As VP Neville Vance boarded the shiny airplane to head to Switzerland to sign the Memorandumb, yes, I meant to spell it that way, of Understanding, MOU, he smiled and waved saying “My good friends, for the first time in our history, an American Vice President has returned from Pakistan bringing peace with honor. I believe it is peace for our time….” So, no doubt, off to a great start. Chamberlain’s “Peace for Our Time” Speech, September 30, 1938 A year later Hitler started WWII, or World War Eleven to Ilhan Omar.
This is going to be a different column as I have a lot of information, from different sources and I’ll just try to tie everything together in a way that makes sense. Hopefully. I will note on point #1, we shouldn’t need to specify no enrichment as with the deal Obama made with the Iranians he assured us the deal meant they would never have a nuclear weapon.
I’ll start with the the article by Dr. Guy Bechor, and it’s worth the read. It’s looking at the goals of the engagement in Iran vs what is the the MOU.
Has the United States Become a New Iranian Proxy?
The article argues that President Donald Trump, who spent the last decade promoting a strict policy toward Iran and who withdrew from the Obama nuclear deal, has now reversed nearly every major principle that defined his approach.
Below is an English transcription/translation of the main points:
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1. The Principle of “Zero Enrichment”
For at least a decade, Trump repeatedly insisted that Iran must have zero uranium enrichment capability. In February 2026, he described it as a “very clear red line.”
According to the article, the new interim agreement abandons that position entirely, allowing Iran to continue enriching uranium at low levels, with the exact percentage to be determined later.
In an interview with The New York Times on June 14, Trump reportedly said Iran had agreed to suspend enrichment for 15–20 years (his preference being 20 years) and afterward enrich uranium indefinitely at low levels for civilian purposes.
The article concludes:
Trump moved from “zero enrichment” to “enrichment forever.”
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2. The Principle of “Maximum Pressure”
Trump’s signature policy included:
Severe economic sanctions
Restrictions on Iranian oil exports
Sanctions on banks, shipping companies, and insurers
Designating the IRGC as a terrorist organization
Diplomatic isolation
According to the article, immediately after the interim agreement:
Economic sanctions were lifted.
Iranian oil exports became legal.
Banking, shipping, and insurance sanctions were removed.
The author argues that:
Maximum pressure has become maximum reward—replacing the stick with a generous carrot, similar to the Obama approach that Trump previously called “naïve” and “stupid.”
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3. Removing Enriched Uranium from Iran
Until May 2026, Trump repeatedly demanded that all enriched uranium be removed from Iran or transferred to the United States for destruction.
The agreement instead accepts Iran’s demand that the uranium remain inside the country and merely be diluted.
Trump reportedly explained that removing it would be complicated, dangerous, and expensive, and that Iran could create problems during the process.
He also stated:
“I have no urgency to remove the material buried beneath the bombed sites.”
And later:
“Why even bother? It’s not really valuable… it’s buried deep and nobody can reach it now.”
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4. Destroying Iran’s Nuclear Facilities
Until early 2026, Trump and his team—including Steve Witkoff—demanded the dismantling of Iran’s major nuclear sites:
Natanz
Fordow
Isfahan
This mirrored the Libya model, in which the nuclear program was completely dismantled.
According to the article, the new agreement contains no requirement to destroy or dismantle any facilities.
Instead, after a long suspension period, Iran would be allowed to enrich uranium indefinitely at low levels for civilian purposes.
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5. Dismantling Iran’s Missile Program
Since 2018, the U.S. position required Iran to:
End ballistic missile proliferation
Stop developing nuclear-capable missile systems
Trump sharply criticized Obama’s agreement for ignoring missiles.
The article claims that under the new agreement:
Iran insisted missiles would not even be discussed.
Trump accepted that demand.
It further states that Trump argued it would be unfair to deny Iran ballistic missiles while countries such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar possess them, implying Iran also has the right to defend itself.
The author responds rhetorically:
If Pakistan possesses nuclear missiles, should Iran also be allowed to have them “for self-defense”?
The article notes that Iran’s missile range already reaches approximately 4,000 km, covering cities such as Rome, Berlin, London, and Paris.
