<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump's War 2.0 for America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politics, Trump's war, his battle for USA, the good bad & ugly; fake COVID-19: natural immunity; innate immunity; vaccines; no vaccines for children; early treatment; lockdowns; taking back freedoms liberties ]]></description><link>https://palexander.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l_un!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fpalexander.substack.com%2Fimg%2Fsubstack.png</url><title>Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump&apos;s War 2.0 for America</title><link>https://palexander.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:52:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://palexander.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Paul]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[palexander@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[palexander@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[palexander@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[palexander@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking news as POTUS Trump smiles! 'SUPREMES EXPAND PRESIDENTIAL POWER; 'UNLEASHES CHAOS'; good news here for POTUS can have control of bureaucracy! Supreme Court gives Trump more power over ]]></title><description><![CDATA[agencies, overturning precedent After taking office, Trump declared that all federal agencies are under his control. &#8220;The days of rule by unelected bureaucrats are over,&#8221; the president said'...]]></description><link>https://palexander.substack.com/p/breaking-news-as-potus-trump-smiles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://palexander.substack.com/p/breaking-news-as-potus-trump-smiles</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:10:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_bRQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F15a5783f-03ed-45ba-a27b-fb234d27b839_1876x1182.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_bRQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F15a5783f-03ed-45ba-a27b-fb234d27b839_1876x1182.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_bRQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F15a5783f-03ed-45ba-a27b-fb234d27b839_1876x1182.jpeg" width="1456" height="917" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/15a5783f-03ed-45ba-a27b-fb234d27b839_1876x1182.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:917,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;One of Jon Stewart's best opens...he shows us how devastating the Iran war/deal was, where we walk away leaving them with uranium, missiles, they get money, HAMAS/Hezbollah in place, regime in place &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="One of Jon Stewart's best opens...he shows us how devastating the Iran war/deal was, where we walk away leaving them with uranium, missiles, they get money, HAMAS/Hezbollah in place, regime in place " title="One of Jon Stewart's best opens...he shows us how devastating the Iran war/deal was, where we walk away leaving them with uranium, missiles, they get money, HAMAS/Hezbollah in place, regime in place " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_bRQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F15a5783f-03ed-45ba-a27b-fb234d27b839_1876x1182.jpeg 424w, 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King Trump! This King now is more powerful than the British filthy King! POTUS Trump is installing his own monarchy! Yankee styling! </h3><h3>Question is, will this King rule top down or will this king leave power in hands of the people and dispense power downwards? It is left to be seen. 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I support Trump, BADLY catastro" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://palexander.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump's War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. 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Trump's $1.6 billion deal set to profit his son; A US-Kazakhstan agreement to develop a massive tungsten mine is facing scrutiny after]]></description><link>https://palexander.substack.com/p/breaking-supreme-court-rulings-scotus</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://palexander.substack.com/p/breaking-supreme-court-rulings-scotus</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:38:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" width="461" height="461" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:461,&quot;width&quot;:461,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Had we done NOTHING, no lockdowns, no school closure, no mask mandate, no business closure, no Malone mRNA vaccine, far fewer people would have died in the last 5/6 years; COVID policies KILLED us, &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Had we done NOTHING, no lockdowns, no school closure, no mask mandate, no business closure, no Malone mRNA vaccine, far fewer people would have died in the last 5/6 years; COVID policies KILLED us, " title="Had we done NOTHING, no lockdowns, no school closure, no mask mandate, no business closure, no Malone mRNA vaccine, far fewer people would have died in the last 5/6 years; COVID policies KILLED us, " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 424w, 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Iran says it attacked Kuwait and Bahrain...US says it will retaliate & Trump says may annihilate Iran for the 80th time; 'President Donald ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump says the U.S. may be forced to &#8220;militarily complete the job that we very successfully started&#8221;, adding that &#8220;Iran will no longer exist&#8221; if that happens.' my question is why would Iran do this?]]></description><link>https://palexander.substack.com/p/is-the-us-bombing-of-iran-escalating</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://palexander.substack.com/p/is-the-us-bombing-of-iran-escalating</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:12:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg" width="800" height="533" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:533,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Jellyfish-like in formation, a minefield of drones, mesh networking, &#8220;one-to-many meshed networking,&#8221; this is what Iran has as to drone technology, devastating if true! I support Trump, BADLY catastro&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Jellyfish-like in formation, a minefield of drones, mesh networking, &#8220;one-to-many meshed networking,&#8221; this is what Iran has as to drone technology, devastating if true! I support Trump, BADLY catastro" title="Jellyfish-like in formation, a minefield of drones, mesh networking, &#8220;one-to-many meshed networking,&#8221; this is what Iran has as to drone technology, devastating if true! I support Trump, BADLY catastro" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>What? &#8216;<strong><a href="https://www.dailymail.com/news/iran/index.html"><span>Iran</span></a></strong> unleashed strikes on eight US military targets across the Persian Gulf early on Sunday, dramatically escalating fears that the fragile US-Iran ceasefire is on the verge of collapse.&#8217; </p><p>And we told Iran is obliterated? ha ha ha</p><p>&#8216;It came just hours after President <strong><a href="https://www.dailymail.com/news/donald_trump/index.html"><span>Donald Trump</span></a></strong> warned he would wipe the Islamic Republic &#8216;off the map&#8217; if fighting erupted again.</p><p>Tehran said its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps fired ballistic missiles and drones towards &#8216;eight key pieces of infrastructure&#8217; at the US Navy&#8217;s Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain and the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, describing the barrage as retaliation for American airstrikes ordered by Trump on Iranian military sites.&#8217;</p><p>Why would Iran be so foolish as to attack in the negotiations? I have never agreed with the US bombing of Iran joining Israel, it was wrong&#8230;and US lost and Iran rag-dolled both Israel and US but is Iran that stupid to attack now? &#8216;The attacks were the latest escalation of tensions between the two countries, following an interim agreement meant to bring an end to hostilities in the region.&#8217;</p><p><strong>If you wish to give a donation to help me, you can at:</strong></p><p>Zelle:</p><p>sr7283@gmail.com&#8217;</p><p>Back to thesis at hand&#8230;&#8217;</p><p>POTUS Trump: &#8216;United States aircraft just struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations, and coastal radar sites, for violating the Cease Fire Agreement, AGAIN! It is very possible that they will never learn! There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable, and will be forced to militarily complete the job that we very successfully started. If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist! 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https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iSYY!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b9884b9-7d7d-414f-b8b6-68bcc523bf0f_1920x1020.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iSYY!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b9884b9-7d7d-414f-b8b6-68bcc523bf0f_1920x1020.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iSYY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b9884b9-7d7d-414f-b8b6-68bcc523bf0f_1920x1020.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iSYY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b9884b9-7d7d-414f-b8b6-68bcc523bf0f_1920x1020.png" width="1456" height="774" 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iSYY!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b9884b9-7d7d-414f-b8b6-68bcc523bf0f_1920x1020.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iSYY!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b9884b9-7d7d-414f-b8b6-68bcc523bf0f_1920x1020.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iSYY!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b9884b9-7d7d-414f-b8b6-68bcc523bf0f_1920x1020.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iSYY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b9884b9-7d7d-414f-b8b6-68bcc523bf0f_1920x1020.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>My suggestions: </p><p><strong><a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-us-naval-base-bahrain-e87bbca3">How Iran Devastated American Naval Base...</a></strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" width="750" height="430" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:430,&quot;width&quot;:750,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>&#8216;When the Iranian missiles and drones came for the nerve center of America&#8217;s naval operations in the Middle East, some of them hit their mark.</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>The U.S. Navy base in Bahrain was repeatedly targeted between late February and June. Strikes that got through caused extensive damage, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of satellite imagery, social-media footage and interviews with current and former servicemembers&#8212;damage that the Pentagon hasn&#8217;t publicly acknowledged. Hit hard were the command headquarters and at least a dozen other buildings, along with two satellite communications terminals.&#8217; </span><a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-us-naval-base-bahrain-e87bbca3">https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-us-naval-base-bahrain-e87bbca3</a></strong></h3><p>My suggestions to end the Iran war:</p><h3><strong>Start my suggestions (and aided and supported by some others) here:</strong></h3><h3><strong>US has &#8216;burned through&#8217; billions of dollars&#8217; worth of critical weapons supplies in the Iran war, report claims</strong></h3><h3><strong>The conflict has already cost the United States more than $30 billion, according to a study conducted by the American Enterprise Institute&#8217;</strong></h3><h3><strong>I again offer steps US can take to pivot the US military to the 21st century asymmetric war posture (clearly as what has been done here has failed) and my view on steps POTUS Trump can take to solve this devastating clusterfuck of a war:</strong></h3><h3><strong>First, 4 urgent points (I have used from brilliant minds) worth considering to enhance, upgrade the military&#8217;s ability to meet and overcome the enemy of today and tomorrow:</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>&#8216;First, the United States needs to invest in counter-drone technologies, like those that Ukraine has developed in its war against Russia. The lack of such defenses is one reason that the vaunted U.S. Navy has been </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/world/middleeast/iran-irgc-navy-strait-of-hormuz.html">unable to prevent</a><span> the closure of a vital waterway, the Strait of Hormuz.</span></strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Second, the United States needs more of its own cheap, disposable weapons like one-way attack drones and unmanned ships. Although much of the war in Ukraine has been fought by mass-produced drones, the Pentagon is pouring money into much more complex equipment, including pilotless &#8220;wingmen&#8221; that </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/us/politics/ai-air-force.html#:~:text=That%20is%20where%20the%20new,wingman%E2%80%9D%20to%20a%20human%20pilot.">can fly alongside</a><span> a piloted plane.</span></strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg" width="680" height="383" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:383,&quot;width&quot;:680,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; 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Until recently, a single factory made all of America&#8217;s Tomahawk cruise missiles, and there is a constant shortage of Patriot missile interceptors. Congress should pass laws that help the private sector build up its manufacturing capacity. The Pentagon, for its part, needs to stop buying so many of its weapons from just five big weapons makers and start betting on dynamic tech companies that can quickly adapt.</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Lastly, the United States </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/13/opinion/editorials/trump-us-military-alliances-spending.html">needs to collaborate</a><span> with other industrialized democracies. Mr. Trump&#8217;s pleas for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz from the very allies he spurned at the start of the war is just the latest proof that America can&#8217;t go it alone. In the years ahead, keeping pace with China&#8217;s economic and military expansion will require collaborating with like-minded democracies.&#8217;</span></strong></h3><h3><strong>In the end, if USA homeland was attacked, I would help defend it, personally, I will take up arms, if it were attacked, if Canada were attacked or my home Caribbean island nation but that did not occur here, Iran did not attack USA and we do not go bombing another nation to &#8216;help out another in its bombing&#8217; or &#8216;in case they ever attacked&#8217; or based on a supposition or theoretical risk especially when our own US intelligence said no attack was imminent and that Iran had no nuclear weapons and was not near completing one and posed no imminent threat. Our own intelligence. I guess this is why Tulsi DNI was placed on the naughty chair day one of the bombing.</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" width="546" height="680" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:680,&quot;width&quot;:546,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash " title="USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>I am totally against what USA did here bombing Iran. Based on all that was known, Iran did not pose the threat to warrant this. I know this could have been dealt with differently. I want POTUS Trump to bring our precious troops home, no more blood shed all sides&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by Trump.</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by this great US nation.</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by my flag.</strong></h3><h3><strong>The main thesis I am expressing is that the safety and security of Israel is paramount and must not be breached. Ever. So is the safety of USA and of Iran. I mean all three. In this debate. Yet I am an American (and Canadian and Trinidadian Tobagonian with Cuban and Middle East heritage) who loves USA. US stood and must stand as the last beacon of hope. And lead. Must not now digress to be the world&#8217;s bully because &#8216;we have bigger weapons&#8217;. No. strength is NOT that.</strong></h3><h3><strong>My proposed solution I offer to POTUS Trump (for we want him to win) to get out of this Iran war that we the US wrongfully started and given that it seems the US is being held hostage by Iran and now trapped and desperately seeks a way out (given today, after 2-3 months of bombing of Iran (and an US asked for ceasefire), they Iran, have remained intact and by all accounts have grown stronger as</strong></h3><h3><strong>1)the Iranian brutal regime which I do not support, and cannot support, remains in place and some argue with even more hardliners and thus we may have caused a worst situation&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>2)their Iran&#8217;s ballistic and drone assets are largely intact as reported by even our own US intelligence&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>3)they retain their enriched uranium (60%) that could be taken to weapons grade (90%)&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>4) HAMAS and Hezbollah and other terror assets remain and</strong></h3><h3><strong>5)they now control the Straits of Hormuz (when prior to bombing they did not as ships passed daily unimpeded)&#8230;having our US sailors mill around warship decks playing shuffleboard&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>My 16 point resolution plan (as a simple lay person interested in no more blood shed and US leading the way to solve this, despite US have a wrongful role in initiating this clusterfuck):</strong></h3><h3><strong>1)that POTUS Trump must fire functional dry-drunk sexual predator SECDEF Hegseth immediately (and the other drunkard deer-in-the-headlight FBI head Kash Patel, what an embarrassment) for badly misguiding POTUS Trump into this wrong Iran war</strong></h3><p>Do not forget this lady in the pedophilia issues, may have explaining to do under oath sometime?:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg" width="1024" height="759" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:759,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil,&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil,&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil," title="The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil," srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>2)POTUS Trump to declare a victory, some form of it, and say that you accomplished what you sought to e.g. degraded Iran&#8217;s military, reduced its capacity to wage war with Middle East neighbors etc., and take an off-ramp; if they say in media that you lost, accept that for you did actually; if they say the bombing was illegal and wrong, accept it for it was</strong></h3><h3><strong>3)The US to end the bombing now and military presence around Iran</strong></h3><h3><strong>4)Removal of the Iran port blockade by US; Iran to release and not militarize the Strait of Hormuz immediately or commit to not do this in the future; no blockage of the Red Sea by Iran; no attacks on commercial shipping or any types by Iranian gun boats or military</strong></h3><h3><strong>5)Trump to bring all precious US troops home now; maybe get some additional concessions to exchange any spies or people held both sides&#8230;win win if possible.</strong></h3><h3><strong>6)US to apologize for the deaths by the US missiles of the 170 little schoolgirls in Minab&#8230;that was a mistake (I cannot think it was deliberate so will not say that or entertain it unless I can be shown this) yet tragic, very painful; admit it if we were at fault for the healing to begin; offer compensation to the families.</strong></h3><h3><strong>7)Iran to pay USA for our dead soldiers and we to pay them for their dead children and innocents. The war was wrong. We have to compensate each other</strong></h3><h3><strong>8)USA and Iran us to return to the negotiating table, and fire idiots Kushner and Witkoff, two of the biggest negotiator clowns in history. They are one-sided and biased</strong></h3><h3><strong>9)consider crippling economic sanctions for 5 years on the nuclear issue on Iran yet the debate must begin now as to why Iran must not have a nuclear weapon and why they COULD, given other nations are allowed to; lift any economic sanctions on commercial issues in the economy so that they can have economic growth and rebuild their infrastructure; Iran to agree to work collaboratively and peacefully for the next 15 years with the United States as a partner, with routine bi-annual high-level meetings (issues around trade, economies, military, security etc.)</strong></h3><h3><strong>10)work to get Iran to transfer the enriched uranium to China or Russia with joint yearly inspections including the USA where USA must sign on and be a partner to the inspections&#8230;China, Russia and USA to inspect&#8230;and relevant UN agency&#8230;but Iran retains ownership, it&#8217;s theirs. But not to build bombs. At the same time, get Israel to sign on to the NPT and declare the weapons they may (or may not) have&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>11)Iran to declare no building of a nuclear weapon for 15 years as a bargaining tool, should they move to do so; all nations Iran, Israel, Pakistan et al. to commit to and agree to never use nuclear weapons on any neighbors, ever</strong></h3><h3><strong>12)Iran to declare no support of HAMAS or Hezbollah or any other terror assets e.g. Houthis, Islamic Jihad, Wahabists, Salafists etc. in Middle East and for good; end that, I mean a commitment forever, particularly never to use such terror assets to attack Israel or US and in fact, anyone</strong></h3><h3><strong>13)US to leave Iran&#8217;s oil and assets and resources alone, it belongs to Iran. Same for all nations in the world e.g. Greenland, Canada, Venezuela etc.; US to leave all assets and resources of all nations, it does not belong to us and all nations must do the same, China, Russia, India etc. all powerful nations must stop this quest for unbridled hegemony. Taking other people stuff. By force.</strong></h3><h3><strong>14)put on table that the US will reduce military bases in Middle East by half to 80% to complete as a negotiating tool etc. If Iran wants zero bases, this could be on the table to negotiate.</strong></h3><h3><strong>15)USA and Iran to commit to no military attacks on Iran for 15 years. Iran to agree to no attacks on Israel or United States for 15 years (homeland or territories or bases etc.). Ideally a commitment by all sides to do this forever. No attacks forever. firm commitment. Forever where Israel is to be safe and Iran and all nations in the region. Again, all such nations to pledge no military attacks for ever. The security of Israel is paramount as is Iran as is USA etc. Nations must commit to peace and end any and all terror related attacks on respective peoples. For good.</strong></h3><h3><strong>16)Iran and US to work together and enter into bi-lateral workable financial and energy resource deals and projects over the long-term to drive jobs in both nations e.g. US can commit to help develop Iran&#8217;s energy infrastructure while Iran commits to supply as need may be, the US with any energy oil and gas needs etc. Again, another piece to add to negotiations to help it.</strong></h3><h3><strong>These are my preliminary suggestions to be iterated, added to etc., what are yours?</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg" width="387" height="387" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:387,&quot;width&quot;:387,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Shots fired at the White House Correspondent dinner, thank God no one was hurt, we remain unclear motives of the shots, thank God POTUS Trump &amp; FLOTUS was safe amen! 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Thanks to Secret Service he was " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>Long live USA, greatest nation, long live the stars and stripes flag, our nation, our military, peoples, long live our POTUS Trump, I support, &amp; I continue to want Trump&#8217;s success! I want God to grant Trump favor and cover and protect him, grant him gracious mercy and help him! Give him success, and that means not by war, but by doing the right thing here! Bring them home! End the failed Iran war and bring our troops safely home&#8230;</strong></h3><p>Also, Steve&#8217;s response was to this article I shared (and that photo next is some precision bombing of our bases in Kuwait (rendered it now inoperable as radars etc. blown up) by Iran, for a nation that the Trump administration is obliterated and has NOTHING&#8217;):</p><p>Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump&#8217;s War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" width="750" height="430" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:430,&quot;width&quot;:750,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military " title="Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>&#8220;We may not want to admit it in the US and the Trump administration but: &#8220;China is America&#8217;s Military Equal Now And In Any Future Fight, Marine General Warns</strong></h3><h3><strong>Faced with the rapidly growing China threat, the U.S. has to start hardening its bases now, said Marine Lt. Gen. Stephen Sklenka.&#8221;</strong></h3><h3><strong>The Iran was has shown the limits today of America&#8217;s military power and the weaknesses. It is shocking.</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>&#8220;Epic Fury (Iran war) offers some sobering lessons, Sklenka noted. While the U.S. is able to pour forces into theater via uncontested skies and largely uncontested seas, Iran was still able to inflict a great deal of pain on America and its allies during the fighting. And, it still is, economically through an </span><a href="https://www.twz.com/news-features/u-s-efforts-to-prevent-iranian-mine-laying-in-strait-of-hormuz-underway">ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz</a><span>. A fight with China would be far worse, Sklenka cautioned.&#8221; </span><a href="https://www.twz.com/sea/china-is-americas-military-equal-now-and-in-any-future-fight-marine-general-warns">https://www.twz.com/sea/china-is-americas-military-equal-now-and-in-any-future-fight-marine-general-warns</a></strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uphK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae49fefb-ec07-41fb-907c-bdc2f4c84c53_1920x1020.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uphK!