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Afghanistan:  From The Taliban To The Taliban.  Oh, And Happy Fifth Anniversary! (August 17, 2026)

Posted in Afghanistan, Corruption, War on August 17, 2026 by e-commentary.org

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K          “Snatching defeat not from the jaws of victory, but ripping defeat from the jaws of defeat.”

J          “Failure is not a bug, it is a feature.  It is the game plan.”

. . .

J          “And it is working.”

K          “This is the five year anniversary of another celebrated U.S. defeat.”

. . .

[See the e-commentary at Afghanistan: Free Friendlies; Impeach Biden (August 23, 2021) after the cowardly U.S. retreat from Afghanistan and the massive transfer of technology to unfriendly folks; a discussion of the ceaseless lies about Afghanistan at Afghanistan:  The Usual Lies And Liars.  Oh, And Happy I.F. Stone’s Birthday! (December 16, 2019); a discussion of the challenge of Afghanistan almost seventeen years ago at The Audacity of Afghanistan (Dec. 7, 2009); and a discussion of the challenge of Afghanistan almost nineteen years ago at Is Afghanistan On The Map? A Failure That Hasn’t Succeeded? (February 12, 2007).]

Bumper Stickers of the Week: 

“We’re going to take out seven countries in five years, starting with Iraq, and then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and finishing off Iran.”  Retired U.S. General Wesley Clark stated shortly after the September 11 attacks after a Pentagon officer told him about a proposed U.S. military plan to remove governments in seven countries within five years. 

And Afghanistan for good measure.

. . .

Viet Nam:  LBJ’s ‘Nam;

Iraq:  Bush’s ‘Nam;

Afghanistan:  O’Bama’s and Biden’s ‘Nam

Iran:  Trump’s ‘Nam

. . .

When considering the reliability of information provided to you by the government of the United States of America, it is important that you recall and reflect:

They fibbed about Viet Nam.

They fibbed about Cambodia.

They fibbed about Laos.

They fibbed about Cuba.

They fibbed about El Salvador.

They fibbed about Nicaragua.

They fibbed about Guatemala.

They fibbed about Panama.

They fibbed about Honduras.                                                    

They fibbed about Venezuela.

They fibbed about Chile.

They fibbed about the Spanish-American War.

They fibbed about the Mexican War.

They fibbed about Pearl Harbor.

They fibbed about 9/11.

They fibbed about Osama bin Laden.

They fibbed about Afghanistan.

They fibbed about Kuwait.

They fibbed about Iraq.

They fibbed about Saddam Hussein.

They fibbed about Libya.

They fibbed about Muammar Gaddafi.

They are fibbing about Yemen.

They are fibbing about Somalia.

They are fibbing about Sudan.

They are fibbing about Syria.

They are fibbing about Palestine.

They are fibbing about Iran.

They are fibbing about Ukraine.

They are fibbing about Niger.

They are fibbing about the War on Terror.

They are fibbing.

They do not seem to be telling the truth.

Things really did not turn out so super in Nicaragua, Grenada, Panama, Haiti, Bosnia, Serbia, Somalia, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, and Iran, but who is counting?

But who cares?

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WW E / III:  Tick-Tock: TikTok.  The Soundtracks Of War.  Oh, And Happy Civic Holiday In Canada! (August 3, 2026)

Posted in Iran, War, World War E, World War III, Isreal, Treasuries on August 3, 2026 by e-commentary.org

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J          “Time does its thing without any prompting or payment.  It comes, it goes.  Nature’s indifferent metronome.”

K          “And it is doing its thing.  With grave consequences for everyone and in particular for one team.”

. . .

K          “The Ukrainian attack on the Iranian ship melds and welds the wars into a web of destruction.”

J          “More agglutinating and coagulating, more digging and deepening.”

. . .

K          “Seems that Iran has let the others in the neighborhood know what targets it intends to hit.  And their neighbors know that Iran can do it and the U.S. can do desperately little about it.” 

J          “And then the neighbors must sell Treasuries to raise funds for reconstruction.”

. . .

K          “The U.S. has its hands full, quietly bailing out Japan to save the market for Treasuries.”

J          “The U.S. has its hands full everywhere.”

. . .

Bumper Stickers of the Week: 

When you are in a hole, . . . give some passing thought to curtailing the digging.