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6. “Do Not Give Money to a Terror State”
Trump consistently argued that money released to Iran ultimately finances:
Hezbollah
Hamas
The Houthis
The IRGC
The article contends that although Washington is not directly giving Iran money, lifting sanctions enables massive economic recovery, inevitably strengthening those organizations.
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7. “Iran’s Promises Are Worthless”
Trump repeatedly criticized the Obama agreement because Iran merely promised it would not seek nuclear weapons.
The article argues that the current agreement relies on the exact same Iranian declaration, meaning Trump now accepts what he previously dismissed.
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8. Fighting Iran’s Shiite Proxies
A longstanding American policy viewed Iran-backed groups as terrorist organizations.
According to the article, that principle has disappeared:
The Houthis
Iraqi Shiite militias
Hezbollah
all receive, in practice, greater legitimacy because the agreement avoids confronting them and even removes references to “terrorism” and “Islamic terrorism.”
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9. Hezbollah Must Be Disarmed Throughout Lebanon
The Trump administration previously demanded that Hezbollah be disarmed across Lebanon.
The article claims that this demand has vanished.
Instead:
Hezbollah benefits from a ceasefire.
Iran demands an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
Hezbollah would then return to Israel’s border communities.
The author argues:
Iran has effectively gained influence over Lebanon.
He further claims this sends a message throughout the Middle East that Iran remains loyal to its proxies while the United States does not stand firmly behind its allies.
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10. “The Most Pro-Israel President Ever”
Trump frequently emphasized this description.
The article argues that Israeli officials increasingly view the agreement as dangerous because it grants Iran legitimacy without dismantling its capabilities.
The author writes that the president once seen as the most pro-Israel could become, in practice, the most beneficial to the Iranian regime since the 1979 revolution.
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11. The Iranian People: “Help Is On the Way”
At the beginning of the conflict, Trump encouraged Iranians to:
“Take control of your government.”
“Take your country back.”
He also wrote in large letters:
“HELP IS ON ITS WAY!”
The article notes that Trump claimed many Iranians wanted continued bombing to achieve freedom from the regime.
However, it argues that the new agreement contains no commitment whatsoever to assist the Iranian people and instead provides enormous support to the regime itself.
It concludes that:
The agreement contains no demands regarding the regime’s treatment of its own citizens.
It ignores the killing of more than 40,000 Iranians earlier in the year.
The Iranian people receive only disappointment rather than assistance.
The article closes with the question:
“If this is not capitulation to Iran, then what is?”
That’s just the start. If you want the 14 points, it’s here. We Now Know What’s Inside the Iran Agreement
I’ve heard one description of the deal, by someone who is not worried because he said it will not last. He called it a “Witkoff deal written on chicken feathers”. Not sure I could come up with better. I mean look at the amazing success Witkoff had in Gaza! Hamas is still armed, Hamas is still in charge, Hamas are brazen enough to wear their uniforms and still trying to kill Israelis. A resounding “Witkoff success”. One would think President Trump would learn, one would be wrong.
But there is so much more here.
Continuing on from President Trump and Vance’s astonishing capitulation on the terms set forth before the start of the engagement, we have his equally whiplash producing disrespectful statements made to an ally we were flying missions with till about 5 minutes ago. Israel.
Now the fact that Neville Vance makes ridiculous statements shouldn’t shock anyone. Vance has been out doing a buy my new book on Catholic faith and by the way I did a great deal with Islamic terrorists that want to kill Israel first, the little Satan and then Americans, the big Satan. I’m great, let me tell you about my Catholic faith! I’m a Catholic just like Klandace Owens, Nick Fuentes, Jack Posobiac, Carrie Prejean, Steve Bannon and Heritage president Kevin Roberts! Did you know that? Thus far he’s doing the Marjorie Taylor Greene circuit of The View and Megyn Kelly.
Maybe someone should remind VP Neville Vance of this Bible history.
