Joshua Hoffman, what a Yiddische Kopf you have! I have been walking around in a sea of half-baked “truths”. fear, anxiety, reading garbage on line, in a fog. I especially like your use of the word “patience.” Who has patience now when “information” travels at the speed of light? Yet you are absolutely right. If I embarrassed you I apologize; if I am a goofy, over-emotional 76 year old lady who cries for her people, yet feels the warmth of the sun of truth on her face…
The Islamic regime is motivated by theology not geopolitics. It will not surrender, it will not abandon its religious war on Israel and the West, it believes in ultimate victory “even if it takes a thousand years.” For this reason, Islamic regime must be toppled and uprooted. If they survive - even with a crippled military - the mullahs will claim victory. They will have survived a U.S. and Israeli onslaught, which, for them, is a win. The crackdown on the Iranian people will be brutal and, with the help of Chinese, the regime will rebuild. Israel has the resolve to do this, but does the U.S.?
Calling the Iran's Islamist regime "revolutionary" feeds the narrative that the regime has been feeding the Leftists in the West, that they somehow have common cause together pursuing the overthrow of Establishment Western institutions. It would be more accurate and perhaps more effective to refer to the regime as imperialistic, or Islamic Imperialism.
None of us knows what the end looks like. Plenty of opinions trump wrong to attack. But did any of those naysayers explain what should have been done differently: let Israel do it alone, or wait until ... exactly what. But most importantly I have not seen any of the complainers articulate what trump should have done differently or what he should do NOW ( other than cut and run). Has any complainer complained about tbe first step( killing the fabulous 40) and why that shouldn't have been done? Not to my knowledge and all of this begs the question why the loudest complainers like the number 1 Jewish putz ( Schumer) merely complain ( lets put aside his historical amnesia and hypocrisy). Is it just politics ( even when Americans are dying overseas , a sin in itself) or something more that reveals his basic values and views about his own country and his desire to see it be weakened further? I just ask the questions as I look at actions and statements iver the past 10-20 years. Those with big platforms should do the same.
My simple solution to root out the "true believers" in the Iranian regime is to massively airdrop AK's and ammunition all over the country. What with the hundreds of thousands of murders and killings by this regime since 1979 the Iranian folks will have more than enough reason to go after the supporters of the Mad Mullahs and end their existences. Revenge for the deaths of family and close friends will feed the chase.
As always, a wonderful essay !!!!!!!.....The key word on this war is " pamelach " ( patience) .....and Joshua Hoffman thank you and AMEN to winning this warr !!!!!!!...
Are Israel’s objectives and the US objectives 100% aligned? Can Israel ‘win’ and the U.S. ‘fail’? How much of ‘winning’ is determined by the expectations set by politicians, especially as the story evolves from day to day? The question of attacking Iran is different from how the war is managed and fought. Israel knows what it wants to do, knows its strategic objectives and is near flawless in its execution. The U.S.? And if the U.S. stumbles, loses resolve, redefines ‘winning’ to meet political challenges, vat den? And to keep repeating, “no one really knows how this war will end” is a meaningless statement used to deflect discussion of current tactics, struggles, and obvious failures (e.g. Hormuz). The key to focus on, IMHO, is how the war is being executed. The U.S. and Israel may be in the war for the right reasons, but that doesn’t determine a ‘win’.
Over the past year, above all I think I have learned that what's attributed to Trump and what's expected from his actions—for example, the claim that he supposedly lacks a strategy—should be treated with caution.
Trump appears clearly capable of learning, even or especially because he pursues a strategy he is also basically ready to alternate.
The main current problem I see in the Arabian States around the gulf not being able or willing to do their share and finally ultimately recognize that the Iranian Regime is the "Big", "the small" and every other Satan in one, they don´t contribute (enough) to kill that Satan.
The "Wests" problem meanwhile a.o. is that what has proven extraordinarily false so often are the statements, self-assuring certainties and "opinions" of the vast majority of the so-called "free press" in the supposedly "free West," which, however, largely consists of mostly "left-wing" so-called "journalists" who are in no way capable of learning and whose ideological rigidity is hardly inferior to that of a mullah regime, and they disseminate all of this with malicious, unwavering self-righteousness. Every Mullah can envy this rigidity and preparedness to rather die than change any course.
The fact that "the West" doesn't stand behind itself is the greatest advantage for Iran, Russia, and other medieval perpetrators of violence.
