Dan,

I see it's getting late, and the drugs and alcohol will start taking over the posts soon.

The level of vitriol will only go up.

So I'm back to working on something else.

Dan,

Regarding immigrants, I am not only talking about how things are once they get here.

I am also including the money they spend and what they go through in their travels.

And over the years, there have been repeated cases of children effectively disappearing from the system.

How many of them ended up in the wrong hands?

My point is Democrats don't get to take the moral high ground while effectively supporting an open border.

Zed,

btw...I don't threaten anymore.

One day I just get my fill.

I don't plonk though.

Zed,

"You have your share in the creation of dead soldiers and raped children."

Supporting open borders and the entire culture around it leaves you with people dead and raped, so I don't get where you think you're so high and mighty.

It's not a good world. That stuff happens.

At least Trump addressed the border issue and hopefully Iran will get better leadership that doesn't just line people and slaughter them.

Zed,

I don't plonk now either. I found I prefer reading all posters.

Zed,

I'll not respond to you for awhile if you prefer.

Zed,

"You're full of words, but little more than that.
Thanks for your help in creating another war and more dead American servicemen."

You're contradicting yourself.

If I'm just "words" and "little more than that," how exactly am I helping "create another war"?

using the 1500 number

AI said about 233% gain

Zed,

"In regards to me, why not do what you've said you'd do several times and place me in killfile?"

I have no reason to.

That would require direct insults toward my family, or crossing the line with attacks on what I consider sacred.

I don't think that's your style.

Bell,

"this sure as heck seems like an act that should require congressional approval"

I get your point. However, let me ask you a couple of questions.

Is it possible for Congress to get involved in an act against a proven enemy, without their finding out?

If you learn the exact time and location of a target, how do you act on that and still wait for Congressional approval (or even hold classified briefings) if time is of the essence?

In both cases, if you require approval, you risk exposure and/or giving away your hand.

That's the dilemma.

Congress is a sieve, and anything that depends on absolute discretion becomes nearly impossible.

Eff,

Come on.

Worse than Nazism?

Aren't you being just a little histronic?

Eff,

"The Bill Johnsons of the world are truly Clueless"

You are right about one thing.

I don't have a clue what this incoherent babble you posted is supposed to be beyond ranting.

Legal,

"fat Johnson"

Yep

Mamdani wrote,

"Today's military strikes on Iran carried out by the United States and Israel mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression."

"Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war. Americans do not want this. They do not want another war in pursuit of regime change."

Does he really speak for "Americans"?

Corky,

"BJ... is your nickname by any chance, "Pollyanna"?"

Is your nickname Eeyore?

"Ooohh nooooo. This won't work...."

Sy,

"If you wanted Iran to determine its own future, why are we bombing it?"

Because bombing a country to remove a regime and letting people determine what comes next aren't mutually exclusive.

One exists because of the other.

Zed,

All during my career I met all sorts of computer techs and accountants.

I saw that they tended to come in two types.

They were typically either "problem pointer-outers" or "problem solvers."

One group would talk about problems and act as if they had accomplished something. They didn't commit to doing the hard work needed to fix it. In reality they oftentimes lacked the skills and knowledge to implement a solution.

They might even put up walls to protect their image of competence. And they avoided taking ownership, because once you own it, you risk being wrong or looking like a failure.

The other group sees the problem and sets out to figure out a solution and solve it. Lack of know-how be damned. They get it done.

I think we've seen the results of too much of the first and not enough of the second.

Trump approaches issues like a problem solver.

Corky,

"Trump has NO Plan for after the destruction of this Regime"

Sure he does.

The big picture plan is for Iran to determine its own future.

Detailed plans would be hard to make.

Overall goals is one thing.

The specific steps involved would require responding to events as they unfold.

One,

"I don't really care who said what, US was always going to attack Iran"

Yes, I agree with your point.

Anyone around the age of 60 or older has watched this build for decades.

Unless Iran changed course, this is where it was headed.

Donner,

"Game"?

You mean getting rid of one of the region's biggest destabilizing forces?

Looks pretty serious to me.

Most people wouldn't call this a game.

Corky,

Nearly 50 years ago when I was starting college, Iran was already a major concern in the region and a constant topic of conversation.

We've known for years where this was headed unless something fundamentally changed.

And it never really did.

Same kind of regime.

Just different faces.

Censor,

"Maybe you have a point."

Then just focus on that.

We can play whataboutism on just about anything and end up accomplishing nothing.

The Iranian regime killing tens of thousands of its own citizens who want regime change should be enough to justify assisting them in removing the current regime from power.

This is an opportunity for the free world to make a real change in the Middle East.

Don't be so quick to tear down America or its leadership that you refuse to see what's going on.

The Poster Service used to deliver the restaurant coupons in my neighborhood.

Now I usually don't get them but I know other neighborhoods do.

I was told by a deliverer they have the option whether or not to deliver ads.

It's usually based on the number of workers each branch has.

You would think the franchises would get pissed paying franchise fees for ads to be mailed and just getting put in the trash.