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178 Days: Israel and Iran
Several commentators have noted that Kamala Harris would be the most openly anti-Israel president in history. Military aid and protection using veto power on the UN Security Council would likely be eliminated. She is currently making the irrational demand that it is incumbent on Israel to craft a hostage release deal, as if Hamas has nothing to do with it.
If the Israelis don’t stock up now, they will likely be entirely outgunned by the surrogates for the mullahs who would certainly have free rein under a continuing Obama-Biden-Harris administration Iran-lovefest. Democrats will continue to claim to “fully support” Israel as it goes down in a desperate war on all fronts.
On the other hand, the mullahs fully expect that their free ride will be over if Trump is elected. They have legions of bad actors in place in the Middle East and the West. The skillful negotiations by John Kerry successfully delayed the Iranian nuclear program for several hours, if not several days. But now they finally have the means to make a bomb and the missile technology to deliver it. What desperate things might they consider while the feckless, cognitively and morally challenged Biden is still in charge?
Will there be additional plans to assassinate Trump? What will the pro-Hamas zombie mobs be directed to do to disrupt and destroy? Will they escalate bad behavior even knowing that a Trump Administration will likely cancel visas for those who burn the American flag and punish Capitol Hill misbehavior as vigorously as the J6 demonstrators?
If Trump wins, there will still be 76 days of Biden-Harris rule after Election Day. How would the mullahs—or the Chinese—use that window? Will our partisan, corrupted, DEI-riddled defense and intel agencies be up to the task?
Be afraid.
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There are so many unknowns that it’s easy to be overwhelmed by all the possibilities, especially the dire ones. It’s frightening to think how much damage the current regime could cause if Kamala is essentially in charge.
I have been commenting here for about three weeks that Biden’s continued occupation of the office of POTUS is a threat to every person in the USA. However, if he were to resign now our President would be Kamala. So, after having enjoyed a lovely morning to start another day of sublime retirement, OB brings me crashing back to reality. Thanks a lot!
I would like to bring up a short, but ominous sentence (in bold) from Netanyahu’s speech to Congress. I will preface it with the previous sentence for context:
“That’s why the mobs in Tehran chant “Death to Israel” before they chant “Death to America.” For Iran Israel is first, America is next. So, when Israel fights Hamas, we’re fighting Iran. When we fight Hezbollah, we’re fighting Iran. When we fight the Houthis, we’re fighting Iran. And when we fight Iran, we’re fighting the most radical and murderous enemy of the United States of America.
And one more thing. When Israel acts to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons that could destroy Israel and threaten every American city, every city that you come from, we’re not only protecting ourselves. We’re protecting you.”
Notice he didn’t say IF Israel acts, but WHEN she acts.
It is a precarious time. Marco Rubio released this statement on June 25, 2024:
Sure but that doesn’t require something yet to come; Israel has ALREADY done such things. So “when” could be grammatically correct even if they never do anything like it again in the future.
If Kamala is elected, she will not be in charge. She will function in all the ceremonial roles. That’s pretty all the leash she’ll get.
Democrats love this and all of these people need to go. people involved in higher education. Absolutely love these guys because they pay full boat. They don’t get any discounts to go to college here. Everybody like that needs to be gone.
Fewer of these students are paying full tuition and fees than you might think.
We need to be aware of the radicalization of the American-born, second generation.
They score high on the oppression index and have significant influence on campus.