President Donald Iran has Democrats between a rock and a hard place. The only way they can win popular support in their ongoing feud with Republicans over funding for the Department of Homeland Security is to protest ICE. That means going where ICE is: The airports. Picture this: Your run of the mill leftwing protester… Continue reading Why the Blue State Project Is Imploding Before Our Very Eyes
Chicago Illegal Alien Murder, Europe’s Islam Accommodation, and Trump’s Iran Strategy
VDH and Sami discuss the killing of Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old freshman at Loyola University, in Chicago and criticize Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s sanctuary-state stance, delayed response, and reluctance to cooperate with ICE, arguing Democrats downplay victims and shift blame to Trump while crime rises amid gun restrictions. Share This
From Trump Ally to Critic, Joe Kent’s Changing Path
Joe Kent honorably served the United States during his 11 deployments to combat zones in the Middle East. Now, however, he has betrayed President Trump, the man who helped him have a political career as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center after two failed congressional campaigns. Share This
DHS Shutdown Fight, Iran Threats, and Political Chaos on Capitol Hill
In this Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson argues Iran is unlikely to strike the U.S. homeland with drones but could use proxies or influenced naturalized citizens, while discussing Trump’s potential escalation options in the region and Europe’s reluctance to help despite benefiting from reduced Iranian power. Also discussed are the DHS-related shutdown, Democrat leaders… Continue reading DHS Shutdown Fight, Iran Threats, and Political Chaos on Capitol Hill
Joe Kent’s Resignation, the Democrats’ Anti-Israel Shift, and America’s Blue-State Decline
Iran’s Chaos Strategy Explained
Iran’s “chaos strategy” consists of threatening the Strait of Hormuz and striking regional targets, weighing U.S. and Israeli escalation options amid Donald Trump’s political constraints before the midterms and concerns over oil markets. VDH also addresses controversy over a girls’ school allegedly struck near a military base, noting uncertainty over responsibility and the likelihood of… Continue reading Iran’s Chaos Strategy Explained
A US Ground War With Iran Would Be Costly and Likely Unnecessary
Many Americans are wary of U.S. boots on the ground in the Middle East after the Afghanistan and Iraq wars that became “endless.” President Trump’s comment about possible “boots on the ground” is likely just “Art of the Deal” rhetoric, explains Victor Davis Hanson. “I think his point was that you’re never going to tell… Continue reading A US Ground War With Iran Would Be Costly and Likely Unnecessary
The $64,000 Question in the US-Iran War
With Iran’s military capability seriously degraded, one of the major questions is whether regime change can be effected by air power alone or if grounds troops would have to be committed in support of a popular, but largely unarmed, uprising. Victor Davis Hanson provides his take on how the war is progressing thus far, the… Continue reading The $64,000 Question in the US-Iran War
You Can’t Negotiate With The ‘Fanatic Ideologues’ in Iran
In the early hours of Saturday, Feb. 28, the United States, at the direction of President Donald Trump, and in close coordination with Israeli allies, initiated Operation Epic Fury against the Iranian regime. Within 24 hours, more than 1,000 sites were hit and the supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was dead following an Israeli strike in… Continue reading You Can’t Negotiate With The ‘Fanatic Ideologues’ in Iran