The Southeast Asian War Games (d.b.a. ‘Nam) had their soundtracks.  Today’s conflicts are no different:

Soundtrack for Iran:

“Time Is On My Side”  The Rolling Stones

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Soundtracks for Israel and the United States:

“Nowhere to Run”  Martha and the Vandellas

“We Gotta Get Out of This Place”  The Animals  

“The Gambler” written by Don Schlitz and sung by Kenny Rogers.  (“You’ve got to know when to hold’em, know when to fold’em, know when to walk away, know when to run.  You never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the table, There’ll be time enough for countin’ when the dealin’s done.”)

. . .

“We are looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran.”  An officer in U.S. Central Command’s intelligence branch wrote the message sent last Wednesday to a broad group of military analysts.

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WW E / III:  War Crimes R US (July 27, 2026)

Posted in Iran, Isreal, Middle East, War, War Crimes on July 27, 2026 by e-commentary.org

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K          “Trump proclaims that the U.S. intends to commit blatant war crimes as a matter of national policy.”

J          “At least he paused.  Something is sinking in.”

. . .

K          “More than half a century ago, one of the – if not the – greatest diplomatic historians of his time repeated over and over and over and over again that a nation must never lose sight of the limits to its power.”

J          “The two-year-old narcissist will never intellectually and emotionally accept any limits to his power.”

. . .

J          “And then there is Lindsey.” 

K          “The state funeral is tomorrow.”

J          “If you want a state funeral in America, first be a war criminal.”

K          “The war criminal – a true American hero.  And look who will be attending.”

J          “It’s a big club and you are not in it.” 

. . .

K          “Keep an ear to the ground.  Keep an eye on the 10-year Treasury.”

J          “I’ll stay grounded.  This might be the year.  The 10-year Treasury is the pulse, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation rolled into one number for assessing the health of the economy.  It appears to be rolling along, yet it is really on life support.  At some point, it may not roll along.”

. . .

[See “Only One Way Out for Trump” by Patrick Lawrence in Consortium News dated July 27, 2026 and “The 5% Line in the Sand: The Treasury Yield That Could Break the Fiat System” by Nick Giambruno at Financial Underground.]

[See the e-commentary about Lindsey Graham at Graham:  Lindsey and Platner.  Oh, And Happy Bastille Day! (July 13, 2026) and Lindsey Graham:  Recipient Of The Prestigious John McCain – Madeline Albright Rancid Vermin Award!  Oh, And Happy May / Law Day! (April 29, 2024) and on Treasuries at Holographic Treasury Rates?  The 500 Trillion Asset Steal?  And Then The Great Taking?  Oh, And Happy IRS Day! (April 14, 2025) and WW E / III:  TACO Or Zugzwang;  Trump Empire ˄: American Empire ˅; USA Squawking 7700? (May 18, 2026).]

Bumper Stickers of the Week: 

“From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP”

Given the current state of our democracy, voting seems to be the adult equivalent of writing to Santa Claus.

Dear Santa,

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Graham:  Lindsey and Platner.  Oh, And Happy Bastille Day! (July 13, 2026)

Posted in Foreign Policy, Society, War on July 13, 2026 by e-commentary.org

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K          “I could not respect him.  He is departed.  Let everyone review his record and determine his legacy.  In life, he was disdainful of diplomacy and a diehard cheerleader for death.”

. . .

K          “‘Respect’ is an admixture of ‘Fear’ and ‘Admiration’ of a person, thing, or institution.  Taking away the ‘Admiration’ leaves one not with ‘Respect’ but with the residual ‘Fear’.  I feared what Lindsey Graham could do and what he did, but I did not ‘admire’ him and thus . . . I did not ‘respect’ him.”

. . .

J          “And then there is the Platner caper.  Something is not copasetic.  From my perspective, neither L. Graham nor Graham P. were in imminent danger of being canonized.” 

K          “Whether Platner was right or wrong, the Ruling Class feared him and dispatched and disappeared him with alacrity.”

. . .

[See the piece “The Graham Platner Affair” by Thomas Neuburger in “God’s Spies” on July 10, 2026 and the comments to “The Graham Platner Affair” by Yves Smith, the recipient of the Seventh Annual Pushitzer Prize In Commentary For 2022 (May 9, 2022), at “Naked Capitalism” on July 11, 2026; see “Well, At Least Lindsey Graham Is Dead” by Caitlin Johnstone, the recipient of the Fourth Annual Pushitzer Prize In Commentary For 2019 (April 15, 2019), at “Caitlin’s Newsletter” dated July 12, 2026 and “Lindsey Graham Bites the Dust” by Conor Gallagher in “Naked Capitalism” dated July 13, 2026.]

