Trump Capitulates

Since World War II the Americans have won every military battle but lost all the wars. Just think of Vietnam, Iraq and now Iran. The most formidable military force in the World, equipped with the most powerful weapons has not achieved unquestioned victory in any of...

When Personal Animosity Lead to War

Donald Trump hates Barak Obama. Even before he was elected in 2016, Trump spearheaded an ugly campaign trying to prove the Obama was not born in the US and therefore not eligible to be President. After taking office as the 45th President of the United States in 2017...

TACO

“Trump Always Chickens Out” has been a meme for some time. His habit of making broad threats only to back out before they result in any meaningful action (e.g. tariffs) is by now known to any and all. He did it again last Tuesday. First he boasted he would...

The War in the Middle East II

Donald Trump is not well. He feels cornered. He is frustrated. On Easter Sunday his frustration boiled over in a remarkable outburst on his own “Truth” Social: “Tuesday will be Ower Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There...

The War in the Middle East

I have refrained from commenting on the war in the Middle East. For one, there is so much commentary floating around, some informed, some uninformed, some speculative and some just cheap propaganda, that I felt no need to add my two cents worth. But mainly because,...

Anne Applebaum Nailed It

Note: I have re-edited this post on March 20, correcting some mistakes in the original publication. In a recent article in the Atlantic (March 17, 2026), Anne Applebaum wrote: “Donald Trump does not think strategically. Nor does he think historically,...