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae49fefb-ec07-41fb-907c-bdc2f4c84c53_1920x1020.png 424w, 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isPermaLink="false">https://palexander.substack.com/p/malone-bourla-bancel-pfizer-et-al</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:08:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg" width="800" height="1200" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1200,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;A lie, a 100% complete lie, COVID (a PCR-created lie) was NEVER true, there was NO pandemic, not even emergency, NONE, along with the failed US war with Iran, POTUS Trump made &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="A lie, a 100% complete lie, COVID (a PCR-created lie) was NEVER true, there was NO pandemic, not even emergency, NONE, along with the failed US war with Iran, POTUS Trump made " title="A lie, a 100% complete lie, COVID (a PCR-created lie) was NEVER true, there was NO pandemic, not even emergency, NONE, along with the failed US war with Iran, POTUS Trump made " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg 424w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>What upsets and dismays me is that RFK Jr. Robert Kennedy Jr. and the idiots at HHS know this, the morons at FDA like the last clown Makary, clown Bhattacharya at NIH knows this&#8230;these people knew and know this but pretend, silent, Malone the fraud con-man grifter knows this&#8230;but silence&#8230;why? money money money and salary&#8230;camera&#8230;enrich&#8230;I hope one day, people like Rochelle, Jha, Hahn, Redfield et al. get hauled into tribunals with RFK Jr. et al. to answer as to why this mRNA vaccine remained and remains today on US market. They continue to undercut and misguide Trump, someone easily misled and misguided in his own right, does not take much as to things like fake fraud pandemics and reckless needless without basis bombing of other nations. I want Trump to fire these bitches, all of them, inept academically sloppy intellectually lazy people&#8230;bring people like Atlas, Couey, Nick Hudson, Yeadon et al. Maybe Hodkinson. The rest5 only hocking pills. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg 848w, 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a 100% complete lie, COVID (a PCR-created lie) was NEVER true, there was NO pandemic, not even emergency, NONE, along with the failed US war with Iran, POTUS Trump made " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg 1272w, 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worked&#8230;point being, 1) the mRNA vaccine did not and could not and still do not work (no present mRNA vaccine) and RFK Jr. et al. is shameful and reckless and dangerous allowing vaccines that do not work to remain on market 2) it failed outside the box as did not stop transmission or infection and so did not sterilize the virus&#8230;it was moot to have mandates&#8230;no basis&#8230;as did not stop transmission&#8230;</p><p>&#8216;<strong>These antibodies are thus on site to meet air-borne viruses, and they may be able to prevent viral binding and infection of the cells. The second category of antibodies (IgG and circulating IgA) occur in the bloodstream. These antibodies protect the internal organs of the body from infectious agents that try to spread via the bloodstream. Vaccines that are injected into the muscle &#8211; i.e., the interior of the body &#8211; will only induce IgG and circulating IgA, not secretory IgA. Such antibodies cannot and will not effectively protect the mucous membranes from infection by SARS-CoV-2.</strong></p><p>See seminal work by Sucharit Bhakdi, MD &amp; Arne Burkhardt, MD</p><p>They never worked and could not work, that is the huge joke, devastating joke as it was, on the American people and world! </p><p>&#8216;A fundamental mistake underlying the development of the COVID-19 vaccines was to neglect the functional distinction between the two major categories of antibodies which the body produces in order to protect itself from pathogenic microbes. The first category (secretory IgA) is produced by immune cells (lymphocytes) which are located directly underneath the mucous membranes that line the respiratory and intestinal tract. The antibodies produced by these lymphocytes are secreted through and to the surface of the mucous membranes.</p><p><strong>These antibodies are thus on site to meet air-borne viruses, and they may be able to prevent viral binding and infection of the cells. The second category of antibodies (IgG and circulating IgA) occur in the bloodstream. These antibodies protect the internal organs of the body from infectious agents that try to spread via the bloodstream. Vaccines that are injected into the muscle &#8211; i.e., the interior of the body &#8211; will only induce IgG and circulating IgA, not secretory IgA. Such antibodies cannot and will not effectively protect the mucous membranes from infection by SARS-CoV-2. Thus, the currently observed &#8220;breakthrough infections&#8221; among vaccinated individuals merely confirm the fundamental design flaws of the vaccines. Measurements of antibodies in the blood can never yield any information on the true status of immunity against infection of the respiratory tract.&#8217;</strong></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://palexander.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Substack Alexander COVID News evidence-based medicine  is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>SOURCE:</p><p><a href="https://doctors4covidethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/end-covax.pdf">https://doctors4covidethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/end-covax.pdf</a> </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cPI-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F914891ef-f1a4-4e45-89da-7a93fefad4c0_1920x1020.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Had we done NOTHING, no lockdowns, no school closure, no mask mandate, no business closure, no Malone mRNA vaccine, far fewer people would have died in the last 5/6 years; COVID policies KILLED us, ]]></title><description><![CDATA[not virus (or toxin/poison/chemical); it is how we treated people in healthcare, how we abused vulnerable with isolation, dehydration, malnourishment, sedation, we KILLED them! many should be hanged!]]></description><link>https://palexander.substack.com/p/had-we-done-nothing-no-lockdowns-912</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://palexander.substack.com/p/had-we-done-nothing-no-lockdowns-912</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:04:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" width="461" height="461" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:461,&quot;width&quot;:461,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Anything to see here? or are they just fishing? timing is suspect no doubt but why can't we trust Don Jr. that this was a legit meeting with no quid pro quo? I do until I know otherwise. do you? &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Anything to see here? or are they just fishing? timing is suspect no doubt but why can't we trust Don Jr. that this was a legit meeting with no quid pro quo? I do until I know otherwise. do you? " title="Anything to see here? or are they just fishing? timing is suspect no doubt but why can't we trust Don Jr. that this was a legit meeting with no quid pro quo? I do until I know otherwise. do you? " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3>see my suggestions below in ending the failed Iran war! </h3><h3>COVID 'fake' PCR-created over-cycled pandemic virus (and it was no pandemic, we never had a pandemic (a made up money making term) and today I argue still not a virus, and likely toxin, poison, chemical that caused respiratory type dyspnea symptoms even as we knew whatever this was it was not a respiratory illness and more a blood clotting issue, with micro-thrombi causing the breathing difficulties in vulnerable people, even healthy people) did not kill most people! No, many died due to delayed treatment due to all beds blocked for COVID patients and died due to lockdowns; but MOST deaths were due to medical treatment/abuse of people&#8230;in other words, what our governments did, our health officials, our medical doctors&#8230;what they did killed people&#8230;especially the Kushner ventilators. </h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg" width="800" height="1200" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1200,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;A lie, a 100% complete lie, COVID (a PCR-created lie) was NEVER true, there was NO pandemic, not even emergency, NONE, along with the failed US war with Iran, POTUS Trump made &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="A lie, a 100% complete lie, COVID (a PCR-created lie) was NEVER true, there was NO pandemic, not even emergency, NONE, along with the failed US war with Iran, POTUS Trump made " title="A lie, a 100% complete lie, COVID (a PCR-created lie) was NEVER true, there was NO pandemic, not even emergency, NONE, along with the failed US war with Iran, POTUS Trump made " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3>It's what we did to vulnerable people, sick people that killed them e.g. false COVID diagnosis, isolation, dehydration, sedation (midazolam/morphine, propofol, ketamines, fentanyl etc.), DNR, no antibiotics, Remdesivir, ventilation</h3><h3>Had we done NOTHING, we would have been far more successful because NOTHING worked, and made matters far worse!</h3><h3>This was NEVER a pandemic! Never! Ever! </h3><h3>Had we done nothing, no one would have noticed a thing!</h3><h3>I will be writing about early treatment shortly and what I think after 6 years&#8230;as to its viability and what it did and did NOT do! Because in all we do, there is a money making aspect by leeches on people&#8217;s pain. </h3><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://palexander.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Alexander COVID News-Dr. Paul Elias Alexander's substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>This was a PCR-manufactured fraud of a pandemic, an emergency at best and I argue it was not even that.</p><p>A bad flu, a bad cold, that was it! Something like that. </p><p>It was not what it was made out to be and we killed thousands, hundreds of thousands by the lockdown lunacy and vaccine and deadly medical management that worked to kill, euthanize.</p><p>No vaccine was never EVER needed, none. This was a plan, a deadly plan, all involved in the vaccine in all ways, knew it was never needed, never. Not for this virus.</p><p>We became deranged and lost our minds. We went literally insane in how we reacted to this and what we allowed our government and health officials to do to us. We stopped thinking! People like me who said 3 years ago (from inside government even) what I am writing here, were attacked smeared, slandered, ostracized. Cancelled, incomes taken away. It has been brutal to get by but I/we did. We had no choice for I/we decided to stand up and wage the battle and keep talking and demanding and sharing and battling. It is not a joke and we must never spike the football. What was done here was monstrous. We have to be compassionate and have mercy too and stand ready to always comfort. It will take 100 years to heal, societally, economically, emotionally, in all manners.</p><p>I/we were right. I WILL wager on this.</p><p>I have stated and state again, had we done NOTHING, nothing, and just lived NORMAL lives taking reasonable precautions, we would have lost far less people and the so called pandemic would have ended by January 2021. I even argue it never was a pandemic and was over 3 weeks out when we clarified who the at risk group was and how to manage.</p><p>All we ever needed for COVID and any such pathogen is isolate (voluntary) the sick, symptomatic unwell ONLY, ONLY, then strongly protect the vulnerable and allow the vast majority of society to live free, no lockdowns, no school closures, nothing. No disruptions. None.</p><p>All we needed to do was NOTHING! Not one mask, not one, for it always never ever worked and will never ever work for such pathogen. Ever!</p><p>This is the mindset that killed our people: &#8216;If the person is not responding, then do more of it, like lockdowns, harden them, extend them, so intubate harder, more Remdesivir, more midazolam, more ventilation&#8230;ramp up that ventilator pressure, surge it up, give them more&#8217;, yet all we were doing was blowing holes in badly damaged lungs, alveoli so badly under trauma that they blew up and people died! all of it helped kill our parents and grand parents. Not COVID virus. It is the denial of antibiotics that they actually needed, that also killed our elderly due to bacterial pneumonia yet no treatment was given. Antibiotics DENIED! This was actually needed but denied!</p><p>We only started killing people when we reacted to the so called pandemic. Our reaction killed people, our terrible treatment (and lack of treatment) of the vulnerable. Not the virus. We in effect, created a pandemic. From a non-pandemic. Every single lockdown lunatic policy failed (lockdowns, school closures, mask mandates, business closures, all shielding, vaccine mandates with an ARR of 0.7% and 1.1%, so basically not effective), not one worked. We killed people when we tested for COVID with the fraud over-cycled PCR test that was 95% false positive. We knew 95% of positives we took out of society and schools were never positive. The observed and expected death curves were on top of each other, no major deviation until we imposed lockdowns and pressured the virus causing selective pressure (enhanced virulence), and we began poorly treating people especially closing beds and sending vulnerable high risk people to nursing homes and sick nursing home people to hospitals. We killed people by our actions, not by the virus. Imagine that, we closed our hospital beds off and locked down beds only for COVID and sent high risk &#8216;vulnerable&#8217; people to nursing homes and nursing home sick people to hospitals. This was pure insanity!</p><p>The devastating medical treatment&#8230;ventilators killed our people. Killed them! Look at what happened in New York. Massive deaths due the ventilators. Now we have the fraud mRNA technology injection killing people. Massively. Isolation, misery in the nursing homes, hospitals. Malnourishment, dehydration, suicide in isolation. Isolation is rapid killer of the elderly and we killed in droves.</p><p>Toxic drugs pumped into our elderly, morphine and midazolam. Kidney and liver toxic Remdesivir (the failed Ebola drug). Abuse as our elderly were locked down for 2 years and we could not see the treatment, and I argue many were beaten to death. You have no idea how badly our elderly are treated in some of these places, and this was before COVID when they were NOT isolated. Can you imagine what happened to our elderly when COVID locked them away from you? From our eyes. It was a KILLING FIELD up in there. Only God knows and I pray he doles out the punishment, if only his eyes saw. Their aloneness allowed them to be terribly abused and it is heart breaking. The most precious among us. No human contact, alone, deprived of any touch. This killed our elderly! Have you ever seen a rodent even in a lab experiment you keep isolated? Have you seen it? Even the fur drops off.</p><p>No treatment due to COVID as all doctors, hospitals, beds were cleared out ONLY for COVID and people with chronic illness like heart disease, diabetes, cancers just worsened.</p><p>Nothing worked, and we killed people not due to the virus, but the excess mortality is due to the hospital management and treatment, denial of care as access was denied, and the fraud deadly vaccine. Moreover, I argue that COVID did kill some of our vulnerable but the more rapid death was not by that much, as COVID virus behaved like any other respiratory ILI (influenza like illness) virus. It caused earlier deaths but by how much? Maybe a few months. Not much.</p><p>This is what history will show. I will bet my very life on this, if I am shown wrong. Had we not reacted to it, had we not &#8216;detected&#8217; it (using the fraud PCR) for the first time as an ILI pathogen that was indeed released likely a couple years earlier and was always circulating &#8216;undetected&#8217; for it was so very benign, then I argue we would have never noticed it. It would have been captured as it was captured in circulation (and taking some lives here and there of elderly) a couple years earlier, as common cold or flu or some blanket term &#8216;influenza like illness&#8217;. &#8220;oh, sorry to say that 85 year old granny with some serious medical conditions passed away in the nursing home today&#8221;. Is this not what normally happens?</p><p>All of it, everything was a lie and did not need to happen, not one bit of it!&#8217;</p><p>Suggestions to end the Iran war:</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-us-naval-base-bahrain-e87bbca3">How Iran Devastated American Naval Base...</a></strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" width="750" height="430" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:430,&quot;width&quot;:750,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military 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Strikes that got through caused extensive damage, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of satellite imagery, social-media footage and interviews with current and former servicemembers&#8212;damage that the Pentagon hasn&#8217;t publicly acknowledged. Hit hard were the command headquarters and at least a dozen other buildings, along with two satellite communications terminals.&#8217; </span><a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-us-naval-base-bahrain-e87bbca3">https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-us-naval-base-bahrain-e87bbca3</a></strong></h3><p>My suggestions to end the Iran war:</p><h3><strong>Start my suggestions (and aided and supported by some others) here:</strong></h3><h3><strong>US has &#8216;burned through&#8217; billions of dollars&#8217; worth of critical weapons supplies in the Iran war, report claims</strong></h3><h3><strong>The conflict has already cost the United States more than $30 billion, according to a study conducted by the American Enterprise Institute&#8217;</strong></h3><h3><strong>I again offer steps US can take to pivot the US military to the 21st century asymmetric war posture (clearly as what has been done here has failed) and my view on steps POTUS Trump can take to solve this devastating clusterfuck of a war:</strong></h3><h3><strong>First, 4 urgent points (I have used from brilliant minds) worth considering to enhance, upgrade the military&#8217;s ability to meet and overcome the enemy of today and tomorrow:</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>&#8216;First, the United States needs to invest in counter-drone technologies, like those that Ukraine has developed in its war against Russia. The lack of such defenses is one reason that the vaunted U.S. Navy has been </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/world/middleeast/iran-irgc-navy-strait-of-hormuz.html">unable to prevent</a><span> the closure of a vital waterway, the Strait of Hormuz.</span></strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Second, the United States needs more of its own cheap, disposable weapons like one-way attack drones and unmanned ships. Although much of the war in Ukraine has been fought by mass-produced drones, the Pentagon is pouring money into much more complex equipment, including pilotless &#8220;wingmen&#8221; that </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/us/politics/ai-air-force.html#:~:text=That%20is%20where%20the%20new,wingman%E2%80%9D%20to%20a%20human%20pilot.">can fly alongside</a><span> a piloted plane.</span></strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg" width="680" height="383" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:383,&quot;width&quot;:680,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran" title="JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>Third, the country needs larger and more flexible industrial capacity. Until recently, a single factory made all of America&#8217;s Tomahawk cruise missiles, and there is a constant shortage of Patriot missile interceptors. Congress should pass laws that help the private sector build up its manufacturing capacity. The Pentagon, for its part, needs to stop buying so many of its weapons from just five big weapons makers and start betting on dynamic tech companies that can quickly adapt.</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Lastly, the United States </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/13/opinion/editorials/trump-us-military-alliances-spending.html">needs to collaborate</a><span> with other industrialized democracies. Mr. Trump&#8217;s pleas for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz from the very allies he spurned at the start of the war is just the latest proof that America can&#8217;t go it alone. In the years ahead, keeping pace with China&#8217;s economic and military expansion will require collaborating with like-minded democracies.&#8217;</span></strong></h3><h3><strong>In the end, if USA homeland was attacked, I would help defend it, personally, I will take up arms, if it were attacked, if Canada were attacked or my home Caribbean island nation but that did not occur here, Iran did not attack USA and we do not go bombing another nation to &#8216;help out another in its bombing&#8217; or &#8216;in case they ever attacked&#8217; or based on a supposition or theoretical risk especially when our own US intelligence said no attack was imminent and that Iran had no nuclear weapons and was not near completing one and posed no imminent threat. Our own intelligence. I guess this is why Tulsi DNI was placed on the naughty chair day one of the bombing.</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" width="546" height="680" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:680,&quot;width&quot;:546,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash " title="USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>I am totally against what USA did here bombing Iran. Based on all that was known, Iran did not pose the threat to warrant this. I know this could have been dealt with differently. I want POTUS Trump to bring our precious troops home, no more blood shed all sides&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by Trump.</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by this great US nation.</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by my flag.</strong></h3><h3><strong>The main thesis I am expressing is that the safety and security of Israel is paramount and must not be breached. Ever. So is the safety of USA and of Iran. I mean all three. In this debate. Yet I am an American (and Canadian and Trinidadian Tobagonian with Cuban and Middle East heritage) who loves USA. US stood and must stand as the last beacon of hope. And lead. Must not now digress to be the world&#8217;s bully because &#8216;we have bigger weapons&#8217;. No. strength is NOT that.</strong></h3><h3><strong>My proposed solution I offer to POTUS Trump (for we want him to win) to get out of this Iran war that we the US wrongfully started and given that it seems the US is being held hostage by Iran and now trapped and desperately seeks a way out (given today, after 2-3 months of bombing of Iran (and an US asked for ceasefire), they Iran, have remained intact and by all accounts have grown stronger as</strong></h3><h3><strong>1)the Iranian brutal regime which I do not support, and cannot support, remains in place and some argue with even more hardliners and thus we may have caused a worst situation&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>2)their Iran&#8217;s ballistic and drone assets are largely intact as reported by even our own US intelligence&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>3)they retain their enriched uranium (60%) that could be taken to weapons grade (90%)&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>4) HAMAS and Hezbollah and other terror assets remain and</strong></h3><h3><strong>5)they now control the Straits of Hormuz (when prior to bombing they did not as ships passed daily unimpeded)&#8230;having our US sailors mill around warship decks playing shuffleboard&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>My 16 point resolution plan (as a simple lay person interested in no more blood shed and US leading the way to solve this, despite US have a wrongful role in initiating this clusterfuck):</strong></h3><h3><strong>1)that POTUS Trump must fire functional dry-drunk sexual predator SECDEF Hegseth immediately (and the other drunkard deer-in-the-headlight FBI head Kash Patel, what an embarrassment) for badly misguiding POTUS Trump into this wrong Iran war</strong></h3><p>Do not forget this lady in the pedophilia issues, may have explaining to do under oath sometime?:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg" width="1024" height="759" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:759,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil,&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil,&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil," title="The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil," srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>2)POTUS Trump to declare a victory, some form of it, and say that you accomplished what you sought to e.g. degraded Iran&#8217;s military, reduced its capacity to wage war with Middle East neighbors etc., and take an off-ramp; if they say in media that you lost, accept that for you did actually; if they say the bombing was illegal and wrong, accept it for it was</strong></h3><h3><strong>3)The US to end the bombing now and military presence around Iran</strong></h3><h3><strong>4)Removal of the Iran port blockade by US; Iran to release and not militarize the Strait of Hormuz immediately or commit to not do this in the future; no blockage of the Red Sea by Iran; no attacks on commercial shipping or any types by Iranian gun boats or military</strong></h3><h3><strong>5)Trump to bring all precious US troops home now; maybe get some additional concessions to exchange any spies or people held both sides&#8230;win win if possible.</strong></h3><h3><strong>6)US to apologize for the deaths by the US missiles of the 170 little schoolgirls in Minab&#8230;that was a mistake (I cannot think it was deliberate so will not say that or entertain it unless I can be shown this) yet tragic, very painful; admit it if we were at fault for the healing to begin; offer compensation to the families.</strong></h3><h3><strong>7)Iran to pay USA for our dead soldiers and we to pay them for their dead children and innocents. The war was wrong. We have to compensate each other</strong></h3><h3><strong>8)USA and Iran us to return to the negotiating table, and fire idiots Kushner and Witkoff, two of the biggest negotiator clowns in history. They are one-sided and biased</strong></h3><h3><strong>9)consider crippling economic sanctions for 5 years on the nuclear issue on Iran yet the debate must begin now as to why Iran must not have a nuclear weapon and why they COULD, given other nations are allowed to; lift any economic sanctions on commercial issues in the economy so that they can have economic growth and rebuild their infrastructure; Iran to agree to work collaboratively and peacefully for the next 15 years with the United States as a partner, with routine bi-annual high-level meetings (issues around trade, economies, military, security etc.)