Been on the go but doesn’t mean I’m not watching.
N. Korea
Continued uranium enrichment. Kim toeing line with ‘tactical’ rocket launches. Trump is so far tolerant.
Kim also killed those involved in the fiasco in Vietnam - those fired by Trump should be thankful for whom they work for.
Iran
More chest beating by Iran. But they are pulling a long game. US forces can only maintain a high level of readiness for so long before starting to lose their edge. Iran is waiting/watching for an opening that is also timely. We are now several weeks into this.
Iran also had more supplies destined for Hezbollah destroyed recently. Syria/Russia show no interest in shutting this down.
Global Food Issues
Flooding is expected to continue along the Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas and other rivers for the next several weeks. Crop planting (principally corn and soy) is woefully behind and probably won’t be able to be made up this year. Swine “ebola” epidemic currently centered in China has forced the destruction of about 30% of the hog production. this epidemic has spread throughout most of asia and has reportedly pushed into eastern Europe.
Israel vs ALL
Standard sporadic terror issues, quite given that Netanyahu didn’t get a majority govt formed and now new elections are due.
The Gaza/Hamas rocket attacks of last month exposed a weakness in Iron Dome - mainly that it can eventually be overwhelmed by volume of fire. Israeli know how may be able to fix some of that, but I suspect IAF may be more aggressive in attacking potential launch sites and not those that had just recently fired. This will cause additional collateral damage, but the Trump Administration so far hasn’t been concerned about that.
Still waiting for details on the new peace proposal.
Ebola
Out of control and now documented in Uganda.
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Thanks. BUMP!
Breaking
Iran
Two oil tankers attacked in Persia gulf region. Iran seems to have telegraphed the event in advance. One reported on fire and drifting in the straits of Hormuz