Please keep your comments addressed to health and address your political discussions to your mother. I did not subscribe to hear your political thoughts.
It is publicly available, as this angry writer intends. I would imagine you only approve of your belov d echo chamber.
News flash: intelligent, rationale people enjoy spirited debate, even if you prefer banana Brandon and criminal Comey’s silencing of dissent. I imagine (hope) this writer is not supporting your very special brand of “tolerant” censorship.
I disagree with this writer who seems to have gone off the rails, but support the right of expression. Any adults here who don’t cry, “It’s my ball, I am going home 😭
He’s totally missing the big picture. Decades of prior administrations have just been kicking the can down the road. Are you comfortable with a terrorist country whose leaders’ religion requires them to annihilate the nonbelievers having nuclear weapons? They appear very comfortable with murdering their own citizens.
I take it that you were referring to Israel when you referred to "... a terrorist country whose leaders’ religion requires them to annihilate the nonbelievers having nuclear weapons"?
If so, even though in reality nobody's religion requires them to annihilate the nonbelievers having nuclear weapons, Dr. Norman Finkelstein who was born to Jewish holocaust survivors parents agrees with you. See the interview with him at the link.below:
"NETANYAHU IS A HOMICIDAL MANIAC"
Norman Finkelstein DESTROYS Israeli Commentator As Piers Morgan Forces Nuclear Weapons Confession
From 2002 to 2018, Sachs was special adviser to the UN Secretary-General. He has been president of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network🤮🤢
the UN is a homicidal, genocidal, fortress of satanic evil that happily sacrifices millions (and plans billions) on the altar of Earth worship 👿
Does anyone know what happened to the Incas? the Mayans? the Aztecs? What they all have in common is they slaughtered human beings in human sacrifice to WORSHIP "Mother Earth". Any civilization that worships creation - instead of worshipping the CREATOR - will always sacrifice and slaughter human beings😱
Jeffrey Sachs would happily sacrifice billions in his worship of "Mother Earth"
Jeffrey Sachs is a sociopath☠☠☠
monsters always deflect to distract from what they are
You won't see this then, but politics is intimately involved with health. The same depopulationists who brought us the Covid virus and vaccines will be happy to see hundreds of thousands to millions (or even billions if we get serious famine from the disruption of fertilizer production and distribution) of "useless eaters" removed from the planet, and to buy up the assets of both Iran and the bankrupt U.S. for pennies on the dollar. The rulers of the planet are not your friends or mine, but they do enjoy dividing us and conquering.
True, but decades of kicking the can down the road has not been a successful strategy. Are you comfortable with a terrorist country whose leaders’ religion requires that they annihilate the nonbelievers having nuclear weapons? They appear very comfortable with murdering their own citizens.
The history of Iran/U.S./British relations doesn't show Iran occupying America, stealing American assets, or killing Americans, but just the opposite. Oil was discovered in Iran in 1908, and ever since, first the Brits and then U.S. companies were there to exploit it. When the democratically elected government of Iran nationalized the oil in 1953, the Brits convinced Harry Truman to send the CIA to overthrow Iran's government. We installed a U.S.-friendly police state that ruled until it was overthrown in 1979. We then encouraged Iraq, under CIA assassin Saddam Hussein, to invade Iran in an effort to overthrow the government in a war that last from 1980 until 1988, resulting in 500,000-1 million dead, the majority Iranians. And of course, this is only a fraction of the dead that our operations in the Middle East have caused. So who's the terrorist country? Some can-kicking!
The current war was kicked off by our greatest ally, as Rubio, Hegseth, and Trump have all admitted. Our greatest ally had just finished flattening the Gaza strip with the admitted goal of ethnically cleansing (war crime!) 2 million Palestinians. Greatest ally has had nukes for half a century but has never signed the non-proliferation treaty or allowed inspections. Ally has been warning of Iran (which has signed the NPT) wanting nukes since the 1990's, and has assassinated many Iranian scientists and officials, but the latest U.S. intelligence was that Iran still doesn't have them.