But all these "Free West"-idiots ultimately have little to say and are clueless; they only want what they accuse others (the "evil capitalists") of doing: selling their thoughtless junk at any price, being pathetic wretches.
Very realistic assessment by Joshua. We are still in a fog of war and some things are harder to see by some. The political pressure at home is always present because of election cycles. The other side doesn’t experience that.
To use a simple comparison to baseball which even a moron can understand, we are in the 2nd inning of a baseball game and leading 9-0, and naysayers are wringing their hands over why we haven't "won" yet, and what does winning even look like. It looks like what we see today. We are winning, but that doesn't mean we have won or the game is over. Perhaps by the 9th inning we will win 30-0, or 30-3, but whatever the metric we will win. Why? I trust in Hashem and the incredible coordination between Israel and the United States. To continue the baseball metric, which even a moron can understand, the game could get rained out in the 4th inning with no winner declared, but with USA/Israel leading 24-0, or could get called after the 5th inning due to rain with the USA/Israel declared winner. The important thing to remember, as Joshua points out so well, is to have patience and not mistake the occasional base hit by Iran to mean they are winning. The mullah Iranian regime acts like a huge flailing beast as it enters its death throes.
The USA has to get out as soon as feasibly possible and Israel MUST lead the Mideast allies in finishing the job. Trump's presidency is on the line and he also knows if he can't claim some real hard success in relatively short order, the Dems will win the upcoming mid-term elections and in a couple of years--possibly the next presidency. And that will be disastrous for the USA--and the New Middle East. It's WAY past time for the Mideast allies to put some skin in the game and boots on the ground--Israel has spent enough blood. Everyone knew Iran had to be neutralized in order for the New ME plans to get underway and Israel worked two years alone, and now with the USA fully involved, they can get to the finish line pretty soon, but Israel and the allies must drag this beast across the finish line and do the long-haul maintenance.
Patience and a long game - realistic and the greatest challenge for the US govt and citizens.
The 'major Western media' is anti-American citizen. This is demonstrated daily for decades.. It is often anti-America. And, yet, many Americans still allow it in their homes and minds.
The greatest strength that Muslim imperialism has is the ignorance and immediate gratification of Americans. The two go hand in hand and are constantly reinforced by the elite influence of American politicians and businesses.
Joshua Hoffman, what a Yiddische Kopf you have! I have been walking around in a sea of half-baked “truths”. fear, anxiety, reading garbage on line, in a fog. I especially like your use of the word “patience.” Who has patience now when “information” travels at the speed of light? Yet you are absolutely right. If I embarrassed you I apologize; if I am a goofy, over-emotional 76 year old lady who cries for her people, yet feels the warmth of the sun of truth on her face…
The Islamic regime is motivated by theology not geopolitics. It will not surrender, it will not abandon its religious war on Israel and the West, it believes in ultimate victory “even if it takes a thousand years.” For this reason, Islamic regime must be toppled and uprooted. If they survive - even with a crippled military - the mullahs will claim victory. They will have survived a U.S. and Israeli onslaught, which, for them, is a win. The crackdown on the Iranian people will be brutal and, with the help of Chinese, the regime will rebuild. Israel has the resolve to do this, but does the U.S.?
Calling the Iran's Islamist regime "revolutionary" feeds the narrative that the regime has been feeding the Leftists in the West, that they somehow have common cause together pursuing the overthrow of Establishment Western institutions. It would be more accurate and perhaps more effective to refer to the regime as imperialistic, or Islamic Imperialism.
None of us knows what the end looks like. Plenty of opinions trump wrong to attack. But did any of those naysayers explain what should have been done differently: let Israel do it alone, or wait until ... exactly what. But most importantly I have not seen any of the complainers articulate what trump should have done differently or what he should do NOW ( other than cut and run). Has any complainer complained about tbe first step( killing the fabulous 40) and why that shouldn't have been done? Not to my knowledge and all of this begs the question why the loudest complainers like the number 1 Jewish putz ( Schumer) merely complain ( lets put aside his historical amnesia and hypocrisy). Is it just politics ( even when Americans are dying overseas , a sin in itself) or something more that reveals his basic values and views about his own country and his desire to see it be weakened further? I just ask the questions as I look at actions and statements iver the past 10-20 years. Those with big platforms should do the same.
My simple solution to root out the "true believers" in the Iranian regime is to massively airdrop AK's and ammunition all over the country. What with the hundreds of thousands of murders and killings by this regime since 1979 the Iranian folks will have more than enough reason to go after the supporters of the Mad Mullahs and end their existences. Revenge for the deaths of family and close friends will feed the chase.
