Tuesday, January 07, 2020

So do the Iranians

Jerusalem Post: "Missile attack on US base in Iraq is revenge for Soleimani killing."

This is a very early breaking news story.  Reports are that the Iranians are firing missiles from within Iranian territory into Iraq.

10 comments:

Tregonsee said...

I truly wish Mattis were still SecDef right now.

Be prepared said...

Adam Weinstein:
Man, I totally forgot that America's deputy national security advisor right now is Victoria Coates, a well-heeled art historian who was hired to help Don Rumsfeld with his memoirs after he read her blog posts on Red State.


Convolver:
‏You’d think an art historian would have at least steered Trump away from blowing up cultural landmarks.


Bill Grueskin:
At least our new UN ambassador has a deeply impressive academic record and years of diplomatic experience.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/06/04/a-republican-rainmaker-comes-to-turtle-bay/


sc00tch:
This is what happens when everyone with any intellectual honesty, integrity, and any shred of reputation left quits the administration, and the least viscous sycophantic goo is squeezed up through the gaps to fill their place... on an interim basis.

Anonymous said...

It's too bad that Adam Weinstein, Convolver, Bill Grueskin, sc00tch, and other experts don't run U.S. foreign policy instead of the duly elected official whose job it is.

Anonymous said...

It actually is too bad.

William F. Buckley's "I'd rather be governed by the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory" standard comes to mind.

Anonymous said...

Pace yourself, Kmart. That unlisted telephone number will be busy acting as your president for the next five years.

Anonymous said...

Amateur intellect cheers amateur hour leadership.

Anonymous said...

And I'll be cheering it for the next five years.

What will you be doing?

Anonymous said...

It won't be congratulating myself for the uninspired trolling of my betters.

Anonymous said...

Recognizing that your trolling is uninspired is the first step. There's hope for you.

Anonymous said...

Ee-yow, what a scintillating comeback to the fact that your trolling is phoned in: "I know you are but what am I."