And by the way, while religion plays a part in this for Israel, Iran, and Christian Zionists, it doesn't for me. I didn't like it when the U.S. acted on behalf of British interests, as in 1953, and I likewise don't like it when our bankrupt country is further weakened in a dangerous war on the other side of the world for Israel. That Trump talks about paying off our $39 trillion in debt with oil to be stolen from Venezuela and Iran is simply hideous fascism. The U.S, has been fascist (crony capitalist, state-corporate partnership) for a long time, but the Trump administration is taking it to ever uglier levels. I voted for Trump all three times (three wins!), but the Trump I voted for no longer exists, if he ever did.
John just explained that he tolerated the tackiness in exchange for the promise of no more stupid foreign wars. Have you seen the compilations of pro-war Trump versus anti-war Trump? They're viral.
People who vote on principle rather than personality can't ignore a 180-degree middle finger in their faces. And it's not some minor principle here--it's acting against military and intelligence advisors and risking worldwide depression, world war, and nuclear annihilation. Saw an article elsewhere this morning comparing the attack on Iran with the Battle of Gallipoli (120,000 British casualties) that put Winston Churchill in the "political wilderness" for a decade or two.
Interesting. I did vote for Trump on principle, not the first time, but this time. It wasn't because of his promise about no more war, it was his domestic policy (borders, taxation, etc.) I think the SAVE Act might be the single most important bill in his presidency IF the Senate can stop being Democrats. Now, about the war. I despise war. But I honestly don't know what other option we had, maybe just letting Iran continue being the outlaw nation it is? I can't say for certain, but I'd bet that Trump (who has been talking about Iran for decades) is willing to risk his legacy over this. That said, I don't think the war will go on indefinitely. I think somehow he will get his way. We are in negotiations after all. I believe that we're and the world is going to be ok. I hate that we had to do this, but was there ever really another option? I can't think of one.
I think you might be surprised to find that much of the world views the U.S. and Israel as the worst outlaw nations. The U.S. has between 750 and 800 military base sites in over 80 countries outside the U.S. Those aren't charitable operations. Is there any other nation with that kind of footprint? (Just checked, and China has two sites/bases outside China.) Pakistan and North Korea have nukes, yet haven't nuked anyone. Iran has just demonstrated that it had non-nuclear missiles and drones capable of doing great damage all over the Persian Gulf region, yet they used them only in retaliation after we (a country halfway around the world) "decimated" them (Trump clearly doesn't know what decimated means). Like they grew up in the Corleone crime family, most Americans seem to think we can do anything we want to anybody. Nut'n' personal, just bidness. Trump just said again, out of nowhere, he wants Greenland NOW!
There was never a need for any option. Trump, Hegseth, and Rubio all confessed there's nothing Iran has that we need, and that we only attacked because Israel (a country estimated to have between 70 and 200 nukes) wanted regime change in Iran. The tail wagged the dog. The whole Middle East mess is largely the result of meddlesome British and French colonialism.
One would think that by now, people would've found some discernment (and a moral compass), especially after the c0vid psy0p, and would've realized they were duped by z!onDon the Con. Yet, here we are - with the "right" now being as deranged and cultist as the "left" (not that there's a difference in the DC globalist cartel Babylon bought-and-paid-for uniparty sewer). Amazing what people will defend and tolerate because "their guy" is doing it, despite all the lies he told to do otherwise. Stockholm Syndrome much?
You.honestly think your insane comment has any meaning or relevance? 🤣 Try again, NPC. Stick to the facts, which you're unable to do, as you can only parrot the kool-aid you drink out of the controlled-oppsiton narrative toilet. Did you at least take Levin's brown chunks out of that toilet before you parroted the useless propaganda? Think again if you think reeetarded statements, like "j€w hater" are going to shut down real conversations, based in fact. Nice try, though, low IQer. Thanks for proving you can't disprove what was said.
I think this article, complete with publicly available references, might help you understand the importance of shining the spotlight on Donald Trump and his buddies. And his war with Iran.