[See the e-commentary at Lindsey Graham:  Recipient Of The Prestigious John McCain – Madeline Albright Rancid Vermin Award!  Oh, And Happy May / Law Day! (April 29, 2024) and On Respect, Fear, Admiration and Irreverence (December 17, 2007) (“Respect (R) is a mix of Fear (Fe or F) and of Admiration (Au or A).  Marine Corps Drill Instructor:  R=Fe8Au1.  Minister:  R=Fe4Au4.  Den Mother:  R=Fe1Au8.  When the A evaporates, however, the residue is F.”)] 

Bumper Stickers of the Week: 

Respect (R) is a mix of Fear (Fe or F) and of Admiration (Au or A).  Marine Corps Drill Instructor:  R=Fe8Au1.  Minister:  R=Fe4Au4.  Den Mother:  R=Fe1Au8.  When the A evaporates, however, the residue is F.

“Well, At Least Lindsey Graham Is Dead” by Caitlin Johnstone:

Ever since the death of Graham’s dear friend John McCain, nobody on Capitol Hill has been able to match his gleeful enthusiasm for the shredding of human bodies using high-priced war machinery.  Wherever there was any debate about dropping bombs, launching missiles, toppling foreign governments, arming proxy forces, or imposing starvation sanctions, you could always count on Lindsey Graham to be the first and loudest voice arguing in favor of more death and destruction.

Graham has personally taken credit for persuading President Trump to begin the war with Iran.  In the months leading up to his unexpected demise, the senator had advocated for direct US military interventionism in Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, Yemen, Nigeria, Lebanon, and Palestine, and had just returned from a trip to Kyiv promoting the US proxy war against Russia.  He was literally pushing for more war and military expansionism until the very end of his life.

All the world’s worst people are publicly expressing their grief about the loss of their beloved war slut, from Trump to Benjamin Netanyahu to Itamar Ben-Gvir to Tom Cotton to Mike Huckabee.  Meanwhile, everyone who’s not a warmongering psychopath is having a splendid day.

Of course we’re seeing imperial narrative managers like Piers Morgan wagging their fingers and chiding their audiences not to speak ill of the dead, but the hell with them.  We’re not doing that.  Politeness is not more important than Lindsey Graham’s victims.  The liberal desire for propriety and nice feelings does not outweigh the importance of naming and shaming Graham’s frenetic scramble to murder as many human beings as he possibly could throughout his evil, miserable life.

Lindsey Graham is dead, and it is good that he is dead.  May his omnicidal ideology soon join him in the arms of the cold, cold ground.  May the insane, insatiable god he worshipped cease to gain recognition on this planet.

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WW E / III:  The Memo Of Misunderstanding;  The 2026 Cliff Diving Copa Mundial (June 15, 2026)

Posted in Iran, Isreal, Propoganda, War, World War E, World War III on June 15, 2026 by e-commentary.org

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K          “It all makes very clear nonsense.  They have disagreed not to disagree in a non-binding parchment that the U.S. and Israel will never follow.  And then to commit their disagreements in writing at a later date.”

J          “And then to continue not to negotiate in good faith and to commit all their disagreements in writing in a final document that will spout many words and will achieve nothing.”

. . .

K          “Delay continues to destroy the world economy.  2026 is the Summer of the Cliff Diving Copa Mundial.  As I gather, the world has gone over the fertilizer cliff and the sulphur cliff and the naphtha cliff and the question vexing the pundits is whether the world now dives off the helium cliff or the oil cliff – the Everest of all cliffs – first.”

J          “Progress is so nuanced.”

. .  .

J          “Stay tuned.”

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Bumper stickers of the week:

“When you are in a hole, quit digging.”

The MOU is DOA

The First Rule of Surgery:  Know where you are going to end up

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WW E / III:  Percolating And Festering And Preparing To Explode (June 1, 2026)

Posted in Iran, Isreal, Oil, Professional Managerial Class (PMC), Propoganda, War, World War E, World War III on June 1, 2026 by e-commentary.org

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J          “Israel is fully committed to all-out war with Iran.  Ergo, the U.S. is fully committed to all-out war with Iran.” 

K          “I maintain that Iranian leaders must make a fundamentally moral, military, and strategic decision.  The Iranian leaders may have made the decision that this is the hill they will die on.”

