But first, tidbits about Juneteenth ( today is a national holiday, and tomorrow will be the first day of summer ) and the Israel-Iran War. Time  magazine agrees with my  Tuesday posting  that, Juneteenth or not,  the struggle for civil rights still continues . President Donald Trump has said his decision to join Israel on strikes against Iran will wait for two weeks. He  says Iran needs some time to decide for itself if it really wants to be decimated .  Fat chance that they will agree to stop trying to become a nuclear power.  And, by the way, there are now nine of them:  US, Russia, China, France, UK, Pakistan, India, Israel and North Korea. The Gerald Ford Task Force has not left Norfolk, Virginia yet, and will probably arrive in the Mediterranean in just about two weeks. Trump seems to be facing some MAGA backlash.  Important elements don't want to join a foreign war.  Yet, most probably would also like to see Iran drop their nuclear...

About the Israel-Iran War and U.S. involvement, here are the latest developments. President Donald Trump demanded Iran unconditionally surrender, and that he could order killing the Ayatollah .  As you know, the  Supreme Leader ordered an operative last year to assassinate Trump before the election . Of course,  Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei  rejected Trump's threat. So the U.S. is now  moving its third, and newest, super carrier force, headed by the USS Gerald R. Ford, to the Mediterranean .  This will take a little time to get there, perhaps hinting of when action might be taken about the entry of America into that war.  Not boots on the ground, but B-2s with bunker bombs to target Iran nuclear facilities. American personnel in Israel are being removed.  Other embassies will soon follow. What could Iran do if the U.S. actually joins Israel in these air strikes? So far, Iran has launched more than 370 missiles and hundreds of dron...