You should practice what you preach and not be a hypocrite. People didn't subscribe to hear you dictate your political thoughts and Bidenesque control freak censorship regime about what the author of the substack can and cannot publish. Go and live in a communist country if you hate free speech so much.
And yet, here you are, reading things of no value or independent thought, according to you. Looks like it was erroneous to think readers of a quality substack such as this had more than a single-digit IQ. Alas, that's not the case. NPCs are everywhere, including in the comments here. Reeetardation is rampant.
As I might have explained to you or one of your sock puppets previously on another stack, you appear to have a reading comprehension deficit, secondary to your left wing low IQ. You also appear to have a delusion that you're a conservative right winger and yet you're a supporter of the enemies of white Christians. That extends beyond Muslim jihadists. You don't understand that race and the defense of white Christians is core for the right. You are a communist.
Bidenesque? 😅 😅 😅 That's satire, right? Funny how the low IQers defend what Trump does, even though since 2011 he's on record as saying how horrifying it would be; and then during his whole 2024 campaign, he said that if you vote for CommieAla, you'll get "war in Iran, which would be devastating for this country". You have lot of nerve (and a very short memory plus an absent moral compass), reeetard, to accuse someone of being "Bidenesque" when it's Trump himself who's no different than the Biden he warned about. Go back and park your dumb a$$ in front of propaganda Fox or psych0path Levine, and continue drinking the kool-aid out of the cartel babylon toilet to keep that total delusion, derangement, and intellectual dishonesty going.
There is a time for war and a time for peace (Ecclesiastes. 3:8). The imperial/globalist wars in Iraq, Ukraine, etc. were the wrong time for war, serving the interests of those who want to oppress the world in the name of "democracy." But the proper response is not to cling to the simplistic position that any war is a bad war. Period. War is hell and always tragic, even when justified. This one may yet get very ugly. But the mission to eliminate the demonic, anti-human, apocalyptic cult that has sown mayhem for decades, and is determined to threaten not just regional but world peace in time, is arguably a just war. Reasonable people can differ on this. Your giving a dismissive back of the hand to your readers who take that position is not helpful, and it's not what we came to Focal Points for.
John is as good as it gets at poking the hornets nest here, lately.
I love the Caddy Shack images, brings me back to a better time.
It is not really clear why John is sooooo impatient with Trumpie with this little skirmish(Ha, Ha!) as it is only 4 weeks running. He is a smart man and surely knows what huge gains could be possible, that Trump is a risk-on type of guy, and is betting for all it's worth here with the mid-terms surely in the balance . . .
Yet, John could be right that the whole shebang could go south.
But if nothing other than the border closure, I would still say his Presidency has been a massive success.
Conservatives are so quick to dump the captain. That’s why we lose all the time.
How can you be so blind to the benefits so far.
We would have it so much better if it wasn’t for the activist judges and the crazy violent left.
And how about Mr. Leake, speaking about the 30 to 40,000 people that were assassinated in Iran.
The Persians, who just want freedom.
I don’t want boots on the ground, but I’m not going to throw Trump under the bus based on what he’s doing without me, knowing any of the intelligence and long-term dangers of Iran with ICBMs and nuclear material.
-- Took Maduro off his throne and dumped him in a NY prison, with his wife, annihiliated his AF and defense system, has control of Venezuela's oil
-- has Cuba in a pickle with no energy supplier now that he controls Venezuela and the citizens are showing American flags on the streets and voting Marco to be their next president, while our state dept is negotiating their new government and energy supplies. . .
-- took out 3 levels of Iran Government / infrastructure politicians and mullahs
-- annihilated Iran's entire navy and Air Force
-- Has outed all the DEI BS both around OUR country and on the world stage
-- Has shown the world the benignness of the liberals, their lack of potential leaders, and his party is out-raising the Dems by a large margin
-- within 100 days stopped ALL illegal aliens from crossing the border and started sending the worse back or imprisoned them
-- will be quickly taking Kharg island off the map(soon to be named Trump island)
While Biden: ALL Losses!
