The  USA is now also at war with Ecuador : Lost count.  Are we up to 8 or 9 wars? This latest one today was welcomed by President Daniel Noboa, a friend of Donald Trump. This action by the U.S. was to rid the area of drug cartels, which pretty much dominates our many wars.  These are worthwhile. About Day 5 of the Iran War: Looks like things are getting better for the U.S. and Israel....and worse for Iran.   Read a summary from CBS News . Iranian missile and drone attacks are declining, perhaps 80% less today compared to Days 1 and 2. Iranian attacks on their adjacent countries have turned the Arab world against them.  Bad decision by Iran. No doubt 175 people, mostly school girls, were killed on Day One of the attack, but it remains unclear if Israel or the USA was to blame.    In case you were not aware, Israel executed the Supreme Leader, not the U.S. Traffic has dried up in the Strait of Hormuz, where 20% of the world's crude oil and natural g...

The Iran War: Remember Donald Trump's recent campaign for president when he repeated the mantra about no new wars?    Can you believe that he has ordered military strikes on 7 countries just in his second term?   Add the attacks on boats in the Pacific and Caribbean.  Now, he further says that  he would deploy ground troops in Iran , if necessary. The story of why America is involved keeps changing.  Yesterday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the USA was just helping Israel.   Today, Trump indicated that the U.S. forced Israel into launching the conflict .  What's going on? While NATO has shown political support for the U.S. in this war, European countries have been absent.   Donald Trump is thusly angry . Google AI: As of early March 2026, the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran  has resulted in over 1,000 fatalities, with reported figures including 1,190 deaths in Iran and at least 6 U...

The War with Iran is expanding. According to  Time  magazine : Early public messaging has underlined this shift. The man who addressed Iran and the world on television after the death of the Ayatollah was   Ali Larijani , the head of the national security council. A former IRGC commander and an experienced politician with a reputation for pragmatism, Larijani has been   overseeing   nuclear negotiations, regional relations, and suppression of recent protests.  In his  televised address,  Larijani   struck a tone   that was at once defiant and carefully calibrated. He spoke of national unity, warned against those who would seek to “fragment the country,” and framed the confrontation not as a crisis of leadership but as an existential struggle for Iran itself. The message projected resolve and defiance toward the U.S. and Israel, while directing an unmistakable warning inward, toward any faction tempted to exploit the moment. From  NB...

 First, the latest on the War in Iran: How world leaders have responded .  As expected. What will our Congress do ?  I expect no significant action, as Republicans are in control of both houses.  However, even if something controlling emanates, Trump will simply ignore anything, for he has all the enforcement powers. Democrats keep saying that the people are united against Trump attacking Iran.  Actually a  poll, taken just before this action , shows the contrary. According to  Mother Jones :   Just one in four Americans   supports the Trump administration’s ongoing strikes on Iran, according to a Reuters/Ipsos   poll   released on Sunday.   However, my sense is that the American public identifies more with the wishes of the people of Iran, and what Trump has done has opened the door to a possible successful revolution.  We'll see the true reaction over the coming weeks. But say, the USA masses don't support Trump on ...