Here is a clip of Vance talking to a Christian broadcasting network about how Iran’s nuclear program is just gone. They would need many millions of dollars to do anything to re-start it. Millions like the sanctions relief that he gave them. No, it’s not American taxpayer dollars, it’s sanctions relief. Just like Obama gave them and Trump criticized him for it. It doesn’t matter where Iran gets the money to them, they still have the money. They used the money obama gave them to fund terrorism after they assured obama they would never! Obama understanding the concept of taqiyya winked and said oh I know! Vance just said okie dokie. I understand Scott Bessent urged against this as once the sanctions which have been quite effective are removed, it would be hard to get them back to that level. Vance, Witkoff and Kushner said okie dokie. Money incoming. They’ll be good, they pinky swore. As Vance tells the interviewer, he’s not worried about Iran lying as he doesn’t trust anyone. Wow, poor Usha. Apparently he has not figured out that there are some people and countries more worthy of trust than others.
Interesting snippet here where the interviewer asks Vance about the Iranians just waiting Trump out to restart the nuclear. Vance is not worried about that, he’ll know! The inspectors would know! Because there are going to be inspectors. I guess you can also figure out the part about Iran promising to buy agricultural products from American farmers with their unfrozen sanctions money. When trying to figure out who to believe, how exactly are we going to force Iran to buy corn? Sure we don’t release the money, but I read one comment the Iranians are miffed we didn’t even send a worthy opponent. We sent Charlie Brown to kick the football as Lucy holds it.
These will start at the relevant points.
Then he brags about regional allies. Yeahhhhh, more on that later. Vance just doesn’t see any point in more attacking, because this group of Iranians said they want to get along. He’s asked about arming the Iranians. He sees no point in it. You can’t just drop them from the sky. More on that later too. But I can give you a point to it. This is a video shot inside an Iranian hospital..
He’s asked about standing on the stage with Mohammad Ghalibaf, the man responsible for a lot of the slaughter of innocent Iranians. Will it bother him? No, it won’t really bother him.
Now we can get to some of the truly insane things he has said. He accused members of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government of attacking President Trump, and he said President Trump was the only world leader that like them, and they needed to be more grateful. Apparently it never crossed Neville Vance’s mind someone might speak Hebrew and fact check him. They do and they did.
So back to Vance’s big photo op in Switzerland. I’m sure he was very excited! He was going to be making history standing beside Mohammad Ghalibaf, after the signing of the MOU grinning like a possum.
On the way into to sign the “deal of the minute” Someone asked him something about Pakistan, He answered “We love Pakistan”
I’m sure.
Pakistan Sheltered Iranian Warplanes During Recent US-Iran Crisis: Report
So while Vance is not the least bit bothered by representing U.S. while standing next to a mass murderer and grinning like a possum, guess who wasn’t having it? Yup, the Iranians shook hands with the Swiss, but when Neville tried to shake their hands, he was rebuffed. They weren’t having it. Shake hands with Neville Vance? That weak fool? Heck NO! We have our standards.
Reports from Iran: The Americans had planned a joint photo and handshake at the start of the meeting — senior members of the Iranian delegation refused.
Another source.
This is humiliation.
No serious power walks into a negotiation room early, waits for the other side, lets the cameras roll, and then gets denied even a handshake. That is not strength. That is weakness broadcast to the world.
The Islamic regime knew exactly what it was doing. It made America wait, made America look eager, and then refused the most basic gesture of respect.
Even DJT’s best buddies Qatar. The ones helping bankroll terrorism, hiding out Hamas leadership for decades and sending billions to influence colleges and universities, weren’t having it.
Switzerland: The Prime Minister of Qatar “shrugs off”/”snubs” U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, who waits for a handshake or some gesture from him as he enters the hall.
The Americans are losing the games of honor in Switzerland.
To show how moderate and more amenable the new Islamic regime is, the death to Israel clock is back in Tehran square! Totally turning over a new leaf, or a new page on the death calendar as the case seems to be.
And, to further show you how seriously they are trying to impress Vance by their good behavior, they closed the Strait of Hormuz the day after. They have agreed it would be open and toll free President Trump crowed. However, it was suppose to open, but apparently after 60 days they were going to start charging a fee. Yeah, that one is on Trump. Probably announcing from the stage of the G7 could be considered an error in judgment.