J          “Ergo.”

. . .

J          “I know someone who says that all prices, in particular gas prices, will be down to normal by Labor Day.”

K        “I know someone who insists that Trump will drive prices down by the Big Birthday Party on July 4.”

. . .

J          “As long as the stock market keeps going up, the Three Percenters are not going to bother themselves with the events in the Middle East.”

K          “As long as the Parvenu PMCers’ 401(k)s keep growing, everything is A-Okay.  However, I suspect that a surprise awaits in the next few weeks.”

. . .

J          “Hope sprouts for a long time, they say.”

K          “They also say that hope is not a strategy.”

J          “Without hope, the restiveness will manifest.”

. . .

K          “With the political annihilation of Thomas H. Massie by the Deep State and Israel, the voice of reason and maturity in the Congress is being silenced.  Perhaps not forever.  The slightly less violent dismissal of Tulsi Gabbard who attracted the votes needed to put Trump over the top in 2024 now leaves only the psychopathic dregs in the White House in control.”

J          “The greatest blunder in modern history is followed by a quick, profound and staggering loss by the U.S.”

. . .

[See the piece on the economic and political campaign and assault on Thomas H. Massie, the recipient of the Tenth Annual “Cameo In Courage” Award For 2025 (March 31, 2025), at “American Democracy Does Not Exist” by Caitlin Johnstone, the recipient of the Fourth Annual Pushitzer Prize In Commentary For 2019 (April 15, 2019), dated May 20, 2026.]

Bumper sticker of the week:

You can’t print rutabagas.  You can’t drink data.

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WW E / III:  The Storm Grows.  The Economic Tsunami Approaches  (April 6, 2026)

Posted in China, Derivatives, Insider Trading, Iran, Isreal, Oil, Propoganda, War, World War E, World War III, World's Reserve Currency on April 6, 2026 by e-commentary.org

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K          “Our esteemed Secretary of War Crimes Hegseth appears to have engaged or attempted to engage in insider trading.  Trading under the circumstances in a time of war involving war-related investments is treasonous, not merely criminal.”

J          “While firing everyone who disagrees with him.  The Psychopath-In-Chief or the alleged Pedophile-In-Chief or the Trader-In-Chief or the Traitor-In-Chief or whatever you want to call him is in complete agreement with the policy to muzzle dissent.”

. . .

K          “There is more to the purported search and rescue of an O-6 serving as a Weapons System Officer.  The shenanigans were undertaken near Isfahan and the Natanz nuclear site.  Looks like another failed Operation Eagle Claw with a wider mission to extract uranium rather than hostages or in this situation a downed pilot.  The Iranians may be tracking the special forces that were injected into the country.”

J          “Dozens of support aircraft were involved.  Almost a dozen aircraft were lost or damaged.  Something is up and going down.”

. . .

J          “Trump spent his life bleeding an enterprise and then, when it no longer served him, he dumped it into bankruptcy.  He wants to dump the Iran quagmire into bankruptcy.  That option is not available on the international scene.”

K          “The hornets get a vote and may get the last vote.”

. . .

J          “I now wonder if Iran has significantly degraded the Israeli and U.S. air defenses and substantially exhausted their inventory of weapons?  The nuclear option may be the only option.  We shall see very shortly.”

K          “We shall see.  The world is watching and taking careful notes to see if the Bully can maintain the Protection Racket.  When the Protection Racket goes, in due course the Treasury market goes and the PetroDollar goes and the Empire goes.  Israel initiated an unprovoked war that may now have precipitated an existential threat to the U.S. Empire.”

J          “The world is watching and taking careful notes to see if Trump TACOs on Tuesday.”

. . .

[See “What the Hell Happened with the Rescue of the F-15E WSO in Iran?” by Larry C. Johnson in “Sonar21” dated April 6, 2026 and “It’s Official:  US Boots-On-Ground Deep Inside Iran Amidst Another Day of Humiliating Losses” by Simplicius in “Simplicius76” dated April 5, 2026.]

[See the e-commentary in the month before the United States provoked the war with Russia at Washington Wants War In The Worst Way:  Dust Off The IOSAT Or Return To The Status Quo Ante Bellum? (January 24, 2022) and the general level of public unpreparedness for an emergency event at Girding For The Going Grid (October 11, 2010).]

