Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Cold Turkey

We are headed yet again for a potential quagmire Syria with its Herculean complexities that could cost the lives of thousands maybe more including our own. Let's see where have I heard the words never ending war?  Oh yes, the so called easy war this nation has been in for 17 years.  Worse yet, if Trump responds through military power Trump risks opposing his best friend Putin who suffers no fools. One can bet Putin is laughing at the fool Trump because Trump is now between a rock and a hard place worrying about the red line crossed and worrying about Russian blackmail if Trump should engage Russian aircraft or troops.

The other side of the Syrian war is at least one of "Axis of Evil" powers which includes Iran.  The opposition will be the other power involved in Syria -- Russia -- the man at its helm Trump most admires for his capture on power, Putin. So what will it be Mr. Trump -- attack Syria and risk encountering Iran and/or worse Russia (a major power with nukes) or make the threat and not act thereby losing one half your base--a Shakespearean conundrum. The other half of your base is made up of rightwing extremists of the isolationist Linburgh variety. It's called damned if you do and damned if you don't. Add to that investigations of collusion and corruption galore of your "administration" and you are like Sisyphus trying to push that damn heavy rock up the hill.

Too bad you don't drink, Mr. Trump, you will have to endure the stress cold turkey -- an apt appellation of you!

NOT ANYMORE

  I wrote this last week and for the most part sat on it because I did not want my writing to imply anything against Israel. As stated agai...