</strong></h3><h3><strong>10)work to get Iran to transfer the enriched uranium to China or Russia with joint yearly inspections including the USA where USA must sign on and be a partner to the inspections&#8230;China, Russia and USA to inspect&#8230;and relevant UN agency&#8230;but Iran retains ownership, it&#8217;s theirs. But not to build bombs. At the same time, get Israel to sign on to the NPT and declare the weapons they may (or may not) have&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>11)Iran to declare no building of a nuclear weapon for 15 years as a bargaining tool, should they move to do so; all nations Iran, Israel, Pakistan et al. to commit to and agree to never use nuclear weapons on any neighbors, ever</strong></h3><h3><strong>12)Iran to declare no support of HAMAS or Hezbollah or any other terror assets e.g. Houthis, Islamic Jihad, Wahabists, Salafists etc. in Middle East and for good; end that, I mean a commitment forever, particularly never to use such terror assets to attack Israel or US and in fact, anyone</strong></h3><h3><strong>13)US to leave Iran&#8217;s oil and assets and resources alone, it belongs to Iran. Same for all nations in the world e.g. Greenland, Canada, Venezuela etc.; US to leave all assets and resources of all nations, it does not belong to us and all nations must do the same, China, Russia, India etc. all powerful nations must stop this quest for unbridled hegemony. Taking other people stuff. By force.</strong></h3><h3><strong>14)put on table that the US will reduce military bases in Middle East by half to 80% to complete as a negotiating tool etc. If Iran wants zero bases, this could be on the table to negotiate.</strong></h3><h3><strong>15)USA and Iran to commit to no military attacks on Iran for 15 years. Iran to agree to no attacks on Israel or United States for 15 years (homeland or territories or bases etc.). Ideally a commitment by all sides to do this forever. No attacks forever. firm commitment. Forever where Israel is to be safe and Iran and all nations in the region. Again, all such nations to pledge no military attacks for ever. The security of Israel is paramount as is Iran as is USA etc. Nations must commit to peace and end any and all terror related attacks on respective peoples. For good.</strong></h3><h3><strong>16)Iran and US to work together and enter into bi-lateral workable financial and energy resource deals and projects over the long-term to drive jobs in both nations e.g. US can commit to help develop Iran&#8217;s energy infrastructure while Iran commits to supply as need may be, the US with any energy oil and gas needs etc. Again, another piece to add to negotiations to help it.</strong></h3><h3><strong>These are my preliminary suggestions to be iterated, added to etc., what are yours?</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg" width="387" height="387" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:387,&quot;width&quot;:387,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Shots fired at the White House Correspondent dinner, thank God no one was hurt, we remain unclear motives of the shots, thank God POTUS Trump &amp; FLOTUS was safe amen! 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I want God to grant Trump favor and cover and protect him, grant him gracious mercy and help him! Give him success, and that means not by war, but by doing the right thing here! Bring them home! End the failed Iran war and bring our troops safely home&#8230;</strong></h3><p>Also, Steve&#8217;s response was to this article I shared (and that photo next is some precision bombing of our bases in Kuwait (rendered it now inoperable as radars etc. blown up) by Iran, for a nation that the Trump administration is obliterated and has NOTHING&#8217;):</p><p>Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump&#8217;s War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" width="750" height="430" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:430,&quot;width&quot;:750,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military " title="Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>&#8220;We may not want to admit it in the US and the Trump administration but: &#8220;China is America&#8217;s Military Equal Now And In Any Future Fight, Marine General Warns</strong></h3><h3><strong>Faced with the rapidly growing China threat, the U.S. has to start hardening its bases now, said Marine Lt. Gen. Stephen Sklenka.&#8221;</strong></h3><h3><strong>The Iran was has shown the limits today of America&#8217;s military power and the weaknesses. It is shocking.</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>&#8220;Epic Fury (Iran war) offers some sobering lessons, Sklenka noted. While the U.S. is able to pour forces into theater via uncontested skies and largely uncontested seas, Iran was still able to inflict a great deal of pain on America and its allies during the fighting. And, it still is, economically through an </span><a href="https://www.twz.com/news-features/u-s-efforts-to-prevent-iranian-mine-laying-in-strait-of-hormuz-underway">ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz</a><span>. A fight with China would be far worse, Sklenka cautioned.&#8221; </span><a href="https://www.twz.com/sea/china-is-americas-military-equal-now-and-in-any-future-fight-marine-general-warns">https://www.twz.com/sea/china-is-americas-military-equal-now-and-in-any-future-fight-marine-general-warns</a></strong></h3><h3><strong><a href="https://www.givesendgo.com/drpaulalexander">GiveSendGo | Dr Paul Alexander Needs Our Help</a></strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Please know that when you use my code PAUL10 at the </span><a href="https://www.resolvx.health/">RESOLVX HEALTH</a><span> website each and every sale greatly supports me and allows me to continue fighting!!</span></strong></h3><p>Company name is RESOLVX HEALTH</p><p>Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump&#8217;s War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. 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To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Iran Devastated an American Naval Base—and Caused a U.S. Recalculation Satellite imagery reveals for the first time the extent of what Iran destroyed at Naval Support Activity Bahrain; all of US ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gulf State military bases were made inoperable by Iran, Iran devastated the bases! The FOX news et al. lie to the US population, did not tell the truth! see what Iran did to the base below, hit radars]]></description><link>https://palexander.substack.com/p/how-iran-devastated-an-american-naval</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://palexander.substack.com/p/how-iran-devastated-an-american-naval</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>etc. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" width="546" height="680" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:680,&quot;width&quot;:546,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash " title="USA government CREATED Lyme disease! 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To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p><strong><a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-us-naval-base-bahrain-e87bbca3">How Iran Devastated American Naval Base...</a></strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" width="750" height="430" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:430,&quot;width&quot;:750,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3>&#8216;When the Iranian missiles and drones came for the nerve center of America&#8217;s naval operations in the Middle East, some of them hit their mark.</h3><h3>The U.S. Navy base in Bahrain was repeatedly targeted between late February and June. Strikes that got through caused extensive damage, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of satellite imagery, social-media footage and interviews with current and former servicemembers&#8212;damage that the Pentagon hasn&#8217;t publicly acknowledged. Hit hard were the command headquarters and at least a dozen other buildings, along with two satellite communications terminals.&#8217; <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-us-naval-base-bahrain-e87bbca3">https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-us-naval-base-bahrain-e87bbca3</a></h3><p>My suggestions to end the Iran war:</p><h3><strong>Start my suggestions (and aided and supported by some others) here:</strong></h3><h3><strong>US has &#8216;burned through&#8217; billions of dollars&#8217; worth of critical weapons supplies in the Iran war, report claims</strong></h3><h3><strong>The conflict has already cost the United States more than $30 billion, according to a study conducted by the American Enterprise Institute&#8217;</strong></h3><h3><strong>I again offer steps US can take to pivot the US military to the 21st century asymmetric war posture (clearly as what has been done here has failed) and my view on steps POTUS Trump can take to solve this devastating clusterfuck of a war:</strong></h3><h3><strong>First, 4 urgent points (I have used from brilliant minds) worth considering to enhance, upgrade the military&#8217;s ability to meet and overcome the enemy of today and tomorrow:</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>&#8216;First, the United States needs to invest in counter-drone technologies, like those that Ukraine has developed in its war against Russia. The lack of such defenses is one reason that the vaunted U.S. Navy has been </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/world/middleeast/iran-irgc-navy-strait-of-hormuz.html">unable to prevent</a><span> the closure of a vital waterway, the Strait of Hormuz.</span></strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Second, the United States needs more of its own cheap, disposable weapons like one-way attack drones and unmanned ships. Although much of the war in Ukraine has been fought by mass-produced drones, the Pentagon is pouring money into much more complex equipment, including pilotless &#8220;wingmen&#8221; that </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/us/politics/ai-air-force.html#:~:text=That%20is%20where%20the%20new,wingman%E2%80%9D%20to%20a%20human%20pilot.">can fly alongside</a><span> a piloted plane.</span></strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg" width="680" height="383" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:383,&quot;width&quot;:680,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran" title="JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>Third, the country needs larger and more flexible industrial capacity. Until recently, a single factory made all of America&#8217;s Tomahawk cruise missiles, and there is a constant shortage of Patriot missile interceptors. Congress should pass laws that help the private sector build up its manufacturing capacity. The Pentagon, for its part, needs to stop buying so many of its weapons from just five big weapons makers and start betting on dynamic tech companies that can quickly adapt.</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Lastly, the United States </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/13/opinion/editorials/trump-us-military-alliances-spending.html">needs to collaborate</a><span> with other industrialized democracies. Mr. Trump&#8217;s pleas for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz from the very allies he spurned at the start of the war is just the latest proof that America can&#8217;t go it alone. In the years ahead, keeping pace with China&#8217;s economic and military expansion will require collaborating with like-minded democracies.&#8217;</span></strong></h3><h3><strong>In the end, if USA homeland was attacked, I would help defend it, personally, I will take up arms, if it were attacked, if Canada were attacked or my home Caribbean island nation but that did not occur here, Iran did not attack USA and we do not go bombing another nation to &#8216;help out another in its bombing&#8217; or &#8216;in case they ever attacked&#8217; or based on a supposition or theoretical risk especially when our own US intelligence said no attack was imminent and that Iran had no nuclear weapons and was not near completing one and posed no imminent threat. Our own intelligence. I guess this is why Tulsi DNI was placed on the naughty chair day one of the bombing.</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" width="546" height="680" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:680,&quot;width&quot;:546,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash " title="USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>I am totally against what USA did here bombing Iran. Based on all that was known, Iran did not pose the threat to warrant this. I know this could have been dealt with differently. I want POTUS Trump to bring our precious troops home, no more blood shed all sides&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by Trump.</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by this great US nation.</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by my flag.</strong></h3><h3><strong>The main thesis I am expressing is that the safety and security of Israel is paramount and must not be breached. Ever. So is the safety of USA and of Iran. I mean all three. In this debate. Yet I am an American (and Canadian and Trinidadian Tobagonian with Cuban and Middle East heritage) who loves USA. US stood and must stand as the last beacon of hope. And lead. Must not now digress to be the world&#8217;s bully because &#8216;we have bigger weapons&#8217;. No. strength is NOT that.</strong></h3><h3><strong>My proposed solution I offer to POTUS Trump (for we want him to win) to get out of this Iran war that we the US wrongfully started and given that it seems the US is being held hostage by Iran and now trapped and desperately seeks a way out (given today, after 2-3 months of bombing of Iran (and an US asked for ceasefire), they Iran, have remained intact and by all accounts have grown stronger as</strong></h3><h3><strong>1)the Iranian brutal regime which I do not support, and cannot support, remains in place and some argue with even more hardliners and thus we may have caused a worst situation&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>2)their Iran&#8217;s ballistic and drone assets are largely intact as reported by even our own US intelligence&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>3)they retain their enriched uranium (60%) that could be taken to weapons grade (90%)&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>4) HAMAS and Hezbollah and other terror assets remain and</strong></h3><h3><strong>5)they now control the Straits of Hormuz (when prior to bombing they did not as ships passed daily unimpeded)&#8230;having our US sailors mill around warship decks playing shuffleboard&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>My 16 point resolution plan (as a simple lay person interested in no more blood shed and US leading the way to solve this, despite US have a wrongful role in initiating this clusterfuck):</strong></h3><h3><strong>1)that POTUS Trump must fire functional dry-drunk sexual predator SECDEF Hegseth immediately (and the other drunkard deer-in-the-headlight FBI head Kash Patel, what an embarrassment) for badly misguiding POTUS Trump into this wrong Iran war</strong></h3><p>Do not forget this lady in the pedophilia issues, may have explaining to do under oath sometime?:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg" width="1024" height="759" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:759,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil,&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil,&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil," title="The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil," srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>2)POTUS Trump to declare a victory, some form of it, and say that you accomplished what you sought to e.g. degraded Iran&#8217;s military, reduced its capacity to wage war with Middle East neighbors etc., and take an off-ramp; if they say in media that you lost, accept that for you did actually; if they say the bombing was illegal and wrong, accept it for it was</strong></h3><h3><strong>3)The US to end the bombing now and military presence around Iran</strong></h3><h3><strong>4)Removal of the Iran port blockade by US; Iran to release and not militarize the Strait of Hormuz immediately or commit to not do this in the future; no blockage of the Red Sea by Iran; no attacks on commercial shipping or any types by Iranian gun boats or military</strong></h3><h3><strong>5)Trump to bring all precious US troops home now; maybe get some additional concessions to exchange any spies or people held both sides&#8230;win win if possible.</strong></h3><h3><strong>6)US to apologize for the deaths by the US missiles of the 170 little schoolgirls in Minab&#8230;that was a mistake (I cannot think it was deliberate so will not say that or entertain it unless I can be shown this) yet tragic, very painful; admit it if we were at fault for the healing to begin; offer compensation to the families.</strong></h3><h3><strong>7)Iran to pay USA for our dead soldiers and we to pay them for their dead children and innocents. The war was wrong. We have to compensate each other</strong></h3><h3><strong>8)USA and Iran us to return to the negotiating table, and fire idiots Kushner and Witkoff, two of the biggest negotiator clowns in history. They are one-sided and biased</strong></h3><h3><strong>9)consider crippling economic sanctions for 5 years on the nuclear issue on Iran yet the debate must begin now as to why Iran must not have a nuclear weapon and why they COULD, given other nations are allowed to; lift any economic sanctions on commercial issues in the economy so that they can have economic growth and rebuild their infrastructure; Iran to agree to work collaboratively and peacefully for the next 15 years with the United States as a partner, with routine bi-annual high-level meetings (issues around trade, economies, military, security etc.)</strong></h3><h3><strong>10)work to get Iran to transfer the enriched uranium to China or Russia with joint yearly inspections including the USA where USA must sign on and be a partner to the inspections&#8230;China, Russia and USA to inspect&#8230;and relevant UN agency&#8230;but Iran retains ownership, it&#8217;s theirs. But not to build bombs. At the same time, get Israel to sign on to the NPT and declare the weapons they may (or may not) have&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>11)Iran to declare no building of a nuclear weapon for 15 years as a bargaining tool, should they move to do so; all nations Iran, Israel, Pakistan et al. to commit to and agree to never use nuclear weapons on any neighbors, ever</strong></h3><h3><strong>12)Iran to declare no support of HAMAS or Hezbollah or any other terror assets e.g. Houthis, Islamic Jihad, Wahabists, Salafists etc. in Middle East and for good; end that, I mean a commitment forever, particularly never to use such terror assets to attack Israel or US and in fact, anyone</strong></h3><h3><strong>13)US to leave Iran&#8217;s oil and assets and resources alone, it belongs to Iran. Same for all nations in the world e.g. Greenland, Canada, Venezuela etc.; US to leave all assets and resources of all nations, it does not belong to us and all nations must do the same, China, Russia, India etc. all powerful nations must stop this quest for unbridled hegemony. Taking other people stuff. By force.</strong></h3><h3><strong>14)put on table that the US will reduce military bases in Middle East by half to 80% to complete as a negotiating tool etc. If Iran wants zero bases, this could be on the table to negotiate.</strong></h3><h3><strong>15)USA and Iran to commit to no military attacks on Iran for 15 years. Iran to agree to no attacks on Israel or United States for 15 years (homeland or territories or bases etc.). Ideally a commitment by all sides to do this forever. No attacks forever. firm commitment. Forever where Israel is to be safe and Iran and all nations in the region. Again, all such nations to pledge no military attacks for ever. The security of Israel is paramount as is Iran as is USA etc. Nations must commit to peace and end any and all terror related attacks on respective peoples. For good.</strong></h3><h3><strong>16)Iran and US to work together and enter into bi-lateral workable financial and energy resource deals and projects over the long-term to drive jobs in both nations e.g. US can commit to help develop Iran&#8217;s energy infrastructure while Iran commits to supply as need may be, the US with any energy oil and gas needs etc. Again, another piece to add to negotiations to help it.</strong></h3><h3><strong>These are my preliminary suggestions to be iterated, added to etc., what are yours?</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg" width="387" height="387" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:387,&quot;width&quot;:387,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Shots fired at the White House Correspondent dinner, thank God no one was hurt, we remain unclear motives of the shots, thank God POTUS Trump &amp; FLOTUS was safe amen! 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Thanks to Secret Service he was " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>Long live USA, greatest nation, long live the stars and stripes flag, our nation, our military, peoples, long live our POTUS Trump, I support, &amp; I continue to want Trump&#8217;s success! I want God to grant Trump favor and cover and protect him, grant him gracious mercy and help him! Give him success, and that means not by war, but by doing the right thing here! Bring them home! End the failed Iran war and bring our troops safely home&#8230;</strong></h3><p>Also, Steve&#8217;s response was to this article I shared (and that photo next is some precision bombing of our bases in Kuwait (rendered it now inoperable as radars etc. blown up) by Iran, for a nation that the Trump administration is obliterated and has NOTHING&#8217;):</p><p>Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump&#8217;s War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" width="750" height="430" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:430,&quot;width&quot;:750,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military " title="Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>&#8220;We may not want to admit it in the US and the Trump administration but: &#8220;China is America&#8217;s Military Equal Now And In Any Future Fight, Marine General Warns</strong></h3><h3><strong>Faced with the rapidly growing China threat, the U.S. has to start hardening its bases now, said Marine Lt. Gen. Stephen Sklenka.&#8221;</strong></h3><h3><strong>The Iran was has shown the limits today of America&#8217;s military power and the weaknesses. It is shocking.</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>&#8220;Epic Fury (Iran war) offers some sobering lessons, Sklenka noted. While the U.S. is able to pour forces into theater via uncontested skies and largely uncontested seas, Iran was still able to inflict a great deal of pain on America and its allies during the fighting. And, it still is, economically through an </span><a href="https://www.twz.com/news-features/u-s-efforts-to-prevent-iranian-mine-laying-in-strait-of-hormuz-underway">ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz</a><span>. A fight with China would be far worse, Sklenka cautioned.&#8221; </span><a href="https://www.twz.com/sea/china-is-americas-military-equal-now-and-in-any-future-fight-marine-general-warns">https://www.twz.com/sea/china-is-americas-military-equal-now-and-in-any-future-fight-marine-general-warns</a></strong></h3><h3><strong><a href="https://www.givesendgo.com/drpaulalexander">GiveSendGo | Dr Paul Alexander Needs Our Help</a></strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Please know that when you use my code PAUL10 at the </span><a href="https://www.resolvx.health/">RESOLVX HEALTH</a><span> website each and every sale greatly supports me and allows me to continue fighting!!</span></strong></h3><p>Company name is RESOLVX HEALTH</p><p>Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump&#8217;s War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. 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To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lie, a 100% complete lie, COVID (a PCR-created lie) was NEVER true, there was NO pandemic, not even emergency, NONE, along with the failed US war with Iran, POTUS Trump made ]]></title><description><![CDATA[two of the greatest catastrophic devastating mistakes, policy decisions with COVID (Operation Warp Speed lockdowns & Malone Bourla RFK Jr. Pfizer Moderna Sahin et al. mRNA vaccine) & Iran bombing!!]]></description><link>https://palexander.substack.com/p/a-lie-a-100-complete-lie-covid-a-5cd</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://palexander.substack.com/p/a-lie-a-100-complete-lie-covid-a-5cd</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:03:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From the deadly Malone Bancel BioNTech et al. mRNA vaccine to the deadly mistreatment &amp; abuse by the medical system that killed the vast majority (isolation, dehydration, malnourishment, abuse, sedation (propofol, midazolam, lorazepam, fentanyl, dia-morphine), Kidney and liver toxic Remdesivir, Kushner ventilator</p><p>Diamond Princess, aircraft carriers USS <em>Theodore Roosevelt, </em>French aircraft carrier <em>Charles de Gaulle, </em>told us this. We had bullet-proof evidence early, March April 2020, yet ignored it. </p><p>COVID, the entirety of it, is and was the greatest public health lie and disaster along with the lockdown lunacy and the deadly Malone, Bourla, Weissman, Sahin et al. mRNA technology and resulting mRNA vaccine. </p><p>Also, my suggestions to end the Iran war below and the precision of Iran&#8217;s bombing of our military bases and assets&#8230;</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://palexander.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Alexander COVID News-Dr. Paul Elias Alexander's substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>Nothing historically compares to the devastation of the COVID lockdowns (parents beat kids to near death, kids were sexually abused and starved) and the COVID non-sterilizing (did not stop transmission so mandate was a moot point with no basis) injection deadly failed outcome. Non-neutralizing, negative effectiveness, non-sterilizing, viral immune escape promoting etc. </p><p>Our medical doctors (a group we trusted entirely yet failed us catastrophically), the hospitals, CEOs, our governments, our health officials at those alphabet agencies, USA, Canada, UK etc. These are murderers, planned it, this is murder in the first. This is not pure ineptness, cannot be. This was malfeasance. People with proper legal processes, courts and juries, must hang for what they did in COVID, even your friends.</p><p>We were lied to about asymptomatic transmission, about inferior natural immunity, about the fraud false-positive over-cycled PCR process, about equal risk for severe outcome despite age and background risk. All lies. Despite it being clear 2 weeks out mid March 2020 that COVID was amenable to risk stratification and that baseline risk was prognostic on severity of outcome. </p><p>We hang many of them and high. </p><p> </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg 424w, 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data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1200,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Hang 'Em High now available On Demand!&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Hang 'Em High now available On Demand!" title="Hang 'Em High now available On Demand!" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M1Gb!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef020bf3-1f7c-4f6f-839f-780c62554b3b_800x1200.