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Mercy ... These people are possessed! Sadly, the evil madness is throughout government and the press. Well, the good news is at least other countries are slowly but surely walking away from our lock on power. The sooner Europe gets in on the walk the better for all, though they seem self-destructively compliant at the moment.

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The new “Ukraine” intervention model is perhaps how the decades-long process of manufacturing a war with Iran will ultimately be sold to the public. I can’t help but sense the giddiness and lack of modesty from the usual suspects on the new opportunities.

In the name of the glorious defense of democracy, Israel gets the green-light to launch full-scale air attack with explicit US backing in bottomless material, financial, and diplomatic support. Any act of reprisal by Iran through its proxies gets treated as if it were an unprovoked attack on Israel, thus the US has no choice but to become more directly engaged in the war to defend our righteous ally.

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Mead knows he is making up facts, "bullshitting" as the term is defined by Professor Frankfurt. Apply Mead's logic to the war in Ukraine and watch him squirm.

As long as he gets his war, it will not matter, for "might is right" is the only principle of international law, and everything else is just hilariously transparent post hoc justification.

Which is why Iran would be wise to do whatever it takes to get its mitts on The Bomb before the United States and Israel attack it.

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