President Trump repeats his mistake and clarifies to the Iranians how it is possible to “grab the world by the balls”:
If we had not reached this agreement, we could have continued dropping bombs for another two weeks, three or four weeks—even another two years.
In such a situation you would never have the Hormuz Strait open.
But some of that may be kind of subtle. If only they’d come out and say what they mean.
From Israel Today:
Abdollah Haji Sadeghi, the Iranian Supreme Leader’s representative to the IRGC: “Iran will never be friends with America, and will never give up its quest to eliminate the Zionist entity.”
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reiterates that his nation will not stop enriching uranium.
Since then the President and the new moderate, amenable Iranian regime have been having a social media spat. President Trump has said the Strait is open, toll free. The Iranians said nopity nope nope.
And it has been noticed. By the whole region.
See, the thing is, that’s not the only talking Vance has done. The following is from Mosab Hassan Yousef. The bravest man I will probably never get to meet. I’ve mentioned in columns before something about a plan to arm the Kurds I had heard about. Which made a lot of sense, they are battle hardened fighters and could help the Iranian people organize. But for some reason that never happened.
Mosab Hassan Yousef on X:
The Secret Plan to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran’s Leader, And Why It Collapsed
A senior Israeli intelligence figure has now confirmed what was hidden during the recent war: Israel and the United States went into the conflict with a concrete plan to overthrow the Iranian regime and install former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the transitional leader.
Maj. Gen. (res.) Tamir Hayman, who headed Military Intelligence during Operation Roaring Lion, spoke openly on PBS’s Firing Line about the multi-stage operation that was supposed to follow the initial strikes.
Ahmadinejad had been consulted in advance and was initially willing to play the role. The plan even included a targeted Israeli strike on his home in Tehran on the very first day of the war, February 28 designed to free him from house arrest so he could publicly emerge as the new face of power.
But the real centerpiece of the entire sequence was something far more ambitious: a Kurdish military invasion into northwestern Iran. The goal was to ignite rebellions among Iran’s oppressed ethnic minorities, pin down large numbers of IRGC and Basij forces, create internal chaos, and open the door for regime collapse from within.
The plan never got that far. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan saw any Kurdish advance as a direct threat to Turkey’s stability and interests. He personally convinced President Trump to cancel the Kurdish invasion. Once that opening move was removed, the whole sequence fell apart.
Ahmadinejad himself was injured in the Israeli strike meant to liberate him. He survived, went underground, and quickly distanced himself from any further cooperation. He is alive today. What was intended as a clean “jailbreak” became a near-death experience that ended his involvement.
I personally met with Iranian Kurdish leaders in Erbil during the first two weeks of the war, under IRGC fire on the Iraqi-Iranian border. I saw the real potential on the ground, the networks, the motivation, and the strategic value of using internal pressure from Iran’s minorities. Kurdish forces were willing and ready to move.
Trump had the chance to change the equation decisively. When Erdoğan pushed back, he blinked. That was the moment the operation lost its strategic backbone. Israel had no plans to strike Iran early this year.
Trump, emboldened by his success in Venezuela, wanted another quick win. When faced with real challenges, he abandoned the main pillar of the plan.
The regime survived because the Kurdish card, the only serious internal lever available was removed before it could be played.
President Trump turned a potential historic opportunity into a strategic defeat through impatience and poor war management. He is now desperately seeking an exit to save face, while the Iranian regime remains intact and more dangerous.
This is not theory. This is what actually happened.
How did Erdogan even find out about arming the Kurds??
And it’s worth remembering who Erdogen is…a blast from the recent past, Tulsi Gabbard, former director of National Intelligence.
However, Vance goes off on Israel chastising them because some of their weapons came from America and they should be more grateful. Which is how American aid to Israel works. They get credits at the company store to buy American weapons and ammo, thus employing American workers. So yeah, those things came from America because that’s what the 3.5 billion in American aid to Israel does. Ok Neville Vance, now do Ukraine. How much money has America sent to Ukraine? How was it spent? Why can’t it be accounted for? Interesting.