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Suggestions to end Iran war:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" width="750" height="430" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:430,&quot;width&quot;:750,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Iran deal or NO deal? Did America, Trump administration blink? Did the USA plus Israel with aerial bombing over months, LOSE to Iran? Did Iran actually win? I think I ran won! Trump was bedazzled by &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Iran deal or NO deal? Did America, Trump administration blink? Did the USA plus Israel with aerial bombing over months, LOSE to Iran? Did Iran actually win? I think I ran won! Trump was bedazzled by &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Iran deal or NO deal? Did America, Trump administration blink? Did the USA plus Israel with aerial bombing over months, LOSE to Iran? Did Iran actually win? I think I ran won! Trump was bedazzled by " title="Iran deal or NO deal? Did America, Trump administration blink? Did the USA plus Israel with aerial bombing over months, LOSE to Iran? Did Iran actually win? I think I ran won! Trump was bedazzled by " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>yet the drunk Hegseth said we won, their assets lay at the bottom of the sea&#8230;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" width="461" height="461" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:461,&quot;width&quot;:461,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Anything to see here? or are they just fishing? timing is suspect no doubt but why can't we trust Don Jr. that this was a legit meeting with no quid pro quo? 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" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>US has &#8216;burned through&#8217; billions of dollars&#8217; worth of critical weapons supplies in the Iran war, report claims</strong></h3><h3><strong>The conflict has already cost the United States more than $30 billion, according to a study conducted by the American Enterprise Institute&#8217;</strong></h3><h3><strong>I again offer steps US can take to pivot the US military to the 21st century asymmetric war posture (clearly as what has been done here has failed) and my view on steps POTUS Trump can take to solve this devastating clusterfuck of a war:</strong></h3><h3><strong>First, 4 urgent points (I have used from brilliant minds) worth considering to enhance, upgrade the military&#8217;s ability to meet and overcome the enemy of today and tomorrow:</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>&#8216;First, the United States needs to invest in counter-drone technologies, like those that Ukraine has developed in its war against Russia. The lack of such defenses is one reason that the vaunted U.S. Navy has been </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/world/middleeast/iran-irgc-navy-strait-of-hormuz.html">unable to prevent</a><span> the closure of a vital waterway, the Strait of Hormuz.</span></strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Second, the United States needs more of its own cheap, disposable weapons like one-way attack drones and unmanned ships. Although much of the war in Ukraine has been fought by mass-produced drones, the Pentagon is pouring money into much more complex equipment, including pilotless &#8220;wingmen&#8221; that </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/us/politics/ai-air-force.html#:~:text=That%20is%20where%20the%20new,wingman%E2%80%9D%20to%20a%20human%20pilot.">can fly alongside</a><span> a piloted plane.</span></strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg" width="680" height="383" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:383,&quot;width&quot;:680,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran" title="JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>Third, the country needs larger and more flexible industrial capacity. Until recently, a single factory made all of America&#8217;s Tomahawk cruise missiles, and there is a constant shortage of Patriot missile interceptors. Congress should pass laws that help the private sector build up its manufacturing capacity. The Pentagon, for its part, needs to stop buying so many of its weapons from just five big weapons makers and start betting on dynamic tech companies that can quickly adapt.</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Lastly, the United States </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/13/opinion/editorials/trump-us-military-alliances-spending.html">needs to collaborate</a><span> with other industrialized democracies. Mr. Trump&#8217;s pleas for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz from the very allies he spurned at the start of the war is just the latest proof that America can&#8217;t go it alone. In the years ahead, keeping pace with China&#8217;s economic and military expansion will require collaborating with like-minded democracies.&#8217;</span></strong></h3><h3><strong>In the end, if USA homeland was attacked, I would help defend it, personally, I will take up arms, if it were attacked, if Canada were attacked or my home Caribbean island nation but that did not occur here, Iran did not attack USA and we do not go bombing another nation to &#8216;help out another in its bombing&#8217; or &#8216;in case they ever attacked&#8217; or based on a supposition or theoretical risk especially when our own US intelligence said no attack was imminent and that Iran had no nuclear weapons and was not near completing one and posed no imminent threat. Our own intelligence. I guess this is why Tulsi DNI was placed on the naughty chair day one of the bombing.</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" width="546" height="680" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:680,&quot;width&quot;:546,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash " title="USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>I am totally against what USA did here bombing Iran. Based on all that was known, Iran did not pose the threat to warrant this. I know this could have been dealt with differently. I want POTUS Trump to bring our precious troops home, no more blood shed all sides&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by Trump.</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by this great US nation.</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by my flag.</strong></h3><h3><strong>The main thesis I am expressing is that the safety and security of Israel is paramount and must not be breached. Ever. So is the safety of USA and of Iran. I mean all three. In this debate. Yet I am an American (and Canadian and Trinidadian Tobagonian with Cuban and Middle East heritage) who loves USA. US stood and must stand as the last beacon of hope. And lead. Must not now digress to be the world&#8217;s bully because &#8216;we have bigger weapons&#8217;. No. strength is NOT that.</strong></h3><h3><strong>My proposed solution I offer to POTUS Trump (for we want him to win) to get out of this Iran war that we the US wrongfully started and given that it seems the US is being held hostage by Iran and now trapped and desperately seeks a way out (given today, after 2-3 months of bombing of Iran (and an US asked for ceasefire), they Iran, have remained intact and by all accounts have grown stronger as</strong></h3><h3><strong>1)the Iranian brutal regime which I do not support, and cannot support, remains in place and some argue with even more hardliners and thus we may have caused a worst situation&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>2)their Iran&#8217;s ballistic and drone assets are largely intact as reported by even our own US intelligence&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>3)they retain their enriched uranium (60%) that could be taken to weapons grade (90%)&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>4) HAMAS and Hezbollah and other terror assets remain and</strong></h3><h3><strong>5)they now control the Straits of Hormuz (when prior to bombing they did not as ships passed daily unimpeded)&#8230;having our US sailors mill around warship decks playing shuffleboard&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>My 16 point resolution plan (as a simple lay person interested in no more blood shed and US leading the way to solve this, despite US have a wrongful role in initiating this clusterfuck):</strong></h3><h3><strong>1)that POTUS Trump must fire functional dry-drunk sexual predator SECDEF Hegseth immediately (and the other drunkard deer-in-the-headlight FBI head Kash Patel, what an embarrassment) for badly misguiding POTUS Trump into this wrong Iran war</strong></h3><p>Do not forget this lady in the pedophilia issues, may have explaining to do under oath sometime?:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg" width="1024" height="759" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:759,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil,&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil,&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil," title="The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil," srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>2)POTUS Trump to declare a victory, some form of it, and say that you accomplished what you sought to e.g. degraded Iran&#8217;s military, reduced its capacity to wage war with Middle East neighbors etc., and take an off-ramp; if they say in media that you lost, accept that for you did actually; if they say the bombing was illegal and wrong, accept it for it was</strong></h3><h3><strong>3)The US to end the bombing now and military presence around Iran</strong></h3><h3><strong>4)Removal of the Iran port blockade by US; Iran to release and not militarize the Strait of Hormuz immediately or commit to not do this in the future; no blockage of the Red Sea by Iran; no attacks on commercial shipping or any types by Iranian gun boats or military</strong></h3><h3><strong>5)Trump to bring all precious US troops home now; maybe get some additional concessions to exchange any spies or people held both sides&#8230;win win if possible.</strong></h3><h3><strong>6)US to apologize for the deaths by the US missiles of the 170 little schoolgirls in Minab&#8230;that was a mistake (I cannot think it was deliberate so will not say that or entertain it unless I can be shown this) yet tragic, very painful; admit it if we were at fault for the healing to begin; offer compensation to the families.</strong></h3><h3><strong>7)Iran to pay USA for our dead soldiers and we to pay them for their dead children and innocents. The war was wrong. We have to compensate each other</strong></h3><h3><strong>8)USA and Iran us to return to the negotiating table, and fire idiots Kushner and Witkoff, two of the biggest negotiator clowns in history. They are one-sided and biased</strong></h3><h3><strong>9)consider crippling economic sanctions for 5 years on the nuclear issue on Iran yet the debate must begin now as to why Iran must not have a nuclear weapon and why they COULD, given other nations are allowed to; lift any economic sanctions on commercial issues in the economy so that they can have economic growth and rebuild their infrastructure; Iran to agree to work collaboratively and peacefully for the next 15 years with the United States as a partner, with routine bi-annual high-level meetings (issues around trade, economies, military, security etc.)</strong></h3><h3><strong>10)work to get Iran to transfer the enriched uranium to China or Russia with joint yearly inspections including the USA where USA must sign on and be a partner to the inspections&#8230;China, Russia and USA to inspect&#8230;and relevant UN agency&#8230;but Iran retains ownership, it&#8217;s theirs. But not to build bombs. At the same time, get Israel to sign on to the NPT and declare the weapons they may (or may not) have&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>11)Iran to declare no building of a nuclear weapon for 15 years as a bargaining tool, should they move to do so; all nations Iran, Israel, Pakistan et al. to commit to and agree to never use nuclear weapons on any neighbors, ever</strong></h3><h3><strong>12)Iran to declare no support of HAMAS or Hezbollah or any other terror assets e.g. Houthis, Islamic Jihad, Wahabists, Salafists etc. in Middle East and for good; end that, I mean a commitment forever, particularly never to use such terror assets to attack Israel or US and in fact, anyone</strong></h3><h3><strong>13)US to leave Iran&#8217;s oil and assets and resources alone, it belongs to Iran. Same for all nations in the world e.g. Greenland, Canada, Venezuela etc.; US to leave all assets and resources of all nations, it does not belong to us and all nations must do the same, China, Russia, India etc. all powerful nations must stop this quest for unbridled hegemony. Taking other people stuff. By force.</strong></h3><h3><strong>14)put on table that the US will reduce military bases in Middle East by half to 80% to complete as a negotiating tool etc. If Iran wants zero bases, this could be on the table to negotiate.</strong></h3><h3><strong>15)USA and Iran to commit to no military attacks on Iran for 15 years. Iran to agree to no attacks on Israel or United States for 15 years (homeland or territories or bases etc.). Ideally a commitment by all sides to do this forever. No attacks forever. firm commitment. Forever where Israel is to be safe and Iran and all nations in the region. Again, all such nations to pledge no military attacks for ever. The security of Israel is paramount as is Iran as is USA etc. Nations must commit to peace and end any and all terror related attacks on respective peoples. For good.</strong></h3><h3><strong>16)Iran and US to work together and enter into bi-lateral workable financial and energy resource deals and projects over the long-term to drive jobs in both nations e.g. US can commit to help develop Iran&#8217;s energy infrastructure while Iran commits to supply as need may be, the US with any energy oil and gas needs etc. Again, another piece to add to negotiations to help it.</strong></h3><h3><strong>These are my preliminary suggestions to be iterated, added to etc., what are yours?</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg" width="387" height="387" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:387,&quot;width&quot;:387,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Shots fired at the White House Correspondent dinner, thank God no one was hurt, we remain unclear motives of the shots, thank God POTUS Trump &amp; FLOTUS was safe amen! 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Thanks to Secret Service he was " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>Long live USA, greatest nation, long live the stars and stripes flag, our nation, our military, peoples, long live our POTUS Trump, I support, &amp; I continue to want Trump&#8217;s success! I want God to grant Trump favor and cover and protect him, grant him gracious mercy and help him! Give him success, and that means not by war, but by doing the right thing here! Bring them home! End the failed Iran war and bring our troops safely home&#8230;</strong></h3><p>Also, Steve&#8217;s response was to this article I shared (and that photo next is some precision bombing of our bases in Kuwait (rendered it now inoperable as radars etc. blown up) by Iran, for a nation that the Trump administration is obliterated and has NOTHING&#8217;):</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" width="750" height="430" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:430,&quot;width&quot;:750,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military " title="Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>&#8220;We may not want to admit it in the US and the Trump administration but: &#8220;China is America&#8217;s Military Equal Now And In Any Future Fight, Marine General Warns</strong></h3><h3><strong>Faced with the rapidly growing China threat, the U.S. has to start hardening its bases now, said Marine Lt. Gen. Stephen Sklenka.&#8221;</strong></h3><h3><strong>The Iran was has shown the limits today of America&#8217;s military power and the weaknesses. It is shocking.</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>&#8220;Epic Fury (Iran war) offers some sobering lessons, Sklenka noted. While the U.S. is able to pour forces into theater via uncontested skies and largely uncontested seas, Iran was still able to inflict a great deal of pain on America and its allies during the fighting. And, it still is, economically through an </span><a href="https://www.twz.com/news-features/u-s-efforts-to-prevent-iranian-mine-laying-in-strait-of-hormuz-underway">ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz</a><span>. A fight with China would be far worse, Sklenka cautioned.&#8221; </span><a href="https://www.twz.com/sea/china-is-americas-military-equal-now-and-in-any-future-fight-marine-general-warns">https://www.twz.com/sea/china-is-americas-military-equal-now-and-in-any-future-fight-marine-general-warns</a></strong></h3><h3><strong><a href="https://www.givesendgo.com/drpaulalexander">GiveSendGo | Dr Paul Alexander Needs Our Help</a></strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Please know that when you use my code PAUL10 at the </span><a href="https://www.resolvx.health/">RESOLVX HEALTH</a><span> website each and every sale greatly supports me and allows me to continue fighting!!</span></strong></h3><p>Company name is RESOLVX HEALTH</p><p>Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump&#8217;s War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. 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To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of Jon Stewart's best opens...he shows us how devastating the Iran war/deal was, where we walk away leaving them with uranium, missiles, they get money, HAMAS/Hezbollah in place, regime in place ]]></title><description><![CDATA[etc. and where Iran rag-dolled USA and slapped us silly, slapped Israel too...Iran won, shockingly! see my suggestions how to end the Iran war and what should have been done; Obama's deal was STRONGER]]></description><link>https://palexander.substack.com/p/one-of-jon-stewarts-best-openshe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://palexander.substack.com/p/one-of-jon-stewarts-best-openshe</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:18:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_bRQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F15a5783f-03ed-45ba-a27b-fb234d27b839_1876x1182.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_bRQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F15a5783f-03ed-45ba-a27b-fb234d27b839_1876x1182.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_bRQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F15a5783f-03ed-45ba-a27b-fb234d27b839_1876x1182.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_bRQ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F15a5783f-03ed-45ba-a27b-fb234d27b839_1876x1182.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_bRQ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F15a5783f-03ed-45ba-a27b-fb234d27b839_1876x1182.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_bRQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F15a5783f-03ed-45ba-a27b-fb234d27b839_1876x1182.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_bRQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F15a5783f-03ed-45ba-a27b-fb234d27b839_1876x1182.jpeg" width="1456" height="917" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/15a5783f-03ed-45ba-a27b-fb234d27b839_1876x1182.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:917,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Iran won? This FAILED war HURT Trump badly! Purported text of the Trump-Iran deal which I cannot think is complete or even going to stay this way for it is really NOTHING, I do not think Trump would &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Iran won? This FAILED war HURT Trump badly! Purported text of the Trump-Iran deal which I cannot think is complete or even going to stay this way for it is really NOTHING, I do not think Trump would " title="Iran won? This FAILED war HURT Trump badly! Purported text of the Trump-Iran deal which I cannot think is complete or even going to stay this way for it is really NOTHING, I do not think Trump would " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_bRQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F15a5783f-03ed-45ba-a27b-fb234d27b839_1876x1182.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_bRQ!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F15a5783f-03ed-45ba-a27b-fb234d27b839_1876x1182.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_bRQ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F15a5783f-03ed-45ba-a27b-fb234d27b839_1876x1182.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_bRQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F15a5783f-03ed-45ba-a27b-fb234d27b839_1876x1182.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div id="youtube2-GZrA_EvmzhI" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;GZrA_EvmzhI&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/GZrA_EvmzhI?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><h3>My suggestions to end the Iran war where Iran has won and defeated the USA, damaging our military assets: </h3><p>While the specific drone capability described by the pilot was not something that US intelligence agencies had previously assessed Iran possessed, there is a trail of reports indicating that Iran had been receiving assistance in developing its drone technology from China and Russia, according to two sources familiar with the matter.</p><p>The technical term for the capability described by the pilot is &#8220;one-to-many meshed networking,&#8221; according to the sources.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://palexander.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump's War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>In general, meshed networking allows an operator to command several drones at a time.</p><p>Other countries &#8212; Russia and China &#8212; are believed to have the capability. Any development in Iran&#8217;s already-sophisticated drone warfare program would be a concern for US forces and its allies in the region.</p><p>Meshed networking could also theoretically be used to provide internet connectivity in remote areas without existing infrastructure, noted one US official &#8212; in theory, a benign function.&#8217;</p><h3><strong>Start my suggestions (and aided and supported by some others) here:</strong></h3><h3><strong>US has &#8216;burned through&#8217; billions of dollars&#8217; worth of critical weapons supplies in the Iran war, report claims</strong></h3><h3><strong>The conflict has already cost the United States more than $30 billion, according to a study conducted by the American Enterprise Institute&#8217;</strong></h3><h3><strong>I again offer steps US can take to pivot the US military to the 21st century asymmetric war posture (clearly as what has been done here has failed) and my view on steps POTUS Trump can take to solve this devastating clusterfuck of a war:</strong></h3><h3><strong>First, 4 urgent points (I have used from brilliant minds) worth considering to enhance, upgrade the military&#8217;s ability to meet and overcome the enemy of today and tomorrow:</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>&#8216;First, the United States needs to invest in counter-drone technologies, like those that Ukraine has developed in its war against Russia. The lack of such defenses is one reason that the vaunted U.S. Navy has been </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/world/middleeast/iran-irgc-navy-strait-of-hormuz.html">unable to prevent</a><span> the closure of a vital waterway, the Strait of Hormuz.</span></strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Second, the United States needs more of its own cheap, disposable weapons like one-way attack drones and unmanned ships. Although much of the war in Ukraine has been fought by mass-produced drones, the Pentagon is pouring money into much more complex equipment, including pilotless &#8220;wingmen&#8221; that </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/us/politics/ai-air-force.html#:~:text=That%20is%20where%20the%20new,wingman%E2%80%9D%20to%20a%20human%20pilot.">can fly alongside</a><span> a piloted plane.</span></strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg" width="680" height="383" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:383,&quot;width&quot;:680,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; 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Until recently, a single factory made all of America&#8217;s Tomahawk cruise missiles, and there is a constant shortage of Patriot missile interceptors. Congress should pass laws that help the private sector build up its manufacturing capacity. The Pentagon, for its part, needs to stop buying so many of its weapons from just five big weapons makers and start betting on dynamic tech companies that can quickly adapt.</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Lastly, the United States </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/13/opinion/editorials/trump-us-military-alliances-spending.html">needs to collaborate</a><span> with other industrialized democracies. Mr. Trump&#8217;s pleas for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz from the very allies he spurned at the start of the war is just the latest proof that America can&#8217;t go it alone. In the years ahead, keeping pace with China&#8217;s economic and military expansion will require collaborating with like-minded democracies.&#8217;</span></strong></h3><h3><strong>In the end, if USA homeland was attacked, I would help defend it, personally, I will take up arms, if it were attacked, if Canada were attacked or my home Caribbean island nation but that did not occur here, Iran did not attack USA and we do not go bombing another nation to &#8216;help out another in its bombing&#8217; or &#8216;in case they ever attacked&#8217; or based on a supposition or theoretical risk especially when our own US intelligence said no attack was imminent and that Iran had no nuclear weapons and was not near completing one and posed no imminent threat. Our own intelligence. I guess this is why Tulsi DNI was placed on the naughty chair day one of the bombing.</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" width="546" height="680" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:680,&quot;width&quot;:546,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash " title="USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>I am totally against what USA did here bombing Iran. Based on all that was known, Iran did not pose the threat to warrant this. I know this could have been dealt with differently. I want POTUS Trump to bring our precious troops home, no more blood shed all sides&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by Trump.</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by this great US nation.</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by my flag.</strong></h3><h3><strong>The main thesis I am expressing is that the safety and security of Israel is paramount and must not be breached. Ever. So is the safety of USA and of Iran. I mean all three. In this debate. Yet I am an American (and Canadian and Trinidadian Tobagonian with Cuban and Middle East heritage) who loves USA. US stood and must stand as the last beacon of hope. And lead. Must not now digress to be the world&#8217;s bully because &#8216;we have bigger weapons&#8217;. No. strength is NOT that.