-- invited in 20 million illegal aliens and gave them a frickin' app to claim amnesty
-- mandated the poison vax
-- was so demented he could hardly walk much less run the country
Trump does more in one day for our country than Sleepy Joe and Karmela EVER did in four years.
And you.
YOU are such a great card player, SOOOOO much smarter than MAGA kiddo's,
"-- will be quickly taking Kharg island off the map(soon to be named Trump island)"
Just to take a single one of your points. Kharg Island is within range of every missile and drone in Iran (a country 2.4 times the size of Texas). Trying to hold it may be a death sentence. Same with the Hormuz Strait itself. There's a reason Trump's bluster about our Navy escorting tankers through the strait has been ignored by the Navy. The full effects of its closure to non-friendly shipping won't be felt for months, but it will be felt.
Look man, I hope you and all sycophants are correct and Trump is “pLaYinG 4D cHreSs” and I’m just too dumb to see it. If that’s somehow the case then I will gladly look up this post, find your borderline delusional comment, and congratulate you on being super correct about Trump being a great president.
Unfortunately from what I see now it’s way more likely he drags us into a recession/depression after Iran has its way with the world economy and I won’t be able to gloat to you about what an idiot Trump was because there will be no internet and I’ll be too busy fending off looters and digging up grub worms to feed my family.
No he’s probably not a liberal. Open your eyes so you can see the real Trump. I voted for him 3 times and donated to his 2020 campaign and his works and actions in his current presidency have given me TDS.
Interesting. It could be in many ways we think alike. I refused to vote for Trumpie in 2016 and protest voted for Teddy Cruz! But ever since, I DID vote from him. My vote was cemented when I saw all the "lawfare" happening . . . I was early on forced to confront my own bias of his crass behaviour and bullying of the other 15 candidates in 2015-- specially Cruz and "little Marco". I am looking past his large flaws and cognizant of his hard won accomplishments over the past year. I view them as nothing short of awesome compared to ANY president over the last two and a half centuries in that amount of time, and doing so in the face of endless lawfare and Congressional RINO's and Socialist Democrat guerrilla factions. He has clawed his way back and climbed a Promethean mountain. His warts, farts, and insults are beside the point.
Have faith and consider again there is reason for optimism. For someone with discernment, no reason for glowing with TDS.
I am not a ONE issue voter. I voted for Trump like Philip describes above. . . more than one thing has been effed up by the liberal morons and multiple fixes are in order. I believe Trump wants to keep this "war" quick and effective, which most of us are ALL for. Hence, I am willing to give Trumpie more rope to hand from before calling it a day . . . after only 30. . . in a war with all the cards in the USA's hands.
Nope. You didn't address that he said "no wars." Try again. Panican = Always Trumper. No different than a Never Trumper. You are just on the other side of the aisle.
I don't understand why it is so hard to see that Trump is using an entirely new playbook. The "no forever wars" promise meant no wars like the wars the neocons have waged that cost trillions and lasted decades. It did not mean no wars ever for no reason, world without end, Amen. Whether one agrees with Trump's America First, quick and decisive military actions to end decades-long deadly hindrances to regional and world peace, or not, it should not be that hard to see the difference of his approach from that which Trump promised to avoid, and has so far.
Believing “Trump is using an entirely new playbook” is like watching a Gillette commercial on TV and then saying “Oh shit! This new one uses super advanced hair cutting technology which cuts closer to the skin but also keeps your skin smooth and healthy! I can’t wait to buy it!!”
President Trump is stopping the war waged by the Iranian radical leaders waged on the US of A in 1979. Many Americans have been killed over the years. The reality is that war is ugly and no one wants war. If you are keeping track, as apparently you are, the President has successfully stopped many conflicts in a short period of time.
Pakistan and India, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Thailand and Cambodia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Egypt and Ethiopia, and Serbia and Kosovo.
