Iran, Iraq, Whatever

It took a while for me to get the warmongers straight.... Iraq, Iran... we reverse them every few years, so they're difficult to remember.

Around 7pm Eastern, yesterday, Iran bombed a military base in Iraq, where Americans are stationed.

The news was all over it, as they should be.
Unlike normal, they were pretty factual, without too much bias.
There was no information on casualties, some with no mention at all - just that there was a bombing. That smells of something.

At some point later, Iran announced they had their revenge and that was the end of their bombing. Also, death to America and death to Israel.  Unless I am mistaken, Israel wasn't involved.

Coincidentally, there were several earthquakes, and a Ukranian Boeing 737 crashed, killing all 176 aboard.

I smell a mouse barking at a dog.
Iran pre-warned Iraq, as well as a neutral country (Finland?), which could warn America. American knew earlier, via satellite and plane surveillance.

Not much news about the crashed plane, other than Iran refusing to send the black box to Boeing or work with them onsite. It will be interesting to watch this progress. They need to procure the passenger list to see if there were any interesting targets. I hope the grieving families get some peace. Looking at the debris could give some info: I know this from watching 12 seasons of Aircraft Crash Investigation.

Completely missing from the news and commentary is the fact that Iran bombed Iraq. I believe this is an act of war. Iraq's statement is pending.

Naturally the Congressional reaction went straight along party lines. Republicans cheered, Democrats jeered. The biggest group of ass clowns on the planet and 'we' voted them in. Pelosi blamed everything on Trump, saying we're instigating.

My initial reaction was "Warmongers. This was pre-planned. We were looking for a reason to flatten them."  In reality, it's a PR show for Iran to save face.


Iran's chief black-hat white-beard said America has no place in the region and that Israel is next, if there is any further action. He's right that America shouldn't be there. Every time something happens, they threaten Israel. From the military aid we give Israel in hardware, one can say this would not be a smart idea.

Joe Biden went off on the administration, which was a strange irony, as he was VP when Obama bombed the area.

Trump's speech seemed quite professional and measured, which was a tiny bit surprising. My only disappointment was the unbelievable trillions spent on upgrading our war machine. To his credit, we're not rendering Iran a sheet of glass. Now his opposition will need to find a way to spin this against him.

(British) Sky News was almost complimentary.

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As a libertarian, I believe we have no business there, or anywhere else. That area has been at war long before America was a country; we add nothing. Our policy of non-aggression speaks for itself.  Our presence there only aggravates things.

Now imagine the trillions being seriously whittled down for only a strong defense - not offense. No transport costs, huge military contracts, and lives lost for no good reason. Our troops are brave, but misled into believing they're fighting for our freedoms, when they're fighting for oil, drugs, and the Military Industrial Complex.

Peace.