Bumper stickers of the week:

[Don’t] send in the Marines

“The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the axe; for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that, because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them.”  Attributed to Aesop.

“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule.”  Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

An Easter poem during National Poetry Month from the President:  “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran.  There will be nothing like it!!!  Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH!  Praise be to Allah.”  President DONALD J. TRUMP

He is the A) Psychopath-In-Chief, the B) alleged Pedophile-In-Chief, the C) Trader-In-Chief, the D) Traitor-In-Chief, or E) all of the above.

TACO:  Trump Always Chickens Out

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WW E / III:  Trump, Inc. And “Insider Bombing”:  The Grift And The Graft;  The Circus And The Casino (March 30, 2026)

Posted in China, Derivatives, Insider Trading, Iran, Isreal, Niner Eleven, Oil, Propoganda, Trump, War, World War E, World War III, World's Reserve Currency on March 30, 2026 by e-commentary.org

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J          “‘Insider Bombing’ works.  Trump is making foreign policy decisions to advance business opportunities for himself and his cronies.”

K          “That is unconstitutional and illegal, but such quaint guardrails are not impediments today.  Convicted felons, con men, child diddlers, loan sharks, used car salesmen, and real estate tycoons are making deadly decisions to make easy dough.”

. . .

K          “A number of detailed studies looked at all the insider sales of airline stock in the days before 9/11.  Some of those in power knew exactly what was planned and when.  When the official report found that there was no insider trading by disregarding and overlooking the evidence, I was even more convinced and satisfied that there was insider trading.”

J          “To read an official report today, insert ‘not’ in some sentences.  Delete ‘not’ in other sentences.  FIFY.”

. . .

J          “So many conservatives attacked Hunter Biden for pocketing a few dollars from Burisma in the Ukraine.  The total was less than a million dollars.  Trump and his gang are making billions from their grift and graft.”

K          “Biden, Inc. was involved in systematic corruption, but it was admittedly only chump change.  The Ukraine was and is a money laundering operation for the Democrats.  Everyone in power profits from war.”

. . .

J          “The U.S. has been running a protection racket.  The rest of the world can see that the bully pretending to do business as the policeman may not have the weapons, the tactics, and the grit to provide protection.  The gig may be up.”

K          “That is one of the surprises.  Many countries have long memories.  What the oppressed countries will do to the oppressors when the tables are turned may be unprecedented in human history.”

. . .

J          “The way things are going, boys from Boise to Biloxi to Bayonne are bound for body bags.”

K          “Some are saying that allowing a few hundred Marines to be killed would allow Trump and gang to galvanize the country in support of the war and invasion.”

J          “They are evil.  Nothing surprises me.”

. . .

J          “Trump talks about peace talks when they are not talking about peace.  They will be engaged in an even greater conflict on Memorial Day.”

K          “And still raging on the 250th Anniversary in July.  Iran has absorbed the blows.  To quit now would condemn the country for the next generation.  The leadership is decentralized and likely at least a dozen of the leaders will continue the fight.  Almost everything we are being told is a lie, yet we will know how this transpires in the next few months.”

. . .

K          “Israel and the U.S. launched their Hornets and stirred up a hornet’s nest.  The hornets get many vetoes and may get the last vote.”

J          “And maybe get the last laugh.” 

. . .

[See “Mysterious trading patterns follow Trump into war” by Zachary Basu in “Axios” dated March 25, 2026.]

[See the dense and detailed e-commentary ten years ago on the business activities of Presidents past and present including Trump, Inc. and how the profitable universities are part of the hustle at Clinton, Inc., Trump, Inc., Bush, Inc., Kennedy, Inc., O’Bama, Inc. (October 24, 2016) and “Clinton, Inc., Trump, Inc., Bush, Inc., Kennedy, Inc., O’Bama, Inc. (October 24, 2016)” Four Years Later (October 26, 2020).]

Bumper sticker of the week:

Behind every great fortune there is a great crime.

TACO:  Trump Always Chickens Out

Gallipoli 2026

“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a king.  The palace becomes a circus.”  Ancient Turkish proverb.

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WW E / III:  Two Weeks To Flatten The Country.  Oh, And Happy St. Patrick’s Day! (March 16, 2026)

Posted in China, Derivatives, Iran, Isreal, Oil, Trump, War, World War E, World War III, World's Reserve Currency on March 16, 2026 by e-commentary.org

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K          “Six years ago to this very Monday, those in power proclaimed they needed only two weeks to flatten the curve.  Trump is now proclaiming that he needs only two weeks to flatten Iran.”