It is a valid point, but lacks the sophistication that comes with a true investigation of why the wars Trump disdained would land on his desk.
Why is that? What forces control the White House, before Trump, and now while Trump sits in the Oval Office. The real question is not Trump's broken promise, it is a question of what forces could bend and break him?
We must step back and analyze what demonic forces are in place to destroy any efforts toward peace. Were the gnostics correct when they posited the existence of a Demiurge?
Yikes! I just read through the comments that appear above mine on today's thread, and I have to say I'm depressed at the level of bile and nastiness of so many commenters. It's so much easier to engage in personal attacks than to discuss differences respectfully. And along those lines, that's why i've been dismayed at John for not just raising questions about Trump and the war but doing so with the ad hominems and a disrespectful dismissal of those with other perspectives as being somehow deficient for not agreeing with his opinions. His lack, from my perspective, of strategic vision regarding Trump's foreign policy would be tolerable if he stated it with a bit more humility and respect for those who see it differently. In that sense he is lowering himself to the level of the nasty commenters appearing here.
All that said, I greatly respect John, have shared his Substack posts with others multiple times since he has such insight and clarity on most issues he addresses, and I am not about to unsubscribe from Focal Points. I would do that if it were only John addressing political issues since I find him lacking his normal level of insight there. But I highly value the 90% of posts that address subjects Focal Points is primarily about. And if Dr. McCullough finds it's worthwhile to partner with John, that's good enough for me. I'll just ignore the outbreaks of TDS... or complain about it here. 😉
So, by "demonic, anti-human, apocalyptic cult that has sown mayhem for decades, and is determined to threaten not just regional but world peace in time," do you refer to the Democrats, Republicans, Zionists, or all of the above?
There is NOTHING just about the war the US and Israel launched on Iran, after Israel's genocidal slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza, the installation of a headchopper in Syria, and now the invasion (with announced intent to annex) of southern Lebanon. The "demonic, anti-human, apocalyptic cult that has sown mayhem for decades" is located in Washington DC, with its branch office in Tel Aviv. Iran/Persia hasn't attacked another country in over two hundred years. Contrast that with the perpetual US and Israeli wars. Time to toss out American Exceptionalism, and face reality.
The cult you refer to isn’t just decades old, it is centuries old. We are foolish to believe we can eliminate or somehow change the attitudes of this cult. Asians and Europeans have fought amongst themselves for millennia. We are foolish to believe we can end that too. George Washington who could look back upon those millennia old hostilities and witness the turmoil in Europe occurring in his time wisely advised all future generations to avoid foreign entanglements. Much of the hatred and threats hurled against us by this cult is partly a result of own meddling in their affairs. Our present aggressions may inflame the hatred and terrorism even more. Most people do not know or understand how vulnerable we are to terrorist attacks.
It’s interesting to cite the Old Testament war / peace verse but not the New Testament rejoinder: Blessed are the peacemakers. With no word to those who bring war.
There's no contradiction between the two verses. I believe Trump is waging peace for the region and for the world over the long term. Iran started this war in 1979. They killed tens of thousands of their own citizen protesters recently, and many others including Americans over the decades. Destroying the Islamists is one of the most effective peace-making actions possible.
I don't mind hearing other perspectives on Trump and the war. But I do find John's condescending and dismissive attitude off-putting, especially since Focal Points is promoted as focusing on issues of health, Covid, etc., not Trump bashing.
You are wrong that we voted for President Trump because he promised to keep us out of war. That is certainly not true. We voted for this man because: 1) he brought in RFK Jr to HHS - a desparately needed response to extreme irresponsibility and downright dangerous agendas in recent administrations and defense agencies. 2) He closed our borders to hordes, millions, of unvetted, illegal aliens. We have a perfectly fine immigration policy and procedures, but previous administrations chose to go outside the law. 3) He pursued and uncovered the enormous sex and perversion rings that had been allowed to grow in this nation and had entangled us with other nations even more embroiled than we. And he has been performing excellently ever since. He cannot force those who refuse to look at real science, at real world economic systems and cartels of various sorts (sex, economic, technological, religious/philosophical). He is fighting a mighty fight against so much corruption, and the outright plan to take over this nation by women-hating philosophies that have blighted every nation on which they have landed. Does that mean war now. He's been working on no war, but they will not negotiate. They only know one way - their way and murder. Try switching news sources, or at least including them along with what you usually inform yourself with.