As always, a wonderful essay !!!!!!!.....The key word on this war is " pamelach " ( patience) .....and Joshua Hoffman thank you and AMEN to winning this warr !!!!!!!...
Are Israel’s objectives and the US objectives 100% aligned? Can Israel ‘win’ and the U.S. ‘fail’? How much of ‘winning’ is determined by the expectations set by politicians, especially as the story evolves from day to day? The question of attacking Iran is different from how the war is managed and fought. Israel knows what it wants to do, knows its strategic objectives and is near flawless in its execution. The U.S.? And if the U.S. stumbles, loses resolve, redefines ‘winning’ to meet political challenges, vat den? And to keep repeating, “no one really knows how this war will end” is a meaningless statement used to deflect discussion of current tactics, struggles, and obvious failures (e.g. Hormuz). The key to focus on, IMHO, is how the war is being executed. The U.S. and Israel may be in the war for the right reasons, but that doesn’t determine a ‘win’.
Over the past year, above all I think I have learned that what's attributed to Trump and what's expected from his actions—for example, the claim that he supposedly lacks a strategy—should be treated with caution.
Trump appears clearly capable of learning, even or especially because he pursues a strategy he is also basically ready to alternate.
The main current problem I see in the Arabian States around the gulf not being able or willing to do their share and finally ultimately recognize that the Iranian Regime is the "Big", "the small" and every other Satan in one, they don´t contribute (enough) to kill that Satan.
The "Wests" problem meanwhile a.o. is that what has proven extraordinarily false so often are the statements, self-assuring certainties and "opinions" of the vast majority of the so-called "free press" in the supposedly "free West," which, however, largely consists of mostly "left-wing" so-called "journalists" who are in no way capable of learning and whose ideological rigidity is hardly inferior to that of a mullah regime, and they disseminate all of this with malicious, unwavering self-righteousness. Every Mullah can envy this rigidity and preparedness to rather die than change any course.
The fact that "the West" doesn't stand behind itself is the greatest advantage for Iran, Russia, and other medieval perpetrators of violence.
But all these "Free West"-idiots ultimately have little to say and are clueless; they only want what they accuse others (the "evil capitalists") of doing: selling their thoughtless junk at any price, being pathetic wretches.
Very realistic assessment by Joshua. We are still in a fog of war and some things are harder to see by some. The political pressure at home is always present because of election cycles. The other side doesn’t experience that.
To use a simple comparison to baseball which even a moron can understand, we are in the 2nd inning of a baseball game and leading 9-0, and naysayers are wringing their hands over why we haven't "won" yet, and what does winning even look like. It looks like what we see today. We are winning, but that doesn't mean we have won or the game is over. Perhaps by the 9th inning we will win 30-0, or 30-3, but whatever the metric we will win. Why? I trust in Hashem and the incredible coordination between Israel and the United States. To continue the baseball metric, which even a moron can understand, the game could get rained out in the 4th inning with no winner declared, but with USA/Israel leading 24-0, or could get called after the 5th inning due to rain with the USA/Israel declared winner. The important thing to remember, as Joshua points out so well, is to have patience and not mistake the occasional base hit by Iran to mean they are winning. The mullah Iranian regime acts like a huge flailing beast as it enters its death throes.
The USA has to get out as soon as feasibly possible and Israel MUST lead the Mideast allies in finishing the job. Trump's presidency is on the line and he also knows if he can't claim some real hard success in relatively short order, the Dems will win the upcoming mid-term elections and in a couple of years--possibly the next presidency. And that will be disastrous for the USA--and the New Middle East. It's WAY past time for the Mideast allies to put some skin in the game and boots on the ground--Israel has spent enough blood. Everyone knew Iran had to be neutralized in order for the New ME plans to get underway and Israel worked two years alone, and now with the USA fully involved, they can get to the finish line pretty soon, but Israel and the allies must drag this beast across the finish line and do the long-haul maintenance.
Patience and a long game - realistic and the greatest challenge for the US govt and citizens.
The 'major Western media' is anti-American citizen. This is demonstrated daily for decades.. It is often anti-America. And, yet, many Americans still allow it in their homes and minds.
The greatest strength that Muslim imperialism has is the ignorance and immediate gratification of Americans. The two go hand in hand and are constantly reinforced by the elite influence of American politicians and businesses.