But let’s go on to President Trump now. He has shown lack of wisdom, in my opinion by continuing to use Witkoff & Kushner as envoys to the middle east. I’ve said it before, and yet again, they may be perfectly nice men that he would trust to take his granddaughter shopping or do a land deal in Manhattan, although he might want to re-think about hotel deals with Witkoff. I saw an interview with Batya Ungar-Sargon and Mark Levin about Batya’s new book just out. The Jews and the Left, and they discussed the MOU. Batya has met Witkoff and said he seems to be a very nice, sincere man. Which does not qualify him for this job. Neither Witkoff nor Kushner and certainly not Vance are informed enough on dealing with Islamic terrorists and that mindset. And so, the three stooges blunder on with this MOU, but providing fewer smiles than the original trio.
President Trump has made absolutely outrageous statements against Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, horrible, even as he praised the Islamic terrorists. I’ve heard “Oh well, it’s the good cop, bad cop routine”. No, it’s not. It’s statements that set a tone for Israel’s enemies and they seize upon them like Vance’s self-proclaimed new best friend Joy Behar on a drumstick. It’s disrespect in front of the whole world.
The claim is worry over the number of people killed in the Israeli air strikes in Lebanon?
The Lebanese Civil Defense: About 30 killed in southern Lebanon as a result of the Israeli strikes.
If the Europeans say that’s a lot, you can always refer them to the words of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, yesterday, in which he expressed admiration for the “impressive numbers” of 30–35 thousand (!) Russians killed every month.
We’re still not that “impressive.”
Somehow, neither Vance nor Trump seem to even mention that. Only what Israel does.
Part of what he says is demonstrably stupid and untrue. Like not having to knock down a whole building to kill a terrorist. Apparently Witkoff and Kushner never told him that quite often a whole building is occupied by IRCG and their families. And that also ignores the brilliance of some of these attacks. Hitting a single apartment in a whole building. Don’t believe me? I have photos.
Why would he say such a thing?
Here’s a fun apartment story for you,
Interesting details about the elimination of the Iranian Quds Force operative today in Beirut 👆
According to Lebanese sources, the apartment that was attacked today in Hazmiya, Beirut, was rented a few months ago by Thria Ali Yazbek, the wife of Mohammad Ali Kourani – the Iranian Quds Force operative who was eliminated in the strike.
Israel has already tried several times in the past, unsuccessfully, to eliminate Kourani.
Today he arrived at the apartment about two hours before the assassination attempt, accompanied by his wife and son, and went to sleep.
His wife and son left the apartment unharmed before the strike.
Kourani survived an assassination attempt a few weeks ago, when the IDF attacked the Comfort Hotel (also in Hazmiya) on 4.3, where Kourani was staying.
Kourani left the hotel just minutes before the airstrike and thus survived.
Today, luck was not on his side and he “said goodbye to the World Cup.”
OH! You mean the Iranian terrorists might hide in Beirut?? WOW, it’s a shame no one mentioned that to the President.
Then in a statement completely divorced from reality, he suggests that sending in the ISIS terrorist now ruling Syria, Al-Julani might be a better option that allowing Israel to continue to work with the legitimate government of Lebanon to rid itself of Hezbollah, which the Lebanese government doesn’t want either. He stated Al-Julani wouldn’t knock down a whole building.
Trump on Abu Mohammad al-Julani, President of Syria:
“The gentleman from Syria, who is now the president, did an outstanding job. He managed to unite the country within a year and a half. A bit like us—a year and a half, pretty much the same scale.
They told me: ‘Don’t go near him, please. He’s a very violent man, Al-Qaeda.’
I answered: ‘Well, one thing I know—a Boy Scout isn’t going to solve the problem.’
And in practice, he did a very good job. He would have been happy to handle it, you know. Hezbollah is his enemy, and he would have taken action. But he wouldn’t have collapsed buildings every time he heard someone was inside. He would simply go and catch him, in a focused and precise way.
But I don’t know if people want that.
Maybe not. Maybe Lebanon doesn’t want that. We also need to take Lebanon’s position into account to some extent.”