" He pursued and uncovered the enormous sex and perversion rings that had been allowed to grow in this nation and had entangled us with other nations even more embroiled than we. "
And how has HE specifically done that. Give us the FACTS.
Let's go back in time to after the photo op of the "BINDERS!" when he was asked a question in the cabinet room with Barbie Bondi next to him: I normally loathe to quote CNN, but they give the context and answer from the 7/8/2025 question: "“Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy’s been talked about for years,” Trump said during a Cabinet meeting after a reporter directed a question to Attorney General Pam Bondi, who’s been the subject of MAGA blowback after the Justice Department said on Monday there is no evidence Epstein kept a “client list” or was murdered.
“You’re asking – we have Texas, we have this, we have all of the things, and are people still talking about this guy? This creep? That is unbelievable,” Trump said, referring to the devastating flooding in Texas. “I mean, I can’t believe you’re asking a question on Epstein at a time like this, where we’re having some of the greatest success and also tragedy with what happened in Texas. It just seems like a desecration.”
Time to stop listening to the propaganda (you know it can exist on both sides, right?) and use the gray matter in between your ears that God gave you. Don't be an Always Trumper. They are just as bad as the Never Trumpers.
I have never been a fan of Donald Trump. I did agree with a number of his planks and pronouncements in his 1st and pre-2nd term days, including the one to keep us out of forever wars. That said, I do believe one thing in our world has dramatically changed since 2016, and arguably for the US since 2024. That is the existential threat of Radical Islam in the West and in particular inside the borders of the United States. What has happened regarding the Islamification of Europe and its destructive civilizational effects should be obvious to anyone, as well as the rapid speed with which America is heading in the same direction. Islam is the only religion in the world that has never joined the Enlightenment. It’s gospel is the murder of all non-converts. Its creed is the total subjugation of all aspects of public and private life through the imposition of sharia law, and its goal is the establishment of Islam and Sharia throughout the world, starting with Europe and the United States. The adherants of Radical Islam prefer death to the failure of their mission and only death will stop them from fulfilling it. And what is the engine of Radical Islam in the world today? It is Iran. I believe the Islamification of the West has now become a crisis of survival, a problem that must now be dealt with if our nation and western civilization is to survive, if our children and grandchildren, our daughters and granddaughters, are to be protected from a life under Sharia. The war in Iran will be successful if it stops the engine of Radical Islam from continuing its onslaught against the west and against America, an onslaught that can be seen and measured every day. Otherwise the war will be a failure.
It is shocking to me what wimps the greatest generation raised. That generation stood behind their president and made many sacrifices to win the war against Germany and Japan. The women went to work, the men went to war and everybody did what they could to make a sacrifice to win that war. Donald Trump said peace through strength many times. I believe he thought that he could negotiate with Iran, but they wouldn’t have it. Are we supposed to just sit back and let a regime that has killed so many Americans and basically invaded America and terrorized the whole world continue. As we’ve all heard, it was time to take the head of the snake. Nothing will ever bring complete peace until Jesus Christ returns, but we can only hope that ridding the world of the radical leaders will help diminish the terror that they have caused. Let’s not live in fear, but pray for God‘s guidance and wisdom for our President as well as protection for our brave soldiers.
And your "beliefs" don't stand up to the facts unless you sat down and were a part of the meetings. Iran made a mockery of the US (whose country we helped send into chaos btw) since 1979 and we just coincidentally decided now was the time to deal with them? Please.
