Here are some of the people of Lebanon.

They are human beings.

Israel is wantonly killing and displacing people just like them with US-made munitions and American taxpayer dollars.

The US midterm elections are exactly 240 days away on Tuesday 3 Nov 2026.

"Israel's murderous offensive using US-made munitions and paid for by the hardworking American taxpayer, has triggered another humanitarian crisis in Lebanon, displacing more than 83,000 people. At least 38,000 people, primarily Syrians, have fled Lebanon for Syria."

~snip~

I concur Zed and Snoofy.

The Greeks, Arabs, and Turks share the same word for disaster (if I recall correctly): Berbat

*** Belgium Won't Waste Soldiers, Money, or Resources to Kill the People of Iran ***

Like Spain, Belgium isn't taking the bait of helping filthy nasty Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Dummkopf Trumpf.

Similarly, Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani announced they are staying neutral during Israel and America's illegal and savage war against the people of Iran.

Discussion of American boots on the ground in Iran is a non-starter.

Population of Iran: 92,988,610 people.

Iran is not the former Iraq, which was an unnatural clumsy post-WWI Western construct of Arab Sunni and Arab Shia tribes, as well as two separate powerful Kurdish tribes and smaller ones.

Iran is militarily ranked 16 of 145 out of the countries by Global Firepower Index (GFI).

Gosh, I wonder why the incumbent Democratic Party lost on Tuesday 5 Nov 1968 and on Tuesday 5 Nov 2024.

The 2026 US midterm elections are exactly 240 days from today on Tuesday 3 Nov 2026.

A classified report by the National Intelligence Council (NIC) found that even a large-scale assault on Iran launched by the US would be unlikely to oust Iran's entrenched military and clerical establishment, a sobering assessment as the diabolical Trumpf junta raises the specter of an extended military campaign on behalf of Israel that apparatchiks say has "only just begun."

The findings raise doubts about Dummkopf Trumpf's declared plan to "clean out" Iran's leadership structure and install a ruler of his choosing.

The report was completed about a week before the US and Israel initiated the illegal war against the people of Iran on 28 Feb.

The prospect of Iran's fragmented opposition taking control of the country was described as "unlikely."

*** Sunday Morning Explosion at US Embassy Oslo Norway Causes No Casualties As Expected ***

This Sunday morning attack was not the work of professional operatives from the IRGC or Lebanese Hezbollah (LH).

A few months ago a similar incident took place in Oslo near one of the embassies because of Israel's genocidal war on Gaza and the Israeli football team being allowed to play in FIFA tournaments.

The US and Israel: Parish nations and Rogue states.

US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is the equivalent of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

They will never be indicted for pulling the trigger, but are the ones instigating demonic attacks on innocent people.

Therefore Lindsey Graham and Bezalel Smotrich are both cold-blooded killers.

At 70, when will Graham retire to enjoy his magnificent US Senate pension-- paid by our tax dollars-- after decades of doing nothing to improve the lives of everyday Americans?

Below are the victims good-for-nothing Lindsey Graham is helping to kill:

These rightwing runamoks put themselves directly into the teeth of the NYC machine which includes an all expenses paid vacation of grilled cheese sandwiches, cockroaches, and backed-up plumbing on Riker's Island.

NYS Judge in NYC to a Samaritan protesting the Gaza genocide: "Hmm. Is this all the State has? I see. Case dismissed. Have a good day, Ma'am."

NYS Judge in NYC to a neo-Nazi: "Hmm. Is this all the State has? I see. No bail. Prisoner is to be remanded into custody of the Dept of Corrections until trial. Have a good day, Sir.

From 60 years ago.

Syncopation, harmonies, arrangement, stage presence: Groovy.

And the excellent companion piece wouldn't hurt either, Morris:

"The detainees describe a camp [just east of El Paso Intl Airport] where an average of about 3,000 people have lived per day in loud and unsanitary quarters, diseases spread easily, and sleep is a luxury. The center will be closed to visitors until at least 19 March because of a measles outbreak.

Detainees struggle to obtain medication and health care, as well as sufficient food, many losing weight from malnutrition, and live in fear of private security guards who use force to put down disturbances. The ceilings in the windowless tents leak when it rains, and detainees only see sunlight during brief outings once or twice a week to a cramped recreation yard."

There is no "fixing" or "reforming" ICE and DHS other than completely dismantling them. INS can be reconstituted to pre-9/11 conditions and DHS functions can revert back to the FBI, US Postal Inspectors, USCG, and the US Treasury. Look how quickly the diabolical Trumpf junta destroyed USAID.

These are Iranian women who were alive in 2018 when they wrote to FIFA about sports issues in their country.

Take a look at their faces.

Our hard-earned taxpayer dollars are killing women just like this in Iran today.

Indeed, American Unity.

And Israel is a wealthy nuclear-armed country with world class universal healthcare for all its residents.

Meanwhile we suffer with complicated paperwork, premium increases, the BBB, and medical bankruptcies.

Israel's social security system is ranked higher at B+ than America's at C+.

Moreover, Israel has a higher GDP per capita than Britain, France, and Japan. See World Bank data below.

We in the US are basically subsidizing a wealthy, powerful nation the size of New Jersey.

Remarkable when you ponder that for a moment.

No wonder Israel scores high on the Global Happiness Index (GHI) while the US continues skipping down on the list.

Dummkopf Trumpf and ICC-indicted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu have put targets on the backs of innocent Jews and Americans worldwide.

Nothing would please these two psychopaths more than an asymmetric counter-attack against vulnerable civilians as a justification to continue the Global War on Islam.

"See! That's why we have to destroy these Muslims!"

Liberal Canada PM Mark Carney may fall into this trap as he did not rule out sending Canadian forces to the Middle East to "protect assets" and "help their allies."

After Conservative Canada PM John Harper sent Canadian air force planes to fight against ISIS in the Middle East about a dozen years ago, Canada was hit with two counter-attacks by angry Muslims who then took the cause of ISIS.

Before John Harper's reckless colonialist intervention to help the US, there were no ISIS attacks on Canadian soil.

Last week the PM of Spain did not take the bait when he said no to warmonger Dummkopf Trumpf.

The Azadi Stadium, Iran's largest sports complex, was needlessly bombed, as Israel and US have intensified their attacks on the Iran people for a sixth consecutive day on Thursday.

More than 3,600 civilian sites have suffered damage in attacks attributed to the US and Israel.

At least 3,090 homes, 528 commercial centers, 13 medical facilities and nine Red Crescent centers have been hit in Israeli-US strikes.

Officials reported damage to major medical facilities, including Khatam Hospital, Gandhi Hospital, and various rehabilitation and welfare centers.
The US and Israel have killed at least 1,230 Iranians and Israel has expanded its attacks to include Lebanon.

Me too, Marine.

That's a nomination for Quip of the Week.