Wondering about Trump and Iran and Everything

It’s not just that the old Mass Media has lost its grip. We now have a president who lives by sowing confusion.

Christopher Chantrill | August 11, 2026

Let me be clear. I have no independent knowledge of what is going on with Trump’s Iran War. All I can do is what any of us can do: I read the tea leaves. If you listen to President Trump, we are almost home. If you listen to our Democratic friends, the whole thing is a disaster. If you listen to the Iran regime, you think of the aliens in Galaxy Quest: “Never give up, never surrender!”

Here are a few thoughts.

The whole point is to stop Iran from getting The Bomb. And that’s because Israel is a one-bomb country.

President Trump really, really wants to avoid Boots on the Ground. I think he has a point. We had Boots on the Ground in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. How did that work out, sports fans?

Somebody, somewhere -- and surely not just Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner -- is advancing a strategic plan to integrate Israel with the Arab regimes of the Middle East. What we get to see are the tactical offensives.

Following October 7, the Israelis have been systematically demolishing the Hamas regime, tunnel by tunnel.

In December 2024, after our presidential election, the Assad regime fell after 50 years in power. Experts have said that the new regime makes it difficult for Iran to move assets to Hezb’allah in Lebanon.

Then, last year, we saw President Trump giving a speech in Saudi Arabia with MBS........

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