And please share what radical leaders have been removed without kidnapping them or starting a war by bombing them under Trump (won't even go into the others we have done that to around the world the past 75 years). As Trump has SAID several times, he can do whatever he wants and no one can stop him. That, my friend, is a very dangerous position to be in and I don't care what side of the political aisle you are on.
Everyone cheers his executive orders (had someone yesterday comment that he was going to fix our elections by EO's. We don't live in a monarchy where the ruler can rule by fiat. We have a constitution that the founders put in place to avoid this very situation. And for all that cheer going in to bomb this or that, kidnap whatever ruler (just happens to be ANOTHER oil rich country - just a coincidence, right?) or try to "rule" our country by EOs, you will be singing a very different tune when a democrat gets in the WH and as all this history to allow him to do whatever HE wants. Always Trumpers = Never Trumpers. Doesn't matter the side of the aisle you are on. Both don't use the organ God gave you between your ears to think for yourself and both sides want you to not do that exact thing.
I don’t care what generation you are. You’re a wimpy generation that doesn’t want to fight to keep this country from being taken over by terrorists. I’ve lived through several Democrat presidents, and it was not a pleasant experience at all… in fact with each Democrat president, it has gotten worse. Remember all those mandates that Biden put On the American people with the help of the World Health Organization and how he used executive orders, or through his administration opened our borders to over 20,000,000+ Illegal aliens, or how about Barack Obama sending pallets of cash to the ayatollah, dividing the country over race when it had just begun to overcome that stigma, Or attempting to overthrow the elected president of the United States with lies and fake dossiers. How about the way they used USAID to launder the money that they were cramming in their pockets? I know what it will be like when the Democrats get in office and that’s why I am fighting to stand against them. Republicans/independents (whatever that is ) aren’t perfect, but I will take them over the Democrats any day. We don’t have any other choice. I’m not careful of the Gen X generation, I feel sorry for them. They never learned the history of this country, but were indoctrinated all through their education.
"The greatest generation" raised the boomers, thus effed us all. This country can't be fixed until the boomers die off since they won't surrender power.
Unfortunately by the time they're all dead it may be too late.
Gen X is going to have to eat the crap sandwich, and maybe they can line up the millennials to start to get back in track for what will be a generational effort to repair what the boomers broke.
At the risk of offending some good folks here, taking a more even and objective viewpoint on the matter , to pass judgement singularly focused on one contradictory action in violation of a well-intentioned promise is IMO - irresponsibly myopic.
Aside from the enormous and copious accomplishments this president has made in one year, there is undeniably the matter by all recent presidents since 2001 having unequivocally stating that Iran (and its terrorist allies) are the single biggest threats to the Middle East (and every European capital!)
At the eleventh hour and fifty-ninth minute, this president is putting an end to the repeated and very real threats issued by this theocratic government.
Before you come across as a complete idiot, you might research what the phrase “rule by fiat” means. Then restrain yourself from making you look uneducated and foolish.
Political Islam is a huge problem in the US and abroad. The threat an no longer be ignored. These essay are written from the perspective of someone that has lived in the Muslim enclave of Dearborn Michigan for 72 years. We have a big problem before us.
The Urgent Need for Global De-Islamification: Free 460 page series on why Islam is dangerous.
Unfortunately this recognition is completely beyond Leake's world view too be able to recognize. He's just going to keep schilling for them at any cost, even your life.
The country has polarized into two camps and objectivity is essentially gone. When I wrote about the 10/07/23 massacred I quoted Shakespeare (e.g., Francis Bacon): a plague on both your houses. To the Israeli military who most probably allowed the slaughter in order to have an excuse to destroy Gaza. And to Hamas for taking the bait. I do think Israel is facing an existential threat. I mean how long do you allow Hamas to launch missile at Israel, shouting Death to Israel? We need to get beyond these antiquated Abrahamic religions and finally realize we are all part of the human race. So sick of this crap.
Because he isn't an Always Trumper? If you walk in lockstep with someone no matter what they say, think you better look at the multiple fingers pointing back at you.