</strong></h3><h3><strong>My proposed solution I offer to POTUS Trump (for we want him to win) to get out of this Iran war that we the US wrongfully started and given that it seems the US is being held hostage by Iran and now trapped and desperately seeks a way out (given today, after 2-3 months of bombing of Iran (and an US asked for ceasefire), they Iran, have remained intact and by all accounts have grown stronger as</strong></h3><h3><strong>1)the Iranian brutal regime which I do not support, and cannot support, remains in place and some argue with even more hardliners and thus we may have caused a worst situation&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>2)their Iran&#8217;s ballistic and drone assets are largely intact as reported by even our own US intelligence&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>3)they retain their enriched uranium (60%) that could be taken to weapons grade (90%)&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>4) HAMAS and Hezbollah and other terror assets remain and</strong></h3><h3><strong>5)they now control the Straits of Hormuz (when prior to bombing they did not as ships passed daily unimpeded)&#8230;having our US sailors mill around warship decks playing shuffleboard&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>My 16 point resolution plan (as a simple lay person interested in no more blood shed and US leading the way to solve this, despite US have a wrongful role in initiating this clusterfuck):</strong></h3><h3><strong>1)that POTUS Trump must fire functional dry-drunk sexual predator SECDEF Hegseth immediately (and the other drunkard deer-in-the-headlight FBI head Kash Patel, what an embarrassment) for badly misguiding POTUS Trump into this wrong Iran war</strong></h3><p>Do not forget this lady in the pedophilia issues, may have explaining to do under oath sometime?:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg" width="1024" height="759" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:759,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil,&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil,&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil," title="The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil," srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>2)POTUS Trump to declare a victory, some form of it, and say that you accomplished what you sought to e.g. degraded Iran&#8217;s military, reduced its capacity to wage war with Middle East neighbors etc., and take an off-ramp; if they say in media that you lost, accept that for you did actually; if they say the bombing was illegal and wrong, accept it for it was</strong></h3><h3><strong>3)The US to end the bombing now and military presence around Iran</strong></h3><h3><strong>4)Removal of the Iran port blockade by US; Iran to release and not militarize the Strait of Hormuz immediately or commit to not do this in the future; no blockage of the Red Sea by Iran; no attacks on commercial shipping or any types by Iranian gun boats or military</strong></h3><h3><strong>5)Trump to bring all precious US troops home now; maybe get some additional concessions to exchange any spies or people held both sides&#8230;win win if possible.</strong></h3><h3><strong>6)US to apologize for the deaths by the US missiles of the 170 little schoolgirls in Minab&#8230;that was a mistake (I cannot think it was deliberate so will not say that or entertain it unless I can be shown this) yet tragic, very painful; admit it if we were at fault for the healing to begin; offer compensation to the families.</strong></h3><h3><strong>7)Iran to pay USA for our dead soldiers and we to pay them for their dead children and innocents. The war was wrong. We have to compensate each other</strong></h3><h3><strong>8)USA and Iran us to return to the negotiating table, and fire idiots Kushner and Witkoff, two of the biggest negotiator clowns in history. They are one-sided and biased</strong></h3><h3><strong>9)consider crippling economic sanctions for 5 years on the nuclear issue on Iran yet the debate must begin now as to why Iran must not have a nuclear weapon and why they COULD, given other nations are allowed to; lift any economic sanctions on commercial issues in the economy so that they can have economic growth and rebuild their infrastructure; Iran to agree to work collaboratively and peacefully for the next 15 years with the United States as a partner, with routine bi-annual high-level meetings (issues around trade, economies, military, security etc.)</strong></h3><h3><strong>10)work to get Iran to transfer the enriched uranium to China or Russia with joint yearly inspections including the USA where USA must sign on and be a partner to the inspections&#8230;China, Russia and USA to inspect&#8230;and relevant UN agency&#8230;but Iran retains ownership, it&#8217;s theirs. But not to build bombs. At the same time, get Israel to sign on to the NPT and declare the weapons they may (or may not) have&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>11)Iran to declare no building of a nuclear weapon for 15 years as a bargaining tool, should they move to do so; all nations Iran, Israel, Pakistan et al. to commit to and agree to never use nuclear weapons on any neighbors, ever</strong></h3><h3><strong>12)Iran to declare no support of HAMAS or Hezbollah or any other terror assets e.g. Houthis, Islamic Jihad, Wahabists, Salafists etc. in Middle East and for good; end that, I mean a commitment forever, particularly never to use such terror assets to attack Israel or US and in fact, anyone</strong></h3><h3><strong>13)US to leave Iran&#8217;s oil and assets and resources alone, it belongs to Iran. Same for all nations in the world e.g. Greenland, Canada, Venezuela etc.; US to leave all assets and resources of all nations, it does not belong to us and all nations must do the same, China, Russia, India etc. all powerful nations must stop this quest for unbridled hegemony. Taking other people stuff. By force.</strong></h3><h3><strong>14)put on table that the US will reduce military bases in Middle East by half to 80% to complete as a negotiating tool etc. If Iran wants zero bases, this could be on the table to negotiate.</strong></h3><h3><strong>15)USA and Iran to commit to no military attacks on Iran for 15 years. Iran to agree to no attacks on Israel or United States for 15 years (homeland or territories or bases etc.). Ideally a commitment by all sides to do this forever. No attacks forever. firm commitment. Forever where Israel is to be safe and Iran and all nations in the region. Again, all such nations to pledge no military attacks for ever. The security of Israel is paramount as is Iran as is USA etc. Nations must commit to peace and end any and all terror related attacks on respective peoples. For good.</strong></h3><h3><strong>16)Iran and US to work together and enter into bi-lateral workable financial and energy resource deals and projects over the long-term to drive jobs in both nations e.g. US can commit to help develop Iran&#8217;s energy infrastructure while Iran commits to supply as need may be, the US with any energy oil and gas needs etc. Again, another piece to add to negotiations to help it.</strong></h3><h3><strong>These are my preliminary suggestions to be iterated, added to etc., what are yours?</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg" width="387" height="387" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:387,&quot;width&quot;:387,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Shots fired at the White House Correspondent dinner, thank God no one was hurt, we remain unclear motives of the shots, thank God POTUS Trump &amp; FLOTUS was safe amen! 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I want God to grant Trump favor and cover and protect him, grant him gracious mercy and help him! Give him success, and that means not by war, but by doing the right thing here! Bring them home! End the failed Iran war and bring our troops safely home&#8230;</strong></h3><p>Also, Steve&#8217;s response was to this article I shared (and that photo next is some precision bombing of our bases in Kuwait (rendered it now inoperable as radars etc. blown up) by Iran, for a nation that the Trump administration is obliterated and has NOTHING&#8217;):</p><p>Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump&#8217;s War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" width="750" height="430" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:430,&quot;width&quot;:750,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military " title="Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>&#8220;We may not want to admit it in the US and the Trump administration but: &#8220;China is America&#8217;s Military Equal Now And In Any Future Fight, Marine General Warns</strong></h3><h3><strong>Faced with the rapidly growing China threat, the U.S. has to start hardening its bases now, said Marine Lt. Gen. Stephen Sklenka.&#8221;</strong></h3><h3><strong>The Iran was has shown the limits today of America&#8217;s military power and the weaknesses. It is shocking.</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>&#8220;Epic Fury (Iran war) offers some sobering lessons, Sklenka noted. While the U.S. is able to pour forces into theater via uncontested skies and largely uncontested seas, Iran was still able to inflict a great deal of pain on America and its allies during the fighting. And, it still is, economically through an </span><a href="https://www.twz.com/news-features/u-s-efforts-to-prevent-iranian-mine-laying-in-strait-of-hormuz-underway">ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz</a><span>. A fight with China would be far worse, Sklenka cautioned.&#8221; </span><a href="https://www.twz.com/sea/china-is-americas-military-equal-now-and-in-any-future-fight-marine-general-warns">https://www.twz.com/sea/china-is-americas-military-equal-now-and-in-any-future-fight-marine-general-warns</a></strong></h3><h3><strong><a href="https://www.givesendgo.com/drpaulalexander">GiveSendGo | Dr Paul Alexander Needs Our Help</a></strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Please know that when you use my code PAUL10 at the </span><a href="https://www.resolvx.health/">RESOLVX HEALTH</a><span> website each and every sale greatly supports me and allows me to continue fighting!!</span></strong></h3><p>Company name is RESOLVX HEALTH</p><p>Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump&#8217;s War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. 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ANW (substack subscriber) shared this: 'Jon Stewart on Trump and Middle East: ‘Iran is a circumcision away from becoming Israel’ The ]]></title><description><![CDATA[late-night host discussed the US peace deal with Iran'...'On Monday night, Jon Stewart addressed Donald Trump turning DC&#8217;s reflecting pool &#8220;Mountain Dew green&#8221;, his blundered Iran peace deal and]]></description><link>https://palexander.substack.com/p/iran-is-a-circumcision-away-from</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://palexander.substack.com/p/iran-is-a-circumcision-away-from</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:56:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NlVz!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae06866e-5199-4c87-be40-b203c370e3db_466x480.gif" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><span>wasting US taxpayer money.&#8217;</span></h3><h3><span>Iran on right, USA on the left! </span></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NlVz!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae06866e-5199-4c87-be40-b203c370e3db_466x480.gif" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NlVz!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_lossy/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae06866e-5199-4c87-be40-b203c370e3db_466x480.gif 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NlVz!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_lossy/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae06866e-5199-4c87-be40-b203c370e3db_466x480.gif 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NlVz!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_lossy/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae06866e-5199-4c87-be40-b203c370e3db_466x480.gif 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NlVz!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_lossy/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae06866e-5199-4c87-be40-b203c370e3db_466x480.gif 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NlVz!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_lossy/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae06866e-5199-4c87-be40-b203c370e3db_466x480.gif" width="466" height="480" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ae06866e-5199-4c87-be40-b203c370e3db_466x480.gif&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:480,&quot;width&quot;:466,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Iran says Strait of Hormuz CLOSED again due to Israel violations of ceasefire...who to believe? what is happening here? so we have Lutnick the pussy as stated by POTUS Trump &amp; now Hormuz shut again! &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Iran says Strait of Hormuz CLOSED again due to Israel violations of ceasefire...who to believe? what is happening here? so we have Lutnick the pussy as stated by POTUS Trump &amp; now Hormuz shut again! 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x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg" width="800" height="533" 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I support Trump, BADLY catastro]]></title><description><![CDATA[catastrophically deceived & misled in COVID, the fraud COVID, the deadly OWS lockdowns & deadly non-sterilizing Malone Pfizer RFK Jr. Bourla Mancel Moderna et al. mRNA vaccine, now Iran bombing]]></description><link>https://palexander.substack.com/p/jellyfish-like-in-formation-a-minefield</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://palexander.substack.com/p/jellyfish-like-in-formation-a-minefield</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:15:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg" width="800" height="533" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:533,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The intention by HHS &amp; CDC &amp; NIH (Malone Bourla Bancel Pfizer RFK Jr. et al.) &amp; the inept clowns there to vaccinate children against BA.3.2.2 strain/clade making children the boggy-man threat (as per &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="The intention by HHS &amp; CDC &amp; NIH (Malone Bourla Bancel Pfizer RFK Jr. et al.) &amp; the inept clowns there to vaccinate children against BA.3.2.2 strain/clade making children the boggy-man threat (as per " title="The intention by HHS &amp; CDC &amp; NIH (Malone Bourla Bancel Pfizer RFK Jr. et al.) &amp; the inept clowns there to vaccinate children against BA.3.2.2 strain/clade making children the boggy-man threat (as per " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fWeE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fb17331-f149-4d89-9a44-ac3ef568091e_800x533.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I still support Trump, I do not think he is a bad man, I do not think he touched or fucked any under-aged braces backpacked little girls but I firmly believe many in his Trump Palm Beach orbit, his Hamptons, Long Island world, his world, BOTOXED fake teeth, hammer smashing looks-maxxing, balls-maxxing, balls crushing, anus-maxxing, vagina-maxxing sicko filthy fake Palm Beach world, his own cabinet, fucked little under aged girls procured by Epstein et al. for them&#8230;100%&#8230;the job of AG Pom Pom Pam Bambi Bondi was to cover that up, period! I do. </p><p>He has to stand up and help clean this Epstein shit out and get us accountability, for the children they fucked and lives destroyed! Start with Lutnick! He has some splaining to do! Folk like he. No pronouncements but he has to explain&#8230;RFK Jr. too. Them folk! What was the relationship with Epstein if Epstein was ONLY into fucking little under-aged girls! But I still like Trump and think lots is just smears of him&#8230;but he is failing by covering this shit up! He is failing in this Iran clusterfuck of a war where Iran defeated the mighty USA&#8230;had us asking for time out&#8230;circling the Hormuz and Persian Gulf taking sun tans&#8230;as Iran hit our invisible F-35 advanced 5th generation stealth fighters. and our aircraft carrier and conducted precision missile strikes like below&#8230;how come? </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://palexander.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump's War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" width="750" height="430" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:430,&quot;width&quot;:750,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Iran deal or NO deal? Did America, Trump administration blink? Did the USA plus Israel with aerial bombing over months, LOSE to Iran? Did Iran actually win? I think I ran won! Trump was bedazzled by &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Iran deal or NO deal? Did America, Trump administration blink? Did the USA plus Israel with aerial bombing over months, LOSE to Iran? Did Iran actually win? I think I ran won! Trump was bedazzled by " title="Iran deal or NO deal? Did America, Trump administration blink? Did the USA plus Israel with aerial bombing over months, LOSE to Iran? Did Iran actually win? I think I ran won! Trump was bedazzled by " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>yet the drunk Hegseth said we won, their assets lay at the bottom of the sea&#8230;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" width="461" height="461" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:461,&quot;width&quot;:461,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Anything to see here? or are they just fishing? timing is suspect no doubt but why can't we trust Don Jr. that this was a legit meeting with no quid pro quo? I do until I know otherwise. do you? &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Anything to see here? or are they just fishing? timing is suspect no doubt but why can't we trust Don Jr. that this was a legit meeting with no quid pro quo? I do until I know otherwise. do you? " title="Anything to see here? or are they just fishing? timing is suspect no doubt but why can't we trust Don Jr. that this was a legit meeting with no quid pro quo? I do until I know otherwise. do you? " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>Start my suggestions (and aided and supported by some others) here:</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg" width="1456" height="887" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:887,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>US has &#8216;burned through&#8217; billions of dollars&#8217; worth of critical weapons supplies in the Iran war, report claims</strong></h3><h3><strong>The conflict has already cost the United States more than $30 billion, according to a study conducted by the American Enterprise Institute&#8217;</strong></h3><h3><strong>I again offer steps US can take to pivot the US military to the 21st century asymmetric war posture (clearly as what has been done here has failed) and my view on steps POTUS Trump can take to solve this devastating clusterfuck of a war:</strong></h3><h3><strong>First, 4 urgent points (I have used from brilliant minds) worth considering to enhance, upgrade the military&#8217;s ability to meet and overcome the enemy of today and tomorrow:</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>&#8216;First, the United States needs to invest in counter-drone technologies, like those that Ukraine has developed in its war against Russia. The lack of such defenses is one reason that the vaunted U.S. Navy has been </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/world/middleeast/iran-irgc-navy-strait-of-hormuz.html">unable to prevent</a><span> the closure of a vital waterway, the Strait of Hormuz.</span></strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Second, the United States needs more of its own cheap, disposable weapons like one-way attack drones and unmanned ships. Although much of the war in Ukraine has been fought by mass-produced drones, the Pentagon is pouring money into much more complex equipment, including pilotless &#8220;wingmen&#8221; that </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/us/politics/ai-air-force.html#:~:text=That%20is%20where%20the%20new,wingman%E2%80%9D%20to%20a%20human%20pilot.">can fly alongside</a><span> a piloted plane.</span></strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg" width="680" height="383" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:383,&quot;width&quot;:680,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran" title="JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>Third, the country needs larger and more flexible industrial capacity. Until recently, a single factory made all of America&#8217;s Tomahawk cruise missiles, and there is a constant shortage of Patriot missile interceptors. Congress should pass laws that help the private sector build up its manufacturing capacity. The Pentagon, for its part, needs to stop buying so many of its weapons from just five big weapons makers and start betting on dynamic tech companies that can quickly adapt.</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Lastly, the United States </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/13/opinion/editorials/trump-us-military-alliances-spending.html">needs to collaborate</a><span> with other industrialized democracies. Mr. Trump&#8217;s pleas for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz from the very allies he spurned at the start of the war is just the latest proof that America can&#8217;t go it alone. In the years ahead, keeping pace with China&#8217;s economic and military expansion will require collaborating with like-minded democracies.&#8217;</span></strong></h3><h3><strong>In the end, if USA homeland was attacked, I would help defend it, personally, I will take up arms, if it were attacked, if Canada were attacked or my home Caribbean island nation but that did not occur here, Iran did not attack USA and we do not go bombing another nation to &#8216;help out another in its bombing&#8217; or &#8216;in case they ever attacked&#8217; or based on a supposition or theoretical risk especially when our own US intelligence said no attack was imminent and that Iran had no nuclear weapons and was not near completing one and posed no imminent threat. Our own intelligence. I guess this is why Tulsi DNI was placed on the naughty chair day one of the bombing.</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" width="546" height="680" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:680,&quot;width&quot;:546,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash " title="USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>I am totally against what USA did here bombing Iran. Based on all that was known, Iran did not pose the threat to warrant this. I know this could have been dealt with differently. I want POTUS Trump to bring our precious troops home, no more blood shed all sides&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by Trump.</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by this great US nation.</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by my flag.</strong></h3><h3><strong>The main thesis I am expressing is that the safety and security of Israel is paramount and must not be breached. Ever. So is the safety of USA and of Iran. I mean all three. In this debate. Yet I am an American (and Canadian and Trinidadian Tobagonian with Cuban and Middle East heritage) who loves USA. US stood and must stand as the last beacon of hope. And lead. Must not now digress to be the world&#8217;s bully because &#8216;we have bigger weapons&#8217;. No. strength is NOT that.</strong></h3><h3><strong>My proposed solution I offer to POTUS Trump (for we want him to win) to get out of this Iran war that we the US wrongfully started and given that it seems the US is being held hostage by Iran and now trapped and desperately seeks a way out (given today, after 2-3 months of bombing of Iran (and an US asked for ceasefire), they Iran, have remained intact and by all accounts have grown stronger as</strong></h3><h3><strong>1)the Iranian brutal regime which I do not support, and cannot support, remains in place and some argue with even more hardliners and thus we may have caused a worst situation&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>2)their Iran&#8217;s ballistic and drone assets are largely intact as reported by even our own US intelligence&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>3)they retain their enriched uranium (60%) that could be taken to weapons grade (90%)&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>4) HAMAS and Hezbollah and other terror assets remain and</strong></h3><h3><strong>5)they now control the Straits of Hormuz (when prior to bombing they did not as ships passed daily unimpeded)&#8230;having our US sailors mill around warship decks playing shuffleboard&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>My 16 point resolution plan (as a simple lay person interested in no more blood shed and US leading the way to solve this, despite US have a wrongful role in initiating this clusterfuck):</strong></h3><h3><strong>1)that POTUS Trump must fire functional dry-drunk sexual predator SECDEF Hegseth immediately (and the other drunkard deer-in-the-headlight FBI head Kash Patel, what an embarrassment) for badly misguiding POTUS Trump into this wrong Iran war</strong></h3><p>Do not forget this lady in the pedophilia issues, may have explaining to do under oath sometime?:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg" width="1024" height="759" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:759,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil,&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil,&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil," title="The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil," srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>2)POTUS Trump to declare a victory, some form of it, and say that you accomplished what you sought to e.g. degraded Iran&#8217;s military, reduced its capacity to wage war with Middle East neighbors etc., and take an off-ramp; if they say in media that you lost, accept that for you did actually; if they say the bombing was illegal and wrong, accept it for it was</strong></h3><h3><strong>3)The US to end the bombing now and military presence around Iran</strong></h3><h3><strong>4)Removal of the Iran port blockade by US; Iran to release and not militarize the Strait of Hormuz immediately or commit to not do this in the future; no blockage of the Red Sea by Iran; no attacks on commercial shipping or any types by Iranian gun boats or military</strong></h3><h3><strong>5)Trump to bring all precious US troops home now; maybe get some additional concessions to exchange any spies or people held both sides&#8230;win win if possible.</strong></h3><h3><strong>6)US to apologize for the deaths by the US missiles of the 170 little schoolgirls in Minab&#8230;that was a mistake (I cannot think it was deliberate so will not say that or entertain it unless I can be shown this) yet tragic, very painful; admit it if we were at fault for the healing to begin; offer compensation to the families.