J          “Looks like Fort Israel may be flattened within a few weeks.  Everything is falling flat.”

. . .

J          “The two-year-old narcissist threw a tantrum and a hissy fit in public.  He does not play well with others.  And others are not willing to play well with him.”

K          “His behavior is so infra dig at a time when he is digging a deeper hole.”

J          “No one ever told him:  ‘When you are in a hole, quit digging.’”

K          “The sycophants and court jesters around him do not have the courage or the incentive to tell him that the puppet looks like a buffoon.  He went way off script when he became the first American President to acknowledge publicly that Israel has nuclear weapons and then surmised that Israel would not likely use them.”

J          “He is not operating with a functioning frontal lobe.”

K          “Time for the Twenty-Fifth Amendment?”

. . .

J          “Most diplomacy and other shenanigans go on behind closed doors.  However, based on some official statements, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Australia and South Korea suggest they may not sail their vessels into the buzz saw.  They are able to look at the current AIS data and take a hint from the heavily-fortified Abraham L. and Gerald F. and supporting entourage of vessels that are staying way offshore and far from threats.”

K          “What if Trump issued a direct order to the U.S. Navy to sail into the Strait?  Although the order is irrational and suicidal, the order is not patently illegal under United States or international law.” 

. . .

J          “Those in power are shifting the narrative to support a draft.”

K          “On the Solstice, December 21, 2023, Frank Murkowski of Alaska delivered a present to the youth of America.  We are coming for you and taking your liberty and likely terminating your life.”

J          “Oh, And Have A Happy Christmas!  The soccer dad you mentioned will drive the kids to the induction center and swap soccer cleats for combat boots.”

. . .

K          “I must confess some surprise at how unaware and indifferent the public is to the horrors of the war and the likely devastating economic, political, and social repercussions in the next few weeks and months.  The indifference reflects a populace of zombies just trying to crawl through the day without looking up or making a commitment.”

J          “One needs to understand and cannot forget that the public is objectively overwhelmed by events.  Few have the emotional software and the intellectual hardware to make any sense of what is transpiring.”

. . .

K          “Someone could modify ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ into ‘The Charge of the Lighter Barge’ to provide some poetic flair to the despair.”

J          “The Strait now appears to be a toll road open to those with Yuan or to those who pay allegiance to those who issue Yuan.”

. . .  

[See “Frustrated by Failure, an Unhinged Trump Begins to Tilt as Hormuz Standoff Heats Up” by Simplicius at “Simplicius76” on March 15, 2026.]

[See the e-commentary on the strategic, geographic and economic choke point that is the Strait at Strait of Hormuz or Deutsche Bank?  Deriving Derivatives (July 8, 2019) and So It Was The Red Sea And Credit Suisse.  Who’s Counting?  (Strait of Hormuz or Deutsche Bank?  Deriving Derivatives (July 8, 2019)) (February 12, 2024).  See the special edition uploaded on derivatives on St. Patrick’s Day three years ago this week at Special Edition.  Deciphering Derivatives.  Oh, And Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! (March 17, 2023).  The first rumblings of a draft are discussed more than two years ago at Le Draft.  And A Day Of Remembrance.  Oh, And Happy Presidents’ Day! (February 19, 2024).] 

Bumper stickers of the week:

FAFO

Karma

“When you are in a hole, quit digging.”

“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a king.  The palace becomes a circus.”  Ancient Turkish proverb.

Another Vietnam

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WW E / III:  When Lies Fail (March 9, 2026)

Posted in Derivatives, Iran, Isreal, Middle East, Oil, Trump, War, World War E, World War III on March 9, 2026 by e-commentary.org

. . .

K          “Everyone is lying.  But this time, some truth will slither out soon.”

J          “Trying to tell, let alone convince, someone that he or she is not really waiting in a lengthy gas line to pay ten dollars for a gallon of gas will take a heaping dollop of Bernay’s Sauce.”

K          “While heading off to disgorge the kids at the military induction center.”

. . .

K          “The USA has had naval superiority for decades.  Does it matter now?  The USA has had air superiority for decades.  Does it matter now?”

J          “Who has drone superiority now?  The fundamental nature of war has changed in two big leaps.  First, the use of drones in the Armenia and Azerbaijan war in 2020 voided so many legacy weapons.  Second, hiding and moving the drones in mobile innocuous appearing civilian vehicles and using them on civilian infrastructure is a game changer.  Technology and technique are rapidly evolving.”

