Meanwhile on the International front....

We’re doing the same exercises, which are actually more like rehearsals.

 

Defending Taiwan will ultimately prove to be fruitless or catastrophically expensive in blood and treasure.

 

Michelle is a friend from college days.

https://winknews.com/2024/05/24/mil...emZjunvGmrgH-SCneeLfEQeqNeUi0Pv5AaqF3c2joes52

 

Thank you for sharing.

 

I have not seen much mention of the recent U.S. embrace of Kenya as a diplomatic partner as a leading power in Africa. This gives us a proxy to stand up against China and Russias's moves on the African continent.

A big bonus that is getting virtually no press is that Kenya has agreed to send troops to Haiti to help establish order there. Lord knows we did not want to have to go in there, and we were cordially unwanted as well.

 

Big rocket attack on Tel Aviv?

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Big rocket attack on Tel Aviv.

Israel-Gaza war live: Hamas’ armed wing says it has launched ‘big missile’ attack on Tel Aviv | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian

 

Gen. Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, offers rare criticism of Israel.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/20/biden-adviser-critiques-israel-strategy-00158978

“Not only do you have to actually go in and clear out whatever adversary you are up against, you have to go in, hold the territory and then you’ve got to stabilize it,” said Gen. C.Q. Brown, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, drawing on his years in the Middle East.

Brown, who rarely chides Israeli forces, stressed that the Israeli tactic of pushing Hamas fighters out of one area and then leaving makes achieving lasting stability more difficult. Instead, he suggested, they are ceding ground for Hamas to return and undermine humanitarian efforts to help the population in Gaza.

 

I don't think that we are. We're telling them that trying to grab it will not go unchallenged, and that we will make it a costly endeavor.

 

WaPo gift link.

Far-right Israeli settlers step up attacks on aid trucks bound for Gaza
The settler groups use a web of publicly accessible WhatsApp groups to track the trucks and coordinate attacks, providing a window into their activities.


https://wapo.st/3R0uT7W

 

Looks like Israel got a couple of big fish with one cast.

 

Too bad a lot of minnows had to die as collateral damage.

 

and further undoing the shaky mathematics upon which rests the claim of the most Compassionate Combat Force in History.™