</strong></h3><h3><strong>7)Iran to pay USA for our dead soldiers and we to pay them for their dead children and innocents. The war was wrong. We have to compensate each other</strong></h3><h3><strong>8)USA and Iran us to return to the negotiating table, and fire idiots Kushner and Witkoff, two of the biggest negotiator clowns in history. They are one-sided and biased</strong></h3><h3><strong>9)consider crippling economic sanctions for 5 years on the nuclear issue on Iran yet the debate must begin now as to why Iran must not have a nuclear weapon and why they COULD, given other nations are allowed to; lift any economic sanctions on commercial issues in the economy so that they can have economic growth and rebuild their infrastructure; Iran to agree to work collaboratively and peacefully for the next 15 years with the United States as a partner, with routine bi-annual high-level meetings (issues around trade, economies, military, security etc.)</strong></h3><h3><strong>10)work to get Iran to transfer the enriched uranium to China or Russia with joint yearly inspections including the USA where USA must sign on and be a partner to the inspections&#8230;China, Russia and USA to inspect&#8230;and relevant UN agency&#8230;but Iran retains ownership, it&#8217;s theirs. But not to build bombs. At the same time, get Israel to sign on to the NPT and declare the weapons they may (or may not) have&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>11)Iran to declare no building of a nuclear weapon for 15 years as a bargaining tool, should they move to do so; all nations Iran, Israel, Pakistan et al. to commit to and agree to never use nuclear weapons on any neighbors, ever</strong></h3><h3><strong>12)Iran to declare no support of HAMAS or Hezbollah or any other terror assets e.g. Houthis, Islamic Jihad, Wahabists, Salafists etc. in Middle East and for good; end that, I mean a commitment forever, particularly never to use such terror assets to attack Israel or US and in fact, anyone</strong></h3><h3><strong>13)US to leave Iran&#8217;s oil and assets and resources alone, it belongs to Iran. Same for all nations in the world e.g. Greenland, Canada, Venezuela etc.; US to leave all assets and resources of all nations, it does not belong to us and all nations must do the same, China, Russia, India etc. all powerful nations must stop this quest for unbridled hegemony. Taking other people stuff. By force.</strong></h3><h3><strong>14)put on table that the US will reduce military bases in Middle East by half to 80% to complete as a negotiating tool etc. If Iran wants zero bases, this could be on the table to negotiate.</strong></h3><h3><strong>15)USA and Iran to commit to no military attacks on Iran for 15 years. Iran to agree to no attacks on Israel or United States for 15 years (homeland or territories or bases etc.). Ideally a commitment by all sides to do this forever. No attacks forever. firm commitment. Forever where Israel is to be safe and Iran and all nations in the region. Again, all such nations to pledge no military attacks for ever. The security of Israel is paramount as is Iran as is USA etc. Nations must commit to peace and end any and all terror related attacks on respective peoples. For good.</strong></h3><h3><strong>16)Iran and US to work together and enter into bi-lateral workable financial and energy resource deals and projects over the long-term to drive jobs in both nations e.g. US can commit to help develop Iran&#8217;s energy infrastructure while Iran commits to supply as need may be, the US with any energy oil and gas needs etc. Again, another piece to add to negotiations to help it.</strong></h3><h3><strong>These are my preliminary suggestions to be iterated, added to etc., what are yours?</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg" width="387" height="387" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:387,&quot;width&quot;:387,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Shots fired at the White House Correspondent dinner, thank God no one was hurt, we remain unclear motives of the shots, thank God POTUS Trump &amp; FLOTUS was safe amen! Thanks to Secret Service he was &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Shots fired at the White House Correspondent dinner, thank God no one was hurt, we remain unclear motives of the shots, thank God POTUS Trump &amp; FLOTUS was safe amen! Thanks to Secret Service he was &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Shots fired at the White House Correspondent dinner, thank God no one was hurt, we remain unclear motives of the shots, thank God POTUS Trump &amp; FLOTUS was safe amen! Thanks to Secret Service he was " title="Shots fired at the White House Correspondent dinner, thank God no one was hurt, we remain unclear motives of the shots, thank God POTUS Trump &amp; FLOTUS was safe amen! Thanks to Secret Service he was " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>Long live USA, greatest nation, long live the stars and stripes flag, our nation, our military, peoples, long live our POTUS Trump, I support, &amp; I continue to want Trump&#8217;s success! I want God to grant Trump favor and cover and protect him, grant him gracious mercy and help him! Give him success, and that means not by war, but by doing the right thing here! Bring them home! End the failed Iran war and bring our troops safely home&#8230;</strong></h3><p>Also, Steve&#8217;s response was to this article I shared (and that photo next is some precision bombing of our bases in Kuwait (rendered it now inoperable as radars etc. blown up) by Iran, for a nation that the Trump administration is obliterated and has NOTHING&#8217;):</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" width="750" height="430" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:430,&quot;width&quot;:750,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military " title="Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>&#8220;We may not want to admit it in the US and the Trump administration but: &#8220;China is America&#8217;s Military Equal Now And In Any Future Fight, Marine General Warns</strong></h3><h3><strong>Faced with the rapidly growing China threat, the U.S. has to start hardening its bases now, said Marine Lt. Gen. Stephen Sklenka.&#8221;</strong></h3><h3><strong>The Iran was has shown the limits today of America&#8217;s military power and the weaknesses. It is shocking.</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>&#8220;Epic Fury (Iran war) offers some sobering lessons, Sklenka noted. While the U.S. is able to pour forces into theater via uncontested skies and largely uncontested seas, Iran was still able to inflict a great deal of pain on America and its allies during the fighting. And, it still is, economically through an </span><a href="https://www.twz.com/news-features/u-s-efforts-to-prevent-iranian-mine-laying-in-strait-of-hormuz-underway">ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz</a><span>. A fight with China would be far worse, Sklenka cautioned.&#8221; </span><a href="https://www.twz.com/sea/china-is-americas-military-equal-now-and-in-any-future-fight-marine-general-warns">https://www.twz.com/sea/china-is-americas-military-equal-now-and-in-any-future-fight-marine-general-warns</a></strong></h3><h3><strong><a href="https://www.givesendgo.com/drpaulalexander">GiveSendGo | Dr Paul Alexander Needs Our Help</a></strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Please know that when you use my code PAUL10 at the </span><a href="https://www.resolvx.health/">RESOLVX HEALTH</a><span> website each and every sale greatly supports me and allows me to continue fighting!!</span></strong></h3><p>Company name is RESOLVX HEALTH</p><p>Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump&#8217;s War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. 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To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA['If the US airman shot down by Iran really saw what he described — a drone formation moving in unison — it would be an alarming advance in Iranian drone capabilities.' 'a “minefield of drones” in the ]]></title><description><![CDATA[air' was described by the airman...The technical term for the capability described by the pilot is &#8220;one-to-many meshed networking,&#8221; "operating several drones at once"; did the drunkard know this?]]></description><link>https://palexander.substack.com/p/if-the-us-airman-shot-down-by-iran</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://palexander.substack.com/p/if-the-us-airman-shot-down-by-iran</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:11:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg" width="1200" height="675" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:675,&quot;width&quot;:1200,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Iran has closed Strait of Hormuz AGAIN as FOX news says its open, deceiving the American people; Vance is now the face of 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It immediately set off a firestorm of debate within the US intelligence community that has yet to be resolved.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://palexander.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump's War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>If the airman really saw what he described &#8212; a formation moving in unison &#8212; it would be an alarming advance in Iranian drone capabilities.</p><p>&#8220;Multiple drones interconnected and moving as one with smaller drones below the bigger drones like legs,&#8221; one of the sources familiar with the pilot&#8217;s witness account told CNN. &#8220;Real alien sh*t.&#8221;</p><p>Another source told CNN the pilot described witnessing a &#8220;minefield of drones&#8221; in the air.&#8217;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link 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capability. Any development in Iran&#8217;s already-sophisticated drone warfare program would be a concern for US forces and its allies in the region.</p><p>Meshed networking could also theoretically be used to provide internet connectivity in remote areas without existing infrastructure, noted one US official &#8212; in theory, a benign function.&#8217;</p><h3><strong>Start my suggestions (and aided and supported by some others) here:</strong></h3><h3><strong>US has &#8216;burned through&#8217; billions of dollars&#8217; worth of critical weapons supplies in the Iran war, report claims</strong></h3><h3><strong>The conflict has already cost the United States more than $30 billion, according to a study conducted by the American Enterprise Institute&#8217;</strong></h3><h3><strong>I again offer steps US can take to pivot the US military to the 21st century asymmetric war posture (clearly as what has been done here has failed) and my view on steps POTUS Trump can take to solve this devastating clusterfuck of a war:</strong></h3><h3><strong>First, 4 urgent points (I have used from brilliant minds) worth considering to enhance, upgrade the military&#8217;s ability to meet and overcome the enemy of today and tomorrow:</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>&#8216;First, the United States needs to invest in counter-drone technologies, like those that Ukraine has developed in its war against Russia. The lack of such defenses is one reason that the vaunted U.S. Navy has been </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/world/middleeast/iran-irgc-navy-strait-of-hormuz.html">unable to prevent</a><span> the closure of a vital waterway, the Strait of Hormuz.</span></strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Second, the United States needs more of its own cheap, disposable weapons like one-way attack drones and unmanned ships. Although much of the war in Ukraine has been fought by mass-produced drones, the Pentagon is pouring money into much more complex equipment, including pilotless &#8220;wingmen&#8221; that </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/us/politics/ai-air-force.html#:~:text=That%20is%20where%20the%20new,wingman%E2%80%9D%20to%20a%20human%20pilot.">can fly alongside</a><span> a piloted plane.</span></strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg" width="680" height="383" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:383,&quot;width&quot;:680,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran" title="JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>Third, the country needs larger and more flexible industrial capacity. Until recently, a single factory made all of America&#8217;s Tomahawk cruise missiles, and there is a constant shortage of Patriot missile interceptors. Congress should pass laws that help the private sector build up its manufacturing capacity. The Pentagon, for its part, needs to stop buying so many of its weapons from just five big weapons makers and start betting on dynamic tech companies that can quickly adapt.</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Lastly, the United States </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/13/opinion/editorials/trump-us-military-alliances-spending.html">needs to collaborate</a><span> with other industrialized democracies. Mr. Trump&#8217;s pleas for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz from the very allies he spurned at the start of the war is just the latest proof that America can&#8217;t go it alone. In the years ahead, keeping pace with China&#8217;s economic and military expansion will require collaborating with like-minded democracies.&#8217;</span></strong></h3><h3><strong>In the end, if USA homeland was attacked, I would help defend it, personally, I will take up arms, if it were attacked, if Canada were attacked or my home Caribbean island nation but that did not occur here, Iran did not attack USA and we do not go bombing another nation to &#8216;help out another in its bombing&#8217; or &#8216;in case they ever attacked&#8217; or based on a supposition or theoretical risk especially when our own US intelligence said no attack was imminent and that Iran had no nuclear weapons and was not near completing one and posed no imminent threat. Our own intelligence. I guess this is why Tulsi DNI was placed on the naughty chair day one of the bombing.</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" width="546" height="680" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:680,&quot;width&quot;:546,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash " title="USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>I am totally against what USA did here bombing Iran. Based on all that was known, Iran did not pose the threat to warrant this. I know this could have been dealt with differently. I want POTUS Trump to bring our precious troops home, no more blood shed all sides&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by Trump.</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by this great US nation.</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by my flag.</strong></h3><h3><strong>The main thesis I am expressing is that the safety and security of Israel is paramount and must not be breached. Ever. So is the safety of USA and of Iran. I mean all three. In this debate. Yet I am an American (and Canadian and Trinidadian Tobagonian with Cuban and Middle East heritage) who loves USA. US stood and must stand as the last beacon of hope. And lead. Must not now digress to be the world&#8217;s bully because &#8216;we have bigger weapons&#8217;. No. strength is NOT that.</strong></h3><h3><strong>My proposed solution I offer to POTUS Trump (for we want him to win) to get out of this Iran war that we the US wrongfully started and given that it seems the US is being held hostage by Iran and now trapped and desperately seeks a way out (given today, after 2-3 months of bombing of Iran (and an US asked for ceasefire), they Iran, have remained intact and by all accounts have grown stronger as</strong></h3><h3><strong>1)the Iranian brutal regime which I do not support, and cannot support, remains in place and some argue with even more hardliners and thus we may have caused a worst situation&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>2)their Iran&#8217;s ballistic and drone assets are largely intact as reported by even our own US intelligence&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>3)they retain their enriched uranium (60%) that could be taken to weapons grade (90%)&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>4) HAMAS and Hezbollah and other terror assets remain and</strong></h3><h3><strong>5)they now control the Straits of Hormuz (when prior to bombing they did not as ships passed daily unimpeded)&#8230;having our US sailors mill around warship decks playing shuffleboard&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>My 16 point resolution plan (as a simple lay person interested in no more blood shed and US leading the way to solve this, despite US have a wrongful role in initiating this clusterfuck):</strong></h3><h3><strong>1)that POTUS Trump must fire functional dry-drunk sexual predator SECDEF Hegseth immediately (and the other drunkard deer-in-the-headlight FBI head Kash Patel, what an embarrassment) for badly misguiding POTUS Trump into this wrong Iran war</strong></h3><p>Do not forget this lady in the pedophilia issues, may have explaining to do under oath sometime?:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg" width="1024" height="759" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:759,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil,&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil,&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil," title="The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil," srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>2)POTUS Trump to declare a victory, some form of it, and say that you accomplished what you sought to e.g. degraded Iran&#8217;s military, reduced its capacity to wage war with Middle East neighbors etc., and take an off-ramp; if they say in media that you lost, accept that for you did actually; if they say the bombing was illegal and wrong, accept it for it was</strong></h3><h3><strong>3)The US to end the bombing now and military presence around Iran</strong></h3><h3><strong>4)Removal of the Iran port blockade by US; Iran to release and not militarize the Strait of Hormuz immediately or commit to not do this in the future; no blockage of the Red Sea by Iran; no attacks on commercial shipping or any types by Iranian gun boats or military</strong></h3><h3><strong>5)Trump to bring all precious US troops home now; maybe get some additional concessions to exchange any spies or people held both sides&#8230;win win if possible.</strong></h3><h3><strong>6)US to apologize for the deaths by the US missiles of the 170 little schoolgirls in Minab&#8230;that was a mistake (I cannot think it was deliberate so will not say that or entertain it unless I can be shown this) yet tragic, very painful; admit it if we were at fault for the healing to begin; offer compensation to the families.</strong></h3><h3><strong>7)Iran to pay USA for our dead soldiers and we to pay them for their dead children and innocents. The war was wrong. We have to compensate each other</strong></h3><h3><strong>8)USA and Iran us to return to the negotiating table, and fire idiots Kushner and Witkoff, two of the biggest negotiator clowns in history. They are one-sided and biased</strong></h3><h3><strong>9)consider crippling economic sanctions for 5 years on the nuclear issue on Iran yet the debate must begin now as to why Iran must not have a nuclear weapon and why they COULD, given other nations are allowed to; lift any economic sanctions on commercial issues in the economy so that they can have economic growth and rebuild their infrastructure; Iran to agree to work collaboratively and peacefully for the next 15 years with the United States as a partner, with routine bi-annual high-level meetings (issues around trade, economies, military, security etc.)</strong></h3><h3><strong>10)work to get Iran to transfer the enriched uranium to China or Russia with joint yearly inspections including the USA where USA must sign on and be a partner to the inspections&#8230;China, Russia and USA to inspect&#8230;and relevant UN agency&#8230;but Iran retains ownership, it&#8217;s theirs. But not to build bombs. At the same time, get Israel to sign on to the NPT and declare the weapons they may (or may not) have&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>11)Iran to declare no building of a nuclear weapon for 15 years as a bargaining tool, should they move to do so; all nations Iran, Israel, Pakistan et al. to commit to and agree to never use nuclear weapons on any neighbors, ever</strong></h3><h3><strong>12)Iran to declare no support of HAMAS or Hezbollah or any other terror assets e.g. Houthis, Islamic Jihad, Wahabists, Salafists etc. in Middle East and for good; end that, I mean a commitment forever, particularly never to use such terror assets to attack Israel or US and in fact, anyone</strong></h3><h3><strong>13)US to leave Iran&#8217;s oil and assets and resources alone, it belongs to Iran. Same for all nations in the world e.g. Greenland, Canada, Venezuela etc.; US to leave all assets and resources of all nations, it does not belong to us and all nations must do the same, China, Russia, India etc. all powerful nations must stop this quest for unbridled hegemony. Taking other people stuff. By force.</strong></h3><h3><strong>14)put on table that the US will reduce military bases in Middle East by half to 80% to complete as a negotiating tool etc. If Iran wants zero bases, this could be on the table to negotiate.</strong></h3><h3><strong>15)USA and Iran to commit to no military attacks on Iran for 15 years. Iran to agree to no attacks on Israel or United States for 15 years (homeland or territories or bases etc.). Ideally a commitment by all sides to do this forever. No attacks forever. firm commitment. Forever where Israel is to be safe and Iran and all nations in the region. Again, all such nations to pledge no military attacks for ever. The security of Israel is paramount as is Iran as is USA etc. Nations must commit to peace and end any and all terror related attacks on respective peoples. For good.</strong></h3><h3><strong>16)Iran and US to work together and enter into bi-lateral workable financial and energy resource deals and projects over the long-term to drive jobs in both nations e.g. US can commit to help develop Iran&#8217;s energy infrastructure while Iran commits to supply as need may be, the US with any energy oil and gas needs etc. Again, another piece to add to negotiations to help it.</strong></h3><h3><strong>These are my preliminary suggestions to be iterated, added to etc., what are yours?</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg" width="387" height="387" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:387,&quot;width&quot;:387,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Shots fired at the White House Correspondent dinner, thank God no one was hurt, we remain unclear motives of the shots, thank God POTUS Trump &amp; FLOTUS was safe amen! Thanks to Secret Service he was &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Shots fired at the White House Correspondent dinner, thank God no one was hurt, we remain unclear motives of the shots, thank God POTUS Trump &amp; FLOTUS was safe amen! Thanks to Secret Service he was &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Shots fired at the White House Correspondent dinner, thank God no one was hurt, we remain unclear motives of the shots, thank God POTUS Trump &amp; FLOTUS was safe amen! Thanks to Secret Service he was " title="Shots fired at the White House Correspondent dinner, thank God no one was hurt, we remain unclear motives of the shots, thank God POTUS Trump &amp; FLOTUS was safe amen! Thanks to Secret Service he was " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>Long live USA, greatest nation, long live the stars and stripes flag, our nation, our military, peoples, long live our POTUS Trump, I support, &amp; I continue to want Trump&#8217;s success! I want God to grant Trump favor and cover and protect him, grant him gracious mercy and help him! Give him success, and that means not by war, but by doing the right thing here! Bring them home! End the failed Iran war and bring our troops safely home&#8230;</strong></h3><p>Also, Steve&#8217;s response was to this article I shared (and that photo next is some precision bombing of our bases in Kuwait (rendered it now inoperable as radars etc. blown up) by Iran, for a nation that the Trump administration is obliterated and has NOTHING&#8217;):</p><p>Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump&#8217;s War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" width="750" height="430" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:430,&quot;width&quot;:750,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military " title="Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>&#8220;We may not want to admit it in the US and the Trump administration but: &#8220;China is America&#8217;s Military Equal Now And In Any Future Fight, Marine General Warns</strong></h3><h3><strong>Faced with the rapidly growing China threat, the U.S. has to start hardening its bases now, said Marine Lt. Gen. Stephen Sklenka.&#8221;</strong></h3><h3><strong>The Iran was has shown the limits today of America&#8217;s military power and the weaknesses. It is shocking.</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>&#8220;Epic Fury (Iran war) offers some sobering lessons, Sklenka noted. While the U.S. is able to pour forces into theater via uncontested skies and largely uncontested seas, Iran was still able to inflict a great deal of pain on America and its allies during the fighting. And, it still is, economically through an </span><a href="https://www.twz.com/news-features/u-s-efforts-to-prevent-iranian-mine-laying-in-strait-of-hormuz-underway">ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz</a><span>. A fight with China would be far worse, Sklenka cautioned.&#8221; </span><a href="https://www.twz.com/sea/china-is-americas-military-equal-now-and-in-any-future-fight-marine-general-warns">https://www.twz.com/sea/china-is-americas-military-equal-now-and-in-any-future-fight-marine-general-warns</a></strong></h3><h3><strong><a href="https://www.givesendgo.com/drpaulalexander">GiveSendGo | Dr Paul Alexander Needs Our Help</a></strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Please know that when you use my code PAUL10 at the </span><a href="https://www.resolvx.health/">RESOLVX HEALTH</a><span> website each and every sale greatly supports me and allows me to continue fighting!!</span></strong></h3><p>Company name is RESOLVX HEALTH</p><p>Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump&#8217;s War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. 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I do until I know otherwise. do you? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump Jr. Reportedly Met Indian Billionaire Adani Before DOJ Dropped Fraud Charges Against Him Siladitya Ray, Forbes Staff; is this a thing to make you go 'hhhhhhmmmm'? one of those? or nothing?]]></description><link>https://palexander.substack.com/p/anything-to-see-here-or-are-they</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://palexander.substack.com/p/anything-to-see-here-or-are-they</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:29:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" width="461" height="461" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:461,&quot;width&quot;:461,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Trump's approval now down to 30%? lowest ever? report on DRUDGE (but site is blocked); SHOCK POLL: TRUMP APPROVAL 30%; I am checking to see if this is validated; issue is nothing positive is being &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Trump's approval now down to 30%? lowest ever? report on DRUDGE (but site is blocked); SHOCK POLL: TRUMP APPROVAL 30%; I am checking to see if this is validated; issue is nothing positive is being " title="Trump's approval now down to 30%? lowest ever? report on DRUDGE (but site is blocked); SHOCK POLL: TRUMP APPROVAL 30%; I am checking to see if this is validated; issue is nothing positive is being " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 424w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><span>&#8216;According to </span><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-23/billionaire-gautam-adani-met-donald-trump-jr-while-facing-us-bribery-charges?srnd=homepage-asia">Bloomberg</a><span>, the previously undisclosed meeting took place in Ahmedabad, in the Western Indian state of Gujarat, although the details of what was discussed are unknown.