Tag: iran
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TAPA # 197 ONLY THE FACTS MAM
As Trump diverts from Epstein, the economy and national security, he heads to China for a meeting with President Xi. Trump is weakened and clearly inept. The fear is Trump will make some deal to rehabilitate his image and add to his family fortune with a deal that puts the American people in the woodchipper.…
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TAPA # 194 CHOICES!!!
Watching the Secretary of Defense’s recent testimony before Congress raises a fundamental question: what are the priorities of this administration and Republicans and who benefits from them? Priorities are choices. Nations, like individuals, choose what to value: to feed or to starve, to fight or to negotiate, to build or to destroy, to heal or…
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TAPA # 190 TRUMP’S, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
Just returned from two weeks away and read the attached article, which highlights the face of Trump’s America. A face that, abroad, vacillates between farce and tragedy. The question many now ask as they watch the labile character of America under Trump is simple: What happened to America? Every day the storyline changes, but the reality of…
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OUR EXISTENTIAL CHALLENGE
Read the Atlantic attached article and if you have access to the Wall Street Journal the article “Behind Trump’s Public Bravado. We have an out of touch, emotionally unstable and incompetent leader. If you have time read about the intensive recruiting effort of the FBI and DOJ to backfill the multitude of professional staff who…
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TAPA # 189 OXYMORONIC
First let me say I’m thankful for the reprieve and I’ll gladly take the TACO However, Iran’s regime and uranium remain in place. The Strait of Hormuz is now restricted, with possible tolls that could cost the world billions. More than $50 billion in U.S. treasure has been spent. Russia and Iran continue selling oil,…
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TAPA # 186 A FOOL’S ERRAND
Well, I didn’t get a “TACO” from Trump, arguably the least bad option for the global economy. Instead, April Fool’s Day delivered a ‘fool of fools’ speech that was disjointed, convoluted, contradictory, and saturated with lies and distortions. In other words, the same old routine. We were told the Strait of Hormuz would “open naturally.”…
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TAPA # 185 FOOL OF FOOL’S
I hardly know where to begin. Today is April 1st, April Fool’s Day, and the President is set to “address the nation” about the Bone Spurs “Excursion.” But with him, who knows even the topic is subject to change. The only certainty is this: there will be lies, layered, repeated, and wrapped around occasional fragments…
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TAPA # 180 WHICH ROAD???
History is replete with examples of bullies who overplay their hand and suffer the consequences. Many of us saw it on the playground as children. David felled a giant with a simple sling. Some may recall Colonel Nathan Jessup in A Few Good Men. A man who abused his authority, ordering Marines to punish a fellow Marine…
THE AMERICAN POSEIDON ADVENTURE 