Conclusions from Trump’s statements:
You need to slaughter the enemy quickly, efficiently, and convincingly, and not drag things out.
Bringing down buildings makes too much noise.
You need to slaughter quietly. Go into the houses and do it there behind closed doors—and… leave the building standing!
Let me remind you of the tender mercies of Al-Julani.
Hikmat al-Hijri, the spiritual leader of the Druze community in Syria:
We thank the countries that stood by us during the massacre and genocide we experienced, first and foremost the State of Israel with all its components, whether they are Druze or not.
The IDF struck targets of the Syrian regime in southern Syria last night in response to an attack by the regime against the Druze in As-Suwayda
IDF Spokesperson in Arabic:
During the night, the IDF struck a headquarters and military equipment in Syrian regime army camps in southern Syria, in response to yesterday’s (Thursday) events in which Druze civilians were attacked in the As-Suwayda area.
The IDF will not allow harm to Druze in Syria and will continue to act to protect them.
The IDF continues to monitor developments in southern Syria and will act in accordance with the directives of the political echelon.
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Syria: Prisoner exchange deal between the Syrian regime and Druze in As-Suwayda
The Druze released 25 members of the regime who were imprisoned in As-Suwayda in exchange for 61 Druze who were detained by the regime.
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Druze men and women from As-Suwayda in southern Syria thank the State of Israel, at a rally held on Saturday at Al-Karama Square in the center of As-Suwayda.
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Marking the abuse of Kurdish women by the Syrian army
One of Abu Muhammad al-Julani’s men boasts in a video published a few days ago that he cut off the braid of a Kurdish girl (possibly a Kurdish fighter) and took one as a souvenir after killing her in the Raqqa area, which was captured by Syrian army soldiers from the Kurds about a week ago.
The shock at the cruelty of Abu Muhammad al-Julani’s soldiers, reminiscent of the shaving of the Druze mustaches in As-Suwayda by the same people, sparked a wave of solidarity on social networks with “the Kurdish braid,” which has become a symbol
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Syria: Abu Muhammad al-Julani’s men, upon their entry today for the first time into the village of al-Karama in the east of the city of Raqqa in eastern Syria – are waving the ISIS flag.
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Syria: Two videos worth watching to understand the close connection between the current Syrian regime and ISIS.
In the videos, vehicles carrying Abu Mohammad al-Julani’s men / the New Syrian Army are seen entering the al-Hol camp in Hasakah province for the first time.
The al-Hol camp, which until today was secured by Kurdish SDF forces, is home to tens of thousands of family members of dangerous ISIS operatives imprisoned in Syria. Women, children, and boys who have grown up.
Notice the joy and excitement of Abu Mohammad al-Julani’s soldiers, and notice the joy and excitement among the families of ISIS operatives.
You can’t fake this and you can’t hide it. It’s authentic.
Abu Mohammad al-Julani’s men have reached their loved ones, their brothers, their family members.
Abu Mohammad al-Julani and his men are ISIS, and ISIS is Abu Mohammad al-Julani and his men. They are one and the same.
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The Kurds in Iraq and Turkey are rallying to defend their brethren in Syria: demonstrations against the American consulate in Iraq, a general Kurdish mobilization aimed at entering Syria from Iraq and Turkey
Large demonstrations by Kurds were recorded last night in Iraq and Turkey.
A central protest was held in front of the American consulate in Erbil, Iraq, in protest of the Americans abandoning the Kurds in Syria.
The protesters stood on the consulate walls, removed the “USA” inscription from the entrance sign, and waved Kurdish flags.
Demonstrations were also recorded in other areas of the Iraqi Kurdistan region: in Dohuk, in Sulaymaniyah, in Zakho, and more.
The Turkish consulate building in Dohuk was breached and the Turkish flag was removed.
Kurdish Peshmerga battalions in Iraq are preparing to enter Syria.
Kurdish civilians in Qamishli (eastern Syria) armed themselves as part of a general mobilization for war against the regime of Abu Muhammad al-Julani, who began entering the nearby Hasakah province.