&#8217;</span></h3><h3>Trump Jr. Reportedly Met Indian Billionaire Adani Before DOJ Dropped Fraud Charges Against Him</h3><p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!E8GH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb610840b-b969-41e0-abd5-8e06deebbeca_1920x1020.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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No sound explanation and Iran is rag dolling mighty USA daily...Trump was so terribly misguided by drunkard Hegseth; your view?]]></description><link>https://palexander.substack.com/p/trumps-approval-now-down-to-30-lowest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://palexander.substack.com/p/trumps-approval-now-down-to-30-lowest</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:43:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" width="461" height="461" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:461,&quot;width&quot;:461,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Fascinating piece in NYT rag, I do not support the NYT but this piece is interesting for in some sense it is correct, in that US really bit off more than it could chew with Iran &amp; lost, Iran won! lets&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Fascinating piece in NYT rag, I do not support the NYT but this piece is interesting for in some sense it is correct, in that US really bit off more than it could chew with Iran &amp; lost, Iran won! lets" title="Fascinating piece in NYT rag, I do not support the NYT but this piece is interesting for in some sense it is correct, in that US really bit off more than it could chew with Iran &amp; lost, Iran won! lets" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://palexander.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump's War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK's STARMER RESIGNS, Starmer resigns as prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer has announced he will resign as prime minister in a statement outside 10 Downing Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump's War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication.]]></description><link>https://palexander.substack.com/p/uks-starmer-resigns-starmer-resigns</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://palexander.substack.com/p/uks-starmer-resigns-starmer-resigns</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:41:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Eh31!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F392fa5c2-6dd5-4cbc-86c4-7b02c827b5fb_632x632.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Eh31!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F392fa5c2-6dd5-4cbc-86c4-7b02c827b5fb_632x632.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fascinating piece in NYT rag, I do not support the NYT but this piece is interesting for in some sense it is correct, in that US really bit off more than it could chew with Iran & lost, Iran won! lets]]></title><description><![CDATA[face it! I dont like it for wanted Trump to be successful in all he does but this Iran war was greatest military disaster EVER in US history!! Matched only by fraud fake COVID & Malone mRNA vaccine]]></description><link>https://palexander.substack.com/p/fascinating-piece-in-nyt-rag-i-do</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://palexander.substack.com/p/fascinating-piece-in-nyt-rag-i-do</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:17:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" width="461" height="461" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:461,&quot;width&quot;:461,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Congenital syphilis PSA, the rates are surging! Why? Congenital syphilis (pregnancy maternal linked) is a sentinel event demonstrating failure of the local public health program; 'As a physician, I &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Congenital syphilis PSA, the rates are surging! Why? Congenital syphilis (pregnancy maternal linked) is a sentinel event demonstrating failure of the local public health program; 'As a physician, I " title="Congenital syphilis PSA, the rates are surging! Why? Congenital syphilis (pregnancy maternal linked) is a sentinel event demonstrating failure of the local public health program; 'As a physician, I " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3>We the greatest military on earth had to ask for a ceasefire&#8230;the USA&#8230;combined with Israel could not bring Iran to heel&#8230;imagine that. To draft a peace deal that is ludicrously empty and thin at its best. see my 16-point plan below&#8230;</h3><h1><em><strong>&#8216;What Changed After Almost Four Months of War? Analysts Say Not Much.</strong></em></h1><blockquote><p>Neither the war nor the agreement terminated the main threats emanating from Iran, many analysts said.&#8217; <strong><span data-color="rgb(54, 54, 54)" style="color: rgb(54, 54, 54);">By </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/neil-macfarquhar">Neil MacFarquhar</a></strong></p><p>In igniting a war against Iran on Feb. 28, President Trump billed the U.S. campaign as an unprecedented step toward transforming the Middle East and terminating the threat from what he called a &#8220;wicked, radical dictatorship.&#8221;</p><p>Roughly 100 days later, as the United States and Iran have reached a somewhat vague memorandum of understanding to end the war, skeptics are expressing bafflement over what exactly has transformed.</p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_wMy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F40e76ef8-7cf5-4f0b-a956-b590a691d9ba_1920x1020.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_wMy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F40e76ef8-7cf5-4f0b-a956-b590a691d9ba_1920x1020.png" width="1456" height="774" 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>In igniting a war against Iran on Feb. 28, President Trump billed the U.S. campaign as an unprecedented step toward transforming the Middle East and terminating the threat from what he called a &#8220;wicked, radical dictatorship.&#8221;</p><p>Roughly 100 days later, as the United States and Iran have reached a somewhat vague memorandum of understanding to end the war, skeptics are expressing bafflement over what exactly has transformed.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://palexander.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump's War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>Neither the war nor the agreement ended what U.S. and Israeli officials regard as the main threats emanating from Iran. The country&#8217;s nuclear program, while heavily damaged, was not eliminated &#8212; its fate punted to future negotiation.</p><p>The same goes for its ballistic missiles, which the deal does not address. Iran&#8217;s authoritarian regime endured, albeit with new leaders. Its proxies remain a threat to the region. Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia in Lebanon, persisted in attacking each other.</p><p>By Saturday, even the most significant immediate result of the deal &#8212; Iran&#8217;s reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which Mr. Trump had identified as essential &#8212; seemed at risk. Iran&#8217;s military said it was closing the waterway again, because the United States had failed to stop the fighting in Lebanon. The U.S. military contested that, saying the strait remained open as the agreement stipulated.</p><p>&#8220;This is not a document the United States agreed to because the war demonstrated a new U.S. military superiority,&#8221; said Caitlin Talmadge, a professor at M.I.T. who specializes in Persian Gulf security issues. &#8220;I think it&#8217;s a document that has resulted from the fact that the United States bit off more than it could chew and doesn&#8217;t want to escalate.&#8221;</p><p>That&#8217;s a worthy goal, she said. &#8220;But it really raises the question of what was achieved here, especially in comparison to the original Iran nuclear deal.&#8221;</p><h3><strong>Long live POTUS Trump, praying for success for him. and please fire the dry-drunk Whiskey Pete.</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg" width="1200" height="675" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:675,&quot;width&quot;:1200,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Is this based on anti-DEI or as dry-drunk sexual predator SECDF Hegseth says are officers who are &#8220;foolish,&#8221; &#8220;reckless&#8221; and &#8220;woke.&#8221;? Is whiskey Pete anti-woman? If reports are true (to be validated) &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Is this based on anti-DEI or as dry-drunk sexual predator SECDF Hegseth says are officers who are &#8220;foolish,&#8221; &#8220;reckless&#8221; and &#8220;woke.&#8221;? Is whiskey Pete anti-woman? If reports are true (to be validated) &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Is this based on anti-DEI or as dry-drunk sexual predator SECDF Hegseth says are officers who are &#8220;foolish,&#8221; &#8220;reckless&#8221; and &#8220;woke.&#8221;? Is whiskey Pete anti-woman? If reports are true (to be validated) " title="Is this based on anti-DEI or as dry-drunk sexual predator SECDF Hegseth says are officers who are &#8220;foolish,&#8221; &#8220;reckless&#8221; and &#8220;woke.&#8221;? Is whiskey Pete anti-woman? If reports are true (to be validated) " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg" width="1456" height="887" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:887,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>US has &#8216;burned through&#8217; billions of dollars&#8217; worth of critical weapons supplies in the Iran war, report claims</strong></h3><h3><strong>The conflict has already cost the United States more than $30 billion, according to a study conducted by the American Enterprise Institute&#8217;</strong></h3><h3><strong>I again offer steps US can take to pivot the US military to the 21st century asymmetric war posture (clearly as what has been done here has failed) and my view on steps POTUS Trump can take to solve this devastating clusterfuck of a war:</strong></h3><h3><strong>First, 4 urgent points (I have used from brilliant minds) worth considering to enhance, upgrade the military&#8217;s ability to meet and overcome the enemy of today and tomorrow:</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>&#8216;First, the United States needs to invest in counter-drone technologies, like those that Ukraine has developed in its war against Russia. The lack of such defenses is one reason that the vaunted U.S. Navy has been </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/world/middleeast/iran-irgc-navy-strait-of-hormuz.html">unable to prevent</a><span> the closure of a vital waterway, the Strait of Hormuz.</span></strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Second, the United States needs more of its own cheap, disposable weapons like one-way attack drones and unmanned ships. Although much of the war in Ukraine has been fought by mass-produced drones, the Pentagon is pouring money into much more complex equipment, including pilotless &#8220;wingmen&#8221; that </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/us/politics/ai-air-force.html#:~:text=That%20is%20where%20the%20new,wingman%E2%80%9D%20to%20a%20human%20pilot.">can fly alongside</a><span> a piloted plane.</span></strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg" width="680" height="383" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:383,&quot;width&quot;:680,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran" title="JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>Third, the country needs larger and more flexible industrial capacity. Until recently, a single factory made all of America&#8217;s Tomahawk cruise missiles, and there is a constant shortage of Patriot missile interceptors. Congress should pass laws that help the private sector build up its manufacturing capacity. The Pentagon, for its part, needs to stop buying so many of its weapons from just five big weapons makers and start betting on dynamic tech companies that can quickly adapt.</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Lastly, the United States </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/13/opinion/editorials/trump-us-military-alliances-spending.html">needs to collaborate</a><span> with other industrialized democracies. Mr. Trump&#8217;s pleas for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz from the very allies he spurned at the start of the war is just the latest proof that America can&#8217;t go it alone. In the years ahead, keeping pace with China&#8217;s economic and military expansion will require collaborating with like-minded democracies.&#8217;</span></strong></h3><h3><strong>In the end, if USA homeland was attacked, I would help defend it, personally, I will take up arms, if it were attacked, if Canada were attacked or my home Caribbean island nation but that did not occur here, Iran did not attack USA and we do not go bombing another nation to &#8216;help out another in its bombing&#8217; or &#8216;in case they ever attacked&#8217; or based on a supposition or theoretical risk especially when our own US intelligence said no attack was imminent and that Iran had no nuclear weapons and was not near completing one and posed no imminent threat. Our own intelligence. I guess this is why Tulsi DNI was placed on the naughty chair day one of the bombing.</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" width="546" height="680" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:680,&quot;width&quot;:546,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash " title="USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>I am totally against what USA did here bombing Iran. Based on all that was known, Iran did not pose the threat to warrant this. I know this could have been dealt with differently. I want POTUS Trump to bring our precious troops home, no more blood shed all sides&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by Trump.</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by this great US nation.</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by my flag.</strong></h3><h3><strong>The main thesis I am expressing is that the safety and security of Israel is paramount and must not be breached. Ever. So is the safety of USA and of Iran. I mean all three. In this debate. Yet I am an American (and Canadian and Trinidadian Tobagonian with Cuban and Middle East heritage) who loves USA. US stood and must stand as the last beacon of hope. And lead. Must not now digress to be the world&#8217;s bully because &#8216;we have bigger weapons&#8217;. No. strength is NOT that.</strong></h3><h3><strong>My proposed solution I offer to POTUS Trump (for we want him to win) to get out of this Iran war that we the US wrongfully started and given that it seems the US is being held hostage by Iran and now trapped and desperately seeks a way out (given today, after 2-3 months of bombing of Iran (and an US asked for ceasefire), they Iran, have remained intact and by all accounts have grown stronger as</strong></h3><h3><strong>1)the Iranian brutal regime which I do not support, and cannot support, remains in place and some argue with even more hardliners and thus we may have caused a worst situation&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>2)their Iran&#8217;s ballistic and drone assets are largely intact as reported by even our own US intelligence&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>3)they retain their enriched uranium (60%) that could be taken to weapons grade (90%)&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>4) HAMAS and Hezbollah and other terror assets remain and</strong></h3><h3><strong>5)they now control the Straits of Hormuz (when prior to bombing they did not as ships passed daily unimpeded)&#8230;having our US sailors mill around warship decks playing shuffleboard&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>My 16 point resolution plan (as a simple lay person interested in no more blood shed and US leading the way to solve this, despite US have a wrongful role in initiating this clusterfuck):</strong></h3><h3><strong>1)that POTUS Trump must fire functional dry-drunk sexual predator SECDEF Hegseth immediately (and the other drunkard deer-in-the-headlight FBI head Kash Patel, what an embarrassment) for badly misguiding POTUS Trump into this wrong Iran war</strong></h3><p>Do not forget this lady in the pedophilia issues, may have explaining to do under oath sometime?:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg" width="1024" height="759" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:759,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil,&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil,&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil," title="The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil," srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>2)POTUS Trump to declare a victory, some form of it, and say that you accomplished what you sought to e.g. degraded Iran&#8217;s military, reduced its capacity to wage war with Middle East neighbors etc., and take an off-ramp; if they say in media that you lost, accept that for you did actually; if they say the bombing was illegal and wrong, accept it for it was</strong></h3><h3><strong>3)The US to end the bombing now and military presence around Iran</strong></h3><h3><strong>4)Removal of the Iran port blockade by US; Iran to release and not militarize the Strait of Hormuz immediately or commit to not do this in the future; no blockage of the Red Sea by Iran; no attacks on commercial shipping or any types by Iranian gun boats or military</strong></h3><h3><strong>5)Trump to bring all precious US troops home now; maybe get some additional concessions to exchange any spies or people held both sides&#8230;win win if possible.</strong></h3><h3><strong>6)US to apologize for the deaths by the US missiles of the 170 little schoolgirls in Minab&#8230;that was a mistake (I cannot think it was deliberate so will not say that or entertain it unless I can be shown this) yet tragic, very painful; admit it if we were at fault for the healing to begin; offer compensation to the families.</strong></h3><h3><strong>7)Iran to pay USA for our dead soldiers and we to pay them for their dead children and innocents. The war was wrong. We have to compensate each other</strong></h3><h3><strong>8)USA and Iran us to return to the negotiating table, and fire idiots Kushner and Witkoff, two of the biggest negotiator clowns in history. They are one-sided and biased</strong></h3><h3><strong>9)consider crippling economic sanctions for 5 years on the nuclear issue on Iran yet the debate must begin now as to why Iran must not have a nuclear weapon and why they COULD, given other nations are allowed to; lift any economic sanctions on commercial issues in the economy so that they can have economic growth and rebuild their infrastructure; Iran to agree to work collaboratively and peacefully for the next 15 years with the United States as a partner, with routine bi-annual high-level meetings (issues around trade, economies, military, security etc.)</strong></h3><h3><strong>10)work to get Iran to transfer the enriched uranium to China or Russia with joint yearly inspections including the USA where USA must sign on and be a partner to the inspections&#8230;China, Russia and USA to inspect&#8230;and relevant UN agency&#8230;but Iran retains ownership, it&#8217;s theirs. But not to build bombs. At the same time, get Israel to sign on to the NPT and declare the weapons they may (or may not) have&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>11)Iran to declare no building of a nuclear weapon for 15 years as a bargaining tool, should they move to do so; all nations Iran, Israel, Pakistan et al. to commit to and agree to never use nuclear weapons on any neighbors, ever</strong></h3><h3><strong>12)Iran to declare no support of HAMAS or Hezbollah or any other terror assets e.g. Houthis, Islamic Jihad, Wahabists, Salafists etc. in Middle East and for good; end that, I mean a commitment forever, particularly never to use such terror assets to attack Israel or US and in fact, anyone</strong></h3><h3><strong>13)US to leave Iran&#8217;s oil and assets and resources alone, it belongs to Iran. Same for all nations in the world e.g. Greenland, Canada, Venezuela etc.; US to leave all assets and resources of all nations, it does not belong to us and all nations must do the same, China, Russia, India etc. all powerful nations must stop this quest for unbridled hegemony. Taking other people stuff. By force.</strong></h3><h3><strong>14)put on table that the US will reduce military bases in Middle East by half to 80% to complete as a negotiating tool etc. If Iran wants zero bases, this could be on the table to negotiate.</strong></h3><h3><strong>15)USA and Iran to commit to no military attacks on Iran for 15 years. Iran to agree to no attacks on Israel or United States for 15 years (homeland or territories or bases etc.). Ideally a commitment by all sides to do this forever. No attacks forever. firm commitment. Forever where Israel is to be safe and Iran and all nations in the region. Again, all such nations to pledge no military attacks for ever. The security of Israel is paramount as is Iran as is USA etc. Nations must commit to peace and end any and all terror related attacks on respective peoples. For good.</strong></h3><h3><strong>16)Iran and US to work together and enter into bi-lateral workable financial and energy resource deals and projects over the long-term to drive jobs in both nations e.g. US can commit to help develop Iran&#8217;s energy infrastructure while Iran commits to supply as need may be, the US with any energy oil and gas needs etc. Again, another piece to add to negotiations to help it.</strong></h3><h3><strong>These are my preliminary suggestions to be iterated, added to etc., what are yours?</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg" width="387" height="387" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:387,&quot;width&quot;:387,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Shots fired at the White House Correspondent dinner, thank God no one was hurt, we remain unclear motives of the shots, thank God POTUS Trump &amp; FLOTUS was safe amen! Thanks to Secret Service he was &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Shots fired at the White House Correspondent dinner, thank God no one was hurt, we remain unclear motives of the shots, thank God POTUS Trump &amp; FLOTUS was safe amen! Thanks to Secret Service he was &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Shots fired at the White House Correspondent dinner, thank God no one was hurt, we remain unclear motives of the shots, thank God POTUS Trump &amp; FLOTUS was safe amen! Thanks to Secret Service he was " title="Shots fired at the White House Correspondent dinner, thank God no one was hurt, we remain unclear motives of the shots, thank God POTUS Trump &amp; FLOTUS was safe amen! Thanks to Secret Service he was " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>Long live USA, greatest nation, long live the stars and stripes flag, our nation, our military, peoples, long live our POTUS Trump, I support, &amp; I continue to want Trump&#8217;s success! I want God to grant Trump favor and cover and protect him, grant him gracious mercy and help him! Give him success, and that means not by war, but by doing the right thing here! Bring them home! End the failed Iran war and bring our troops safely home&#8230;</strong></h3><p>Also, Steve&#8217;s response was to this article I shared (and that photo next is some precision bombing of our bases in Kuwait (rendered it now inoperable as radars etc. blown up) by Iran, for a nation that the Trump administration is obliterated and has NOTHING&#8217;):</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" width="750" height="430" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:430,&quot;width&quot;:750,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military " title="Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>&#8220;We may not want to admit it in the US and the Trump administration but: &#8220;China is America&#8217;s Military Equal Now And In Any Future Fight, Marine General Warns</strong></h3><h3><strong>Faced with the rapidly growing China threat, the U.S. has to start hardening its bases now, said Marine Lt. Gen. Stephen Sklenka.&#8221;</strong></h3><h3><strong>The Iran was has shown the limits today of America&#8217;s military power and the weaknesses. It is shocking.</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>&#8220;Epic Fury (Iran war) offers some sobering lessons, Sklenka noted. While the U.S. is able to pour forces into theater via uncontested skies and largely uncontested seas, Iran was still able to inflict a great deal of pain on America and its allies during the fighting. And, it still is, economically through an </span><a href="https://www.twz.com/news-features/u-s-efforts-to-prevent-iranian-mine-laying-in-strait-of-hormuz-underway">ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz</a><span>. A fight with China would be far worse, Sklenka cautioned.&#8221; </span><a href="https://www.twz.com/sea/china-is-americas-military-equal-now-and-in-any-future-fight-marine-general-warns">https://www.twz.com/sea/china-is-americas-military-equal-now-and-in-any-future-fight-marine-general-warns</a></strong></h3><h3><strong><a href="https://www.givesendgo.com/drpaulalexander">GiveSendGo | Dr Paul Alexander Needs Our Help</a></strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Please know that when you use my code PAUL10 at the </span><a href="https://www.resolvx.health/">RESOLVX HEALTH</a><span> website each and every sale greatly supports me and allows me to continue fighting!!</span></strong></h3><p>Company name is RESOLVX HEALTH</p><p>Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump&#8217;s War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. 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To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran has closed Strait of Hormuz AGAIN as FOX news says its open, deceiving the American people; Vance is now the face of negotiations as Iran states that 'it had shut the Strait of Hormuz and ]]></title><description><![CDATA[would not discuss nuclear issues because Washington had failed to halt fighting in Lebanon.'