes out of the war in a position of world dominance. LOL

It's already happening. Venezuela is a home run for the Western Hemisphere. Cuba will be next - and we will see how that works out. Panama is straightened out. All these countries need to understand is they are far better off aligned with the USA - rather than the Russians and "Belt & Road" guys. Look what those efforts yielded for their economies in Venezuela & Cuba. Fix those countries and the pressure to leave for the United States goes down dramatically. But feel free to open up Canada to all of them - they're good people. BTW - didn't you mean to say the GOP "White Supremacist" movement?? The one that hates women, blacks, brown people, and Jews?

One can make statistics lie any way they choose. We all know that the USA has carried the load for NATO for decades. And there is nothing wrong with a split when you know you don't have each other's back. Europe has free-loaded off of the USA defense wise for decades - so much so - that even the world's greatest Navy, the British Navy, is a shell of itself now. So in addition to being a very weak military alliance, where one entity supplies all the funding, the USA can't trust NATO. From a strategic view - the USA has much different priorities now: fix our own country & get control of the Western Hemisphere. All is going very well, but it's a huge job - and will go on for years, if MAGA is driving the country. We don't have time for allies that don't share our priorities - and of course, why would Europe care about the USA and the Western Hemisphere?? So a divorce is perfectly reasonable and appropriate when you have lost trust in your ally. Most of the time - both parties end up much happier apart. It's a sensible move instead of listening to your partner bitch all day. I can see it coming, and hope it does. We can't get out of the United Nations fast enough, then, hopefully NATO as well. Your lovely chart shows the USA as "slacker" #7 - so you should be delighted to jettison the USA as a perennial "non-contributor".

Yeah, it's like a failing marriage that worked for a while. When it's bad for years on end - the best thing is to not fight it and get a divorce. Re-align with Israel and the Western Hemisphere is definitely the best way to go.

NATO is definitely useless and have proved it. Good time for the US to re-think our role in NATO along with the United Nations - and get out while the getting is good. That's the only hope for the Europeans to get serious about their defense.

Hmmmm, that's interesting. Things are so great they have to keep doing summary executions on the streets and prisons. Really great way to show your love for the homeland.

Desperation time in Iran - using child soldiers once again..manning checkpoints... maybe like the Iran/Iraq war - suicide missions? Recruiting children 12 and above. Desperate measures for desperate times