Posted on 06/23/2025 5:38:22 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The U.S. attack on Iran is another ripple effect from Hamas’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The more time that goes by, the more significant 10/7 looms. It is one of those hinge points in history — like 11/9 (the day the Berlin Wall fell in 1989) or the 9/11 terrorist attack in the United States — after which nothing will ever be the same again.
In launching its barbaric assault on Israel, the Iranian-backed Hamas wanted to draw its regional partners into a broader war that, it hoped, would lead to the destruction of the Jewish state. But instead of destroying Israel, Hamas set in motion a train of events that resulted in the destruction of Iranian power across the region. In the more than 600 days since, much of Gaza has been razed and more than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed (according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry). Hamas, though it still exists, is a shadow of its former self. Yahya Sinwar, the architect of 10/7, is dead, along with his brother, and most of Hamas’s commanders.
The Iranian-backed Hezbollah, while it did not join in the initial assault on Israel, followed up by rocketing northern Israel for many months. Last fall, Israel struck back with an offensive against Hezbollah that began with the “exploding pagers” operation. Now, its longtime leader, Hasan Nasrallah, is also dead, along with most of its senior commanders. Its military infrastructure has been decimated and its ability to exert power in Lebanon considerably diminished. Hezbollah missiles no longer pose a significant threat to Israel. With Hezbollah essentially defeated, another Iranian client, Bashar al-Assad, was toppled by rebels in Syria late last year. Now, Syria is ruled by a Sunni government with no love lost for the Shiite...
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Sounds like Max Boot, a Jew, is very sad about Iran.
you forgot this....Kenyan MUSLIM communist.
TURKEY!!!! I forgot about that nasty little Muslim...what has he said about this??
You’re an IDIOT!! They were out to DESTROY THE BIG SATAN, AMERICA also!!
Wrong! I’ve said that for years. He’s one of the most evil people to have ever lived.
Among other things, he’s a filthy pig.
Kinda warms the heart.
I AGREED with you!
Surprised to see this from the Waaaaa-Po
Sorry, I misread it. My apologies.
That is exactly right, because that "white guilt" has been taught to all of us since it became a useful propaganda tactic during the Civil War, and a useful political propaganda tactic after the Civil War.
It empowers the corrupt power structure of Washington DC, and so it is never going away until it stops working.
WaPo published this?
Yes, but they have the sads over it.
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