...so who is zooming/lying to whom? who to believe? Iran now is rag-dolling USA even in negotiations, optics]]></description><link>https://palexander.substack.com/p/iran-has-closed-strait-of-hormuz</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://palexander.substack.com/p/iran-has-closed-strait-of-hormuz</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:37:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg" width="1200" height="675" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:675,&quot;width&quot;:1200,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;JD Vance schlongs Israel and I get it, he is right, yet balancing Israel has the right to defend itself if attacked, yet it cannot go indiscriminately bombing Lebanon who also must defend it self&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="JD Vance schlongs Israel and I get it, he is right, yet balancing Israel has the right to defend itself if attacked, yet it cannot go indiscriminately bombing Lebanon who also must defend it self" title="JD Vance schlongs Israel and I get it, he is right, yet balancing Israel has the right to defend itself if attacked, yet it cannot go indiscriminately bombing Lebanon who also must defend it self" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Sx0A!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F823887c9-8993-4cbf-ade3-b95ca04b3d79_1200x675.jpeg 424w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3>and then Vance says US willing to &#8216;fundamentally transform&#8217; Iran relationship ahead of peace deal negotiations in Switzerland&#8230;</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rVVF!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee2cd461-2cee-4847-b9c8-8da55cb67b8f_662x662.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rVVF!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee2cd461-2cee-4847-b9c8-8da55cb67b8f_662x662.jpeg 424w, 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Congenital syphilis (pregnancy maternal linked) is a sentinel event demonstrating failure of the local public health program; 'As a physician, I ]]></title><description><![CDATA[have never been more concerned about rates of congenital syphilis The U.S. must step up to control syphilis in mothers and babies now'; well written and warrants review by my readers]]></description><link>https://palexander.substack.com/p/congenital-syphilis-psa-the-rates</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://palexander.substack.com/p/congenital-syphilis-psa-the-rates</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:01:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg" width="461" height="461" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:461,&quot;width&quot;:461,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Senator Cassidy attacks POTUS Trump, schlongs Iran war deal: &#8220;Worst foreign policy blunder in decades,&#8221; Cassidy: &#8220;Reagan is rolling over in his grave,&#8221; Cassidy wrote. &#8220;Iran&#8217;s nuclear ambitions were&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Senator Cassidy attacks POTUS Trump, schlongs Iran war deal: &#8220;Worst foreign policy blunder in decades,&#8221; Cassidy: &#8220;Reagan is rolling over in his grave,&#8221; Cassidy wrote. &#8220;Iran&#8217;s nuclear ambitions were" title="Senator Cassidy attacks POTUS Trump, schlongs Iran war deal: &#8220;Worst foreign policy blunder in decades,&#8221; Cassidy: &#8220;Reagan is rolling over in his grave,&#8221; Cassidy wrote. &#8220;Iran&#8217;s nuclear ambitions were" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rRq9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33b7a040-5ed5-47e5-be5b-07390f15ccda_461x461.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>The urgency is that &#8216;Public health must work toward making prenatal care early, easy, and universal, with same-week prenatal care entry, walk-in and telehealth options, and evening and weekend clinics. Instead of cutting public insurance programs, Medicaid should be expanded, with presumptive eligibility in pregnancy, and have zero-cost visits, laboratory testing, and transportation. Prenatal services should be co-located where people already are, such as in Women, Infants and Children program sites, substance-use clinics, jails, reentry programs, or homeless shelters.&#8217;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uMpj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4e6de54-f41c-43c4-ba93-ebc295f1f68f_1920x1020.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uMpj!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4e6de54-f41c-43c4-ba93-ebc295f1f68f_1920x1020.png 424w, 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><blockquote><p>In 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/sti-statistics/annual/index.html">reported</a> nearly 4,000 new cases of syphilis in babies, the highest case number since the mid-1950s. Typically about 5%-10% of those reported cases are stillbirths or die soon after delivery. Many surviving babies are left with lifelong disability or developmental delay.</p><p>The increase reflects the national loss of syphilis control that began with the Great Recession and the <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6785808/">defunding</a> of local public health programs in 2008. As a physician and former public health official, I have never been more concerned about those rates of congenital syphilis.</p><p>Congenital syphilis is a sentinel event demonstrating failure of the local public health program.</p><p><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/sti-statistics/annual/index.html">Evaluations</a> by the CDC have shown that most cases of congenital syphilis are due to pregnant women not being tested and, among those who test positive for syphilis, not getting treated. Some pregnant women miss out on prenatal care because of lack of insurance, poor access, fear of immigration detention, or other medical conditions like substance use or mental health problems, but even among those who receive prenatal care, only about 80% are <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40036094/">tested</a>.</p><p>To <a href="https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/15/pfizer-bicillin-shortage-preventable-congenital-syphilis-surging/">control congenital syphilis</a>, the U.S. needs to treat it as a preventable outcome of missed screening, missed treatment, and missed follow-up. The playbook is well known. What&#8217;s been missing is consistent execution and capacity.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y6oY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e906037-e099-4d8a-88e5-2d4b2143e4c8_1920x1020.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y6oY!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e906037-e099-4d8a-88e5-2d4b2143e4c8_1920x1020.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y6oY!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e906037-e099-4d8a-88e5-2d4b2143e4c8_1920x1020.png 848w, 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>While nearly all states have legislated mandates for syphilis screening in pregnancy, and often up to three tests in pregnancy, public health needs to hold medical providers and health systems accountable for any lack of compliance. For those individuals and organizations not screening, public reporting of failures to test and medical-legal action could be pursued. Like other screening interventions in medical systems, reminder prompts need to be built into electronic health records systems with hard-stop order sets, monitoring dashboards, and standing nursing protocols.</p><p>Given that syphilis treatment is safe and highly effective, medical providers should follow <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/nscss-considerations-for-the-implementation-of-syphilis-poc-tests.pdf">national</a> and <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39820296/">expert</a> recommendations to treat immediately upon an initial positive screening test without waiting referral or additional testing. To make immediate treatment possible, same-day injectable benzathine penicillin G has to be available in clinics and any testing location.</p><p>Easy availability of injectable penicillin may prove difficult. Injectable penicillin availability has been a problem over the past decade, with <a href="https://www.ashp.org/drug-shortages/current-shortages/drug-shortage-detail.aspx?id=932">shortages</a>, stock-outs, and <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/sti/php/from-the-director/2025-07-bicillin-recall.html">recalls</a>. Government agencies need to guarantee reliable penicillin supply and access with state and regional rotating stockpiles, rapid redistribution, and clear allocation protocols.</p></blockquote><p>On how to end the Iran war: </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://palexander.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump's War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h3><strong>Start my suggestions (and aided and supported by some others) here:</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FsUs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b6e17a0-2dd8-4106-9b00-2e901e609849_3702x2256.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img 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used from brilliant minds) worth considering to enhance, upgrade the military&#8217;s ability to meet and overcome the enemy of today and tomorrow:</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>&#8216;First, the United States needs to invest in counter-drone technologies, like those that Ukraine has developed in its war against Russia. The lack of such defenses is one reason that the vaunted U.S. Navy has been </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/world/middleeast/iran-irgc-navy-strait-of-hormuz.html">unable to prevent</a><span> the closure of a vital waterway, the Strait of Hormuz.</span></strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Second, the United States needs more of its own cheap, disposable weapons like one-way attack drones and unmanned ships. Although much of the war in Ukraine has been fought by mass-produced drones, the Pentagon is pouring money into much more complex equipment, including pilotless &#8220;wingmen&#8221; that </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/us/politics/ai-air-force.html#:~:text=That%20is%20where%20the%20new,wingman%E2%80%9D%20to%20a%20human%20pilot.">can fly alongside</a><span> a piloted plane.</span></strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg" width="680" height="383" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:383,&quot;width&quot;:680,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran" title="JJM, John Mearsheimer (clip) delivers a stern rebuke of Trump's foreign policy as to the botched bombing of Iran; Trump seeks to blame Europe for US's failure in taking Iran" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JF6k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67ed4295-f6a8-40c1-9e06-4706dfff1116_680x383.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>Third, the country needs larger and more flexible industrial capacity. Until recently, a single factory made all of America&#8217;s Tomahawk cruise missiles, and there is a constant shortage of Patriot missile interceptors. Congress should pass laws that help the private sector build up its manufacturing capacity. The Pentagon, for its part, needs to stop buying so many of its weapons from just five big weapons makers and start betting on dynamic tech companies that can quickly adapt.</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Lastly, the United States </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/13/opinion/editorials/trump-us-military-alliances-spending.html">needs to collaborate</a><span> with other industrialized democracies. Mr. Trump&#8217;s pleas for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz from the very allies he spurned at the start of the war is just the latest proof that America can&#8217;t go it alone. In the years ahead, keeping pace with China&#8217;s economic and military expansion will require collaborating with like-minded democracies.&#8217;</span></strong></h3><h3><strong>In the end, if USA homeland was attacked, I would help defend it, personally, I will take up arms, if it were attacked, if Canada were attacked or my home Caribbean island nation but that did not occur here, Iran did not attack USA and we do not go bombing another nation to &#8216;help out another in its bombing&#8217; or &#8216;in case they ever attacked&#8217; or based on a supposition or theoretical risk especially when our own US intelligence said no attack was imminent and that Iran had no nuclear weapons and was not near completing one and posed no imminent threat. Our own intelligence. I guess this is why Tulsi DNI was placed on the naughty chair day one of the bombing.</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg" width="546" height="680" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:680,&quot;width&quot;:546,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash " title="USA government CREATED Lyme disease! Operation Mongoose 1962 (Plum Island, Project 112, Lyme); what US government, CIA did to sugar cane workers, as we remember Operation Northwoods (1962 DoD crash " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LF9A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31d648c1-7db7-4999-96bb-cd95c7c2d796_546x680.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>I am totally against what USA did here bombing Iran. Based on all that was known, Iran did not pose the threat to warrant this. I know this could have been dealt with differently. I want POTUS Trump to bring our precious troops home, no more blood shed all sides&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by Trump.</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by this great US nation.</strong></h3><h3><strong>I stand by my flag.</strong></h3><h3><strong>The main thesis I am expressing is that the safety and security of Israel is paramount and must not be breached. Ever. So is the safety of USA and of Iran. I mean all three. In this debate. Yet I am an American (and Canadian and Trinidadian Tobagonian with Cuban and Middle East heritage) who loves USA. US stood and must stand as the last beacon of hope. And lead. Must not now digress to be the world&#8217;s bully because &#8216;we have bigger weapons&#8217;. No. strength is NOT that.</strong></h3><h3><strong>My proposed solution I offer to POTUS Trump (for we want him to win) to get out of this Iran war that we the US wrongfully started and given that it seems the US is being held hostage by Iran and now trapped and desperately seeks a way out (given today, after 2-3 months of bombing of Iran (and an US asked for ceasefire), they Iran, have remained intact and by all accounts have grown stronger as</strong></h3><h3><strong>1)the Iranian brutal regime which I do not support, and cannot support, remains in place and some argue with even more hardliners and thus we may have caused a worst situation&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>2)their Iran&#8217;s ballistic and drone assets are largely intact as reported by even our own US intelligence&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>3)they retain their enriched uranium (60%) that could be taken to weapons grade (90%)&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>4) HAMAS and Hezbollah and other terror assets remain and</strong></h3><h3><strong>5)they now control the Straits of Hormuz (when prior to bombing they did not as ships passed daily unimpeded)&#8230;having our US sailors mill around warship decks playing shuffleboard&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>My 16 point resolution plan (as a simple lay person interested in no more blood shed and US leading the way to solve this, despite US have a wrongful role in initiating this clusterfuck):</strong></h3><h3><strong>1)that POTUS Trump must fire functional dry-drunk sexual predator SECDEF Hegseth immediately (and the other drunkard deer-in-the-headlight FBI head Kash Patel, what an embarrassment) for badly misguiding POTUS Trump into this wrong Iran war</strong></h3><p>Do not forget this lady in the pedophilia issues, may have explaining to do under oath sometime?:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg" width="1024" height="759" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:759,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil,&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil,&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil," title="The Reese Report by Greg Reese this is worth the read, take from it what you wish but lots of this lines up with my understanding of history re Iran &amp; Middle East; 'Blowback of Piracy'; it is the oil," srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fK2W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33bbd5fb-3617-4998-9b38-21a470e6b7be_1024x759.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>2)POTUS Trump to declare a victory, some form of it, and say that you accomplished what you sought to e.g. degraded Iran&#8217;s military, reduced its capacity to wage war with Middle East neighbors etc., and take an off-ramp; if they say in media that you lost, accept that for you did actually; if they say the bombing was illegal and wrong, accept it for it was</strong></h3><h3><strong>3)The US to end the bombing now and military presence around Iran</strong></h3><h3><strong>4)Removal of the Iran port blockade by US; Iran to release and not militarize the Strait of Hormuz immediately or commit to not do this in the future; no blockage of the Red Sea by Iran; no attacks on commercial shipping or any types by Iranian gun boats or military</strong></h3><h3><strong>5)Trump to bring all precious US troops home now; maybe get some additional concessions to exchange any spies or people held both sides&#8230;win win if possible.</strong></h3><h3><strong>6)US to apologize for the deaths by the US missiles of the 170 little schoolgirls in Minab&#8230;that was a mistake (I cannot think it was deliberate so will not say that or entertain it unless I can be shown this) yet tragic, very painful; admit it if we were at fault for the healing to begin; offer compensation to the families.</strong></h3><h3><strong>7)Iran to pay USA for our dead soldiers and we to pay them for their dead children and innocents. The war was wrong. We have to compensate each other</strong></h3><h3><strong>8)USA and Iran us to return to the negotiating table, and fire idiots Kushner and Witkoff, two of the biggest negotiator clowns in history. They are one-sided and biased</strong></h3><h3><strong>9)consider crippling economic sanctions for 5 years on the nuclear issue on Iran yet the debate must begin now as to why Iran must not have a nuclear weapon and why they COULD, given other nations are allowed to; lift any economic sanctions on commercial issues in the economy so that they can have economic growth and rebuild their infrastructure; Iran to agree to work collaboratively and peacefully for the next 15 years with the United States as a partner, with routine bi-annual high-level meetings (issues around trade, economies, military, security etc.)</strong></h3><h3><strong>10)work to get Iran to transfer the enriched uranium to China or Russia with joint yearly inspections including the USA where USA must sign on and be a partner to the inspections&#8230;China, Russia and USA to inspect&#8230;and relevant UN agency&#8230;but Iran retains ownership, it&#8217;s theirs. But not to build bombs. At the same time, get Israel to sign on to the NPT and declare the weapons they may (or may not) have&#8230;</strong></h3><h3><strong>11)Iran to declare no building of a nuclear weapon for 15 years as a bargaining tool, should they move to do so; all nations Iran, Israel, Pakistan et al. to commit to and agree to never use nuclear weapons on any neighbors, ever</strong></h3><h3><strong>12)Iran to declare no support of HAMAS or Hezbollah or any other terror assets e.g. Houthis, Islamic Jihad, Wahabists, Salafists etc. in Middle East and for good; end that, I mean a commitment forever, particularly never to use such terror assets to attack Israel or US and in fact, anyone</strong></h3><h3><strong>13)US to leave Iran&#8217;s oil and assets and resources alone, it belongs to Iran. Same for all nations in the world e.g. Greenland, Canada, Venezuela etc.; US to leave all assets and resources of all nations, it does not belong to us and all nations must do the same, China, Russia, India etc. all powerful nations must stop this quest for unbridled hegemony. Taking other people stuff. By force.</strong></h3><h3><strong>14)put on table that the US will reduce military bases in Middle East by half to 80% to complete as a negotiating tool etc. If Iran wants zero bases, this could be on the table to negotiate.</strong></h3><h3><strong>15)USA and Iran to commit to no military attacks on Iran for 15 years. Iran to agree to no attacks on Israel or United States for 15 years (homeland or territories or bases etc.). Ideally a commitment by all sides to do this forever. No attacks forever. firm commitment. Forever where Israel is to be safe and Iran and all nations in the region. Again, all such nations to pledge no military attacks for ever. The security of Israel is paramount as is Iran as is USA etc. Nations must commit to peace and end any and all terror related attacks on respective peoples. For good.</strong></h3><h3><strong>16)Iran and US to work together and enter into bi-lateral workable financial and energy resource deals and projects over the long-term to drive jobs in both nations e.g. US can commit to help develop Iran&#8217;s energy infrastructure while Iran commits to supply as need may be, the US with any energy oil and gas needs etc. Again, another piece to add to negotiations to help it.</strong></h3><h3><strong>These are my preliminary suggestions to be iterated, added to etc., what are yours?</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg" width="387" height="387" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:387,&quot;width&quot;:387,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Shots fired at the White House Correspondent dinner, thank God no one was hurt, we remain unclear motives of the shots, thank God POTUS Trump &amp; FLOTUS was safe amen! 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Thanks to Secret Service he was " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GSqy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2c8af3-a55e-4464-be42-8e6305a72cee_387x387.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>Long live USA, greatest nation, long live the stars and stripes flag, our nation, our military, peoples, long live our POTUS Trump, I support, &amp; I continue to want Trump&#8217;s success! I want God to grant Trump favor and cover and protect him, grant him gracious mercy and help him! Give him success, and that means not by war, but by doing the right thing here! Bring them home! End the failed Iran war and bring our troops safely home&#8230;</strong></h3><p>Also, Steve&#8217;s response was to this article I shared (and that photo next is some precision bombing of our bases in Kuwait (rendered it now inoperable as radars etc. blown up) by Iran, for a nation that the Trump administration is obliterated and has NOTHING&#8217;):</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg" width="750" height="430" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:430,&quot;width&quot;:750,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military &quot;,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military " title="Just so you understand, this is after the US &amp; Israel bombed the shit out of Iran relentlessly; this is how Iran responded; we must be alarmed for the depth of precision of strikes on the US military " srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PQZD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9c64ff88-a56c-4df4-b1ae-4e1ee7842bf0_750x430.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>&#8220;We may not want to admit it in the US and the Trump administration but: &#8220;China is America&#8217;s Military Equal Now And In Any Future Fight, Marine General Warns</strong></h3><h3><strong>Faced with the rapidly growing China threat, the U.S. has to start hardening its bases now, said Marine Lt. Gen. Stephen Sklenka.&#8221;</strong></h3><h3><strong>The Iran was has shown the limits today of America&#8217;s military power and the weaknesses. It is shocking.</strong></h3><h3><strong><span>&#8220;Epic Fury (Iran war) offers some sobering lessons, Sklenka noted. While the U.S. is able to pour forces into theater via uncontested skies and largely uncontested seas, Iran was still able to inflict a great deal of pain on America and its allies during the fighting. And, it still is, economically through an </span><a href="https://www.twz.com/news-features/u-s-efforts-to-prevent-iranian-mine-laying-in-strait-of-hormuz-underway">ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz</a><span>. A fight with China would be far worse, Sklenka cautioned.&#8221; </span><a href="https://www.twz.com/sea/china-is-americas-military-equal-now-and-in-any-future-fight-marine-general-warns">https://www.twz.com/sea/china-is-americas-military-equal-now-and-in-any-future-fight-marine-general-warns</a></strong></h3><h3><strong><a href="https://www.givesendgo.com/drpaulalexander">GiveSendGo | Dr Paul Alexander Needs Our Help</a></strong></h3><h3><strong><span>Please know that when you use my code PAUL10 at the </span><a href="https://www.resolvx.health/">RESOLVX HEALTH</a><span> website each and every sale greatly supports me and allows me to continue fighting!!</span></strong></h3><p>Company name is RESOLVX HEALTH</p><p>Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump&#8217;s War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. 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get]]></description><link>https://palexander.substack.com/p/happy-fathers-day-to-all-you-great</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://palexander.substack.com/p/happy-fathers-day-to-all-you-great</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:03:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XHNP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ff17bce-dfcf-4a2b-9938-0b3bd3895a91_600x400.gif" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XHNP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2ff17bce-dfcf-4a2b-9938-0b3bd3895a91_600x400.gif" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>shit, did I did and done do that and gone said that? as you clutch the pearls and get the vapors? </p><p>I do not care&#8230;.</p><p>needs male and female parents for a reason and yes some success stories but often the child is fucked up in the head. maybe best to have no parents who are often twisted and warped (trans general trauma handed down from their parents to them) in their own minds. should have never been parents to start. do not relegate him the father, to a sideline, let him in, center, celebrate the father, and you males out there, you are twisted to think its something to be admired that you walked away from your responsibilities. waste of time punks. so why not think about this, think about the damage you do being AWOL&#8230;</p><p>but don&#8217;t rig the shit against the man, the male and then call him a failure&#8230;the man, the dad has a rightful place central to society, the nuclear family, the male&#8230;the young buck needs the male&#8230;a daughter needs her father to set the tone as to how she SHOULD be treated by a male&#8230;a good father has a potent role&#8230;forever. </p><p>we know of 2 parent homes, where the kids grow up bent and psychologically deranged&#8230;addled, psychotic&#8230;we know of one parent homes where kids do better than most and we even know of zero parent homes where the children do best&#8230;raised by strangers too&#8230;kids bring lots to the table, robust, resilient but don&#8217;t fuck them moving the father out of the home and relegating denigrating him societally&#8230;</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" 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