A Test for Derangement

The Democrats have opposed Trump’s actions against Iran from day one. Various reasons have been given, none of them being factually accurate, militarily wise, diplomatically wise, or geopolitically wise.

As a result, the term TDS has been used to describe the Democratic opposition. To push back against the charge of TDS, the Democrats invoked IDS (Israeli Derangement Syndrome, aka anti-Semitism). The Democrats claimed Trump was tricked into the war by Bebe.

Well, we have reached a period of relative calm. A lot has happened in the last 47 days. Those of us who are TDS-free are fairly optimistic about the future and quite impressed by the military successes of the past 7 weeks. Predicting the future is always dicey, but it is hard to see what cards — if any — Iran has left to play. The military part of this drama is maybe over: Iran lost. We appear to have moved into a phase characterized by economic warfare, and it looks even more lopsided than the military phase.

So, Democrats, if you are rational, if you don’t suffer from some sort of derangement, now would be a good time to prove your ability to change your views in the face of changed circumstances. Accusing Israel of starting the conflict is not terribly relevant at this point. If you have an opinion about what the USA should do now, now would be a good time to express it.

To Blockade or Not Blockade, that is the question. We await your opinion.

Before you speak, I want to point out something else that has changed in the last few weeks. We have added allies. Saudi Arabia is on our side now. So is Kuwait, U.A.E. (home of Abu Dhabi and Dubai), Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman. They all want Iran crushed.

Please don’t repeat the same old song about how we are Israel’s puppet. If you stick with that schtick, you become more anti-Israel than Saudi Arabia. That is not a good look. It looks, well, it looks deranged.

G-Pub

PS: Well, lo and behold, the Democrats in the House just forced a vote on arbitrarily ending the war. Guess what? Each and every Democrat voted to cut and run. No reporting on any debate. No reporting on anything intelligent said by any Democrat.

Back in the Vietnam era, the expression was that the best way to win over hearts and minds was to grab them by the short and curlies. Once you do that, the hearts and minds will follow. Let’s recap: Navy, gone. Air Force, gone. Nuclear Program, under rubble. Missiles, mostly gone, with no means to replace them. Top political and military leadership, gone. Primary base of the entire economy (oil sales), gone. Access to money hidden away in foreign banks, gone. Ability to pay soldiers, gone. Ability to stop hyperinflation, gone. Ability to block the Strait, apparently gone. (Yes, surprises may still occur, but so far, so good.) It certainly looks like their short and curlies are in our grasp.

So, 100% House Democrat support for snatching defeat from the jaws of the most consequential military victory in 80 years. A military victory was achieved with minimal American casualties in less than two months.

Cool move, Democrats. I dare you to give a cogent reason for your vote. Saying that the New York Times says Iran is winning is not a cogent reason.