K          “When you first noted the development, I thought the President should have used readily available and unchallenged legal authority to ramp up a very quiet ‘Manhattan’ style project to produce drones.  Instead, the government insisted on relying on old technicity and outdated strategy.”

J          “Maybe.  The future of war is laser technology guided by AI.  The USA may be ahead in the race.  However, governments tend to be secretive about such programs.”

K          “Time to return to reading ‘Aviation Week and Space Technology’ along with the Sunday paper.”

. . . 

K          “It is ‘ISTAR’ [Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance] versus ‘ISTAR’ now.  Who has better eyes and ears?  We are seeing and hearing in very close to real time.”

J          “The USA used its precision ISTAR to direct a missile strike at the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school for girls in Minab, near the Strait of Hormuz.  At least 175 people were killed, according to Iranian officials.  Most of them were children.  USA.  USA.  USA.” 

. . .

J          “The ability of AI to create entirely new realties has so advanced in just the last year.  Nothing is believable.  Except the price at the pump.”

. . . 

K          “So much is changing and likely collapsing.  The U.S. Treasuries are being swapped for gold.  This thing known as the Japanese carry trade seems to be blowing up.  And Japan may soon run out of fuel.”

J          “The things known as the Repo trade and private equity and private credit seem to be blowing up.”

. . .

K          “The great philosopher Michael Tyson observed that ‘Everyone has a plan ‘till they get punched in the mouth.’  Israel and the USA did not even have a plan other than to kill, kill, kill, kill, and kill.”

J          “They are all getting punched in the mouth.”

K          “I do have a hunch who will throw the last punch.  And we are now blessed with the ability to bet on outcomes today.”

. . .

K          “The USA has never fought a war against a peer country since Russia resolved the Second World War back in ’45.  The US has lost all but a few skirmishes against some cub scouts since then.”

J          “There will be dragons.”

. . .

[See the e-commentary on the threat to Treasuries and the likelihood that the Treasury will simply lie about the sales at Holographic Treasury Rates?  The 500 Trillion Asset Steal?  And Then The Great Taking?  Oh, And Happy IRS Day! (April 14, 2025), the consequences of escalating militarily at U.S.A. Escalates Trump’s War With Russia.  Trump’s Budget Turbocharges National Debt (June 2, 2025), the unbroken string of lies at Afghanistan:  The Usual Lies And Liars.  Oh, And Happy I.F. Stone’s Birthday! (December 16, 2019) and a survey of American foreign policy at American Foreign Policy:  1945 –  ____ (July 24, 2023).]

Bumper stickers of the week:

“Everyone has a plan ‘till they get punched in the mouth.”  Michael Tyson

Dragon < Eagle > Bruin; Dragon + Bruin > Eagle; Eagle + Bruin > Dragon

“To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal.”  Henry Kissinger

When considering the reliability of information provided to you by the government of the United States of America, it is important that you recall and reflect:

[Big Bumper:]

They fibbed about Viet Nam.

They fibbed about Cambodia.

They fibbed about Laos.

They fibbed about Cuba.

They fibbed about El Salvador.

They fibbed about Nicaragua.

They fibbed about Guatemala.

They fibbed about Panama.

They fibbed about Honduras.                                                 

They fibbed about Venezuela.

They fibbed about Chile.

They fibbed about the Spanish American War.

They fibbed about the Mexican War.

They fibbed about Pearl Harbor.

They fibbed about 9/11.

They fibbed about Osama bin Laden.

They fibbed about Afghanistan.

They fibbed about Kuwait.

They fibbed about Iraq.

They fibbed about Saddam Hussein.

They fibbed about Libya.

They fibbed about Muammar Gaddafi.

They are fibbing about Yemen.

They are fibbing about Somalia.

They are fibbing about Sudan.

They are fibbing about Syria.

They are fibbing about Palestine.

They are fibbing about Iran.

They are fibbing about Ukraine.

They are fibbing about Niger.

They are fibbing about the War on Terror.

They are fibbing.

They do not seem to be telling the truth.

Things really did not turn out so super in Nicaragua, Grenada, Panama, Haiti, Bosnia, Serbia, Somalia, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Pakistan, Iraq and Syria, but who is counting?

For four score and one years, the USA has engaged in an unbroken war of terror against the world.

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