The Nusaybin border crossing between Syria and Turkey (Qamishli) was set on fire. Kurds from Turkey entered Syrian territory to assist their brethren. The Turks are trying to prevent the entry of Kurds from their territory.
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Syria: Difficult-to-watch videos are being published in which Abu Mohammad al-Julani’s men are seen piling the bodies of Kurds onto white pickup trucks and boasting about killing the Kurds.
It is possible to find quite a few similarities to 10/7.
The Kurds were abandoned by the Trump administration. The U.S. is currently on a weekend break, and the Kurds are suffering their worst defeat in recent years.
Unbelievably, the grown up in the room appears to be Al-Julani, the ISIS terrorist with the Zelensky cnn makeover who is running Syria. I don’t know what it is with President Trump and loving on terrorists with compliments. Al-Julani, the Islamic terrorists in Iran, Erdogen, it’s like the cheerleader in high school who keeps having crushes on the school “bad boy”. The Fonzi guy who smokes outside the school, never does homework and spends over half his day in detention but probably has a bright future in the Demoncrat party. He does love him some terrorist compliments. Didn’t work, Al-Julani didn’t bite.
The President of Syria declares: “You will not see Syria fighting against Hezbollah in Lebanon.”
And while President Trump is very upset about how Israel is handling Hezbollah in Lebanon, it might be worth mentioning what justice they are bringing to the families of murdered American servicemen. Why President Trump is upset about Israel dispatching a terrorists that murdered American soldiers, I’m not sure. But he does seem to be heap mad.
The attack carried out by senior Hezbollah member Ali Moussa Dakdouk (the recently eliminated) against American forces in Iraq
One of the most prominent operations attributed to Ali Moussa Dakdouk is the January 2007 attack on the American base in the city of Karbala, Iraq, against American forces.
The attack was carried out by the Shiite militia Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, which Dakdouk trained for the operation. As part of the attack, four American soldiers were kidnapped from the base in Karbala by English-speaking abductors who presented forged documentation. The four American soldiers were murdered shortly after their abduction and their bodies were found. Another soldier was killed during the attack itself.
Dakdouk was captured by the Americans in Iraq later that year but was handed over to the Iraqis to stand trial. He was acquitted in the Iraqi courts and released in 2012.
These are the names of the American soldiers murdered in the operation:
1. Jacob N. Fritz – First Lieutenant (1LT)
2. Shawn P. Falter – Private First Class (PFC)
3. Johnathon M. Millican – Private (PVT)
4. Jonathan D. Chism – Specialist (SPC)
5. Brian S. Freeman – Captain (CPT), who was killed during the initial assault on the compound.
Their families have now received delayed justice, apparently as a result of an Israeli Air Force strike.
No word if Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is upset about the justice. Come to think of it, we’ve heard precious little from Secretary of State Rubio or Secretary of War Hegseth.
Word on the street is they both opposed the deal and were told to shut up or be fired.
The people of Lebanon know very well what Hezbollah are, and they want Vance to leave Lebanon out of his chicken feathers MOU.
Sami Gemayel, member of the Lebanese Christian Kataeb Party, warns:
The land will not be liberated, the displaced will not return to their homes, and we will not live in peace as long as the militias’ weapons remain on our land.
We will not live in coexistence with Hezbollah, whatever the outcome of the talks taking place outside Lebanon may be. We will not accept the existence of these weapons or the existence of this militia (Hezbollah – AA).
We will not go back. This will be the end of the period of suffering.
The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran has nothing to do with Lebanon. What Iran is trying to do through the agreement is to protect its people in Lebanon, not Lebanon itself.
The Christians in Lebanon are truly crying out to the Americans and warning: you are making a big mistake when you let your negotiations with Iran affect Lebanon.
They know what they are saying. They know how Hezbollah operates in Lebanon.
Conclusion
So why have I written this very lengthy personal assessment? Two reasons, and both lead to the same result. America is far less safe. I’m not saying both men don’t have their strengths, Vance is good on the domestic fraud stuff and he does fine with the left wing media. But his personal biases have led to something disastrous.
