https://freerepublic.com/tag/substackistan/ en-us Thu, 9 Apr 2026 15:10:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4374232/posts As we cross the one month mark of the Israeli-American war on Iran, a sufficient corpus of data is emerging to contemplate the kinetic dynamics of the conflict. This is a very strange war. It is not merely the fact that the roster of combatants and associated parties - Netanyahu, President Trump, Lindsay “Holden Bloodfeast” Graham - comprise the most polarizing figures in world politics today. As if to punctuate this fact, I fully anticipate angry comments berating me for using a sanitized and emotionally titrated word like “polarizing.” But we digress. Far more interesting than endless apoplexy over Israel... Substack https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4374232/posts#comment Thu, 9 Apr 2026 15:10:21 GMT