Both men’s unnecessary and inflammatory rhetoric is going to have consequences. If you’ve ever seen someone badly beaten bloody and the perpetrator is standing there saying “oh I didn’t mean it, I was just saying that” you know very well once things are said, they can’t be un-said and consequences are coming.
Besides cnn and msnow and the woke reich celebrating the vile accusations of Trump and Vance are other world leaders.
Senator Lindsey Graham recently said “I spent 4.5 hours with Trump on Friday. If the deal fails – he will take control of Hormuz by force. Saudi Arabia will join the Abraham Accords within the next six months.”
Oh yeah? I wouldn’t bet large sums of money on that Sen. Graham.
Amjad Taha (Emirati analyst and commentator):
“To Trump: In the Middle East, loyalty is currency. If you abandon your closest friend halfway through a fight and cut deals behind their back while leaving them exposed, don’t expect anyone to trust your guarantees again. You told the world, “The U.S. and Israel carried out an operation against Iran,” then walked away and left your ally standing alone.
In the Middle East, we don’t judge friends by speeches; we judge them by who stays when the missiles fly. A person who abandons an ally halfway and cuts deals behind their back is not someone you call in a crisis.
You will say it’s about American interests. Fine. But others also have interests, and they have memories. You can call it “America’s interests.” We call it something else: leaving your friends in the storm.
Before asking, “Why don’t they defend themselves?” remember that countries like Israel did and are still doing so alone.
And also remember that the UAE defended itself, struck back forcefully, and banned the Muslim Brotherhood. Many of your countries in the West did neither.
The lesson is simple. If you can leave your closest friend exposed today, why should anyone trust your promises tomorrow? Maybe it’s time for the Middle East to start thinking about alternatives.
And yes, when Iran strikes again, don’t assume the Middle East will dial Washington. People don’t call someone who might leak information to Turkey or cut a deal with Tehran while their friends are still under fire.”
He’s not the only one.
Our European “allies”, our NATO “allies” aren’t worth a warm bucket of spit. They would not even allow us to use bases to land planes. Most of them are useless militarily as well. And now you’ve shown the Arab countries you want to be buddies with that being an ally of the United States is a good proposition for 2 minutes. Then not only do you turn on your ally, you do so in a very ugly public way. Did President Trump & Neville think no one would notice? Did they think they could just mutter “oh I didn’t mean it that way?” “I’m sorry” doesn’t stop blood, and once things are said, they can’t be unsaid. I believe there will be damage to our reputation.
Where does this leave U.S. for real allies? Muslim countries like France, England, Australia or Germany? New allies like Saudi Arabia or the UAE?
My last point is religious, or spiritual. Both President Trump and VP Vance have made horrible statements in the last few days that Israel exists only because of America. I tremble when I hear such things. I have news for them, Israel exists because G-d, the creator of the universe chose her to do so. She was re-born in one day, she has gathered her people back in from the four corners of the earth. They have come home and the land has been re-born, changing from the barren wasteland described by Mark Twain to a vibrant thriving country. A country that G-d has a special covenant with, unlike America where no such covenant exists. For them to make such statements is terrifying to me.
I will end with a portion of a movie where Rabbi Tovia Singer is being interviewed. The movie starts at the pertinent point. If you want to listen to all of it, it’s great of course, but the relevant part is when Rabbi Tovia is talking about a nation called Tyre, that no longer exists. It’s King was Hiram, and the nation was Israel’s best friend. They were very prosperous from trade and in fact supplied some of the materials to Shlomo the King for the building of the Temple. But they became haughty, and began to demand Israel give them cities, but then that wasn’t enough. That made me think of the Witkoff deal where America and a board of “peace” take Gaza away from Israel. But I’ll just let you listen to the movie. It’s set to start at the relevant part. But if haughty doesn’t describe President Trump and Neville Vance’s statements towards Israel, I’m not sure what does a better job. America has a lot of people in the country now, we don’t know who they are or where they came from. We know that when Islamics see or sense weakness they attack or increase attacks. There is so much potential for catastrophe. Such arrogance is a bad, such disrespect toward any other country except maybe England or France is a bad idea. Towards G-d? Unbelievable. A precipice? Indeed.