Your writing on medical issues is excellent. Looks like this time you are giving an example of TDS. You sound deranged (much like the No Kings crowd looks). I'm unsubscribing.
You sound more deranged. Trump is the best America could produce but that doesn't mean he's not a dangerous narcissistic psychopath or that John Leake is unable to recognize it wnd, like you do knows it's true but you're one yourself so you don't care.
No. He isn't an Always Trumper like so many people. You guys use the same verbiage as the TDS people you make fun of. Interesting isn't it how that happens.
Why do you assume a snarky attitude and declare the sole reason that Trump was elected when you know that such a statement is absurd? You don't have a clue as to the true reasons on the minds of tens of millions of voters. This kind of hand waving undercuts your other writings--going forward, especially.
Fine, so Trump is gaudy. Give it up. The state of Iran is waging war on world commerce, so where does the level of crass of Trump begin to have relevancy?
By the way, does Iranian war on commerce have any standing in your hierarchy of good/evil? Do rabid dogs have rights? If the county drunk took out the rabid dog, would you pillory him the day of for public intoxication? Sometimes even the jerks have their moment. Trump is engaging a nation that declares war on the rest of the innocent world, and you snark about his image.
You ought to try constructive critcism. Perhaps there is a grand strategy that the "idiots" running the war could employ if only Leake would divulge it.
I wonder if he opined in such vile fashion against pudding head daughter molester joey and communist obummer?
Nah, that would be too objective. How many Afghanis, US soldiers, and allies did little Joe and on to be enslaved and slaughtered by Isis, et al. Not to mention the billions of dollars of equipment and $ he gladly gifted to terrorist whose only goal is elimination of the USA and Israel, our only true ally in the Middle East. Guess he was too busy dreaming about enriching himself and amoral dirtbag son in Ukraine. Outrage?
Trump is the easiest for intellectuals to despise because his "unlike any other" and "never seen before" pronouncements are like nails on chalkboards to them that they cannot not react. It's visceral, reflexive, angry.
Yeah, so Trump has his mannerisms. Some people say like, like, all the time, like, and it's, like, natural language to people's ears. But, Trump says silly, repetitive, throw away comments and intellectuals must then pronounce him unfit and stupid.
Yep, the stupid guy got tons of votes three election cycles running, and he's knocking off the everlasting IRGC menace that no president has had the balls to touch. Stupid. Sure. More like alloyed brass with strategic purpose.
I am glad we invaded Iran. We kicked the can as far down the road as we could. But to put it simply, we could not allow Iran Nuclear Weapons and ICBM’s to launch their missiles at the US or the EU.
I'll remember your comment when my two families have to be part of boots on the ground.
I wish your military family members the best and hope they come out unscathed. But first of all they signed up for the military knowing full well they could be put in harms way at some point. They didn't sign up for a regular domestic job. They should have also recognized that most of our undeclared wars -- WWII was the last declared war -- have been to support global oil companies and elitist interests.
Secondly I have been against many wars and spent 5 years protesting and organizing against the Viet Nam War because it was pointless. Iran is an existential threat and we cannot simply wait until they can hit the US with ICBMs loaded with nuclear warheads. As the saying goes, "sometimes you choose your wars . . . but in this case the war has chosen us." History is a cruel master.
Well said. Those who think Trump is doing a good thing are deranged. He will go down in history as the president that caused the most pain for his subjects and put the final nail in the U.S. empire. Iran won't be defeated and will just become stronger regardless of what you hear on the "news" and from Trump himself.
I’ve screenshot your comment for future reference, so kudos, but you left out one of the biggies:
The kicking out of the remaining leg underpinning the post-1971 freely floating dollar – namely global perception of U.S. military power that protects friends (vassals) and punishes enemies (all others) (after the first leg, American industrial might, withered as the country financialized) – may lead to an unprecedented economic crisis as the world asks why it should continue to finance monstrous U.S. deficits.
The TDS from Leake is absolutely bottomless. He accidentally got a couple of valid points during a few months in the peak of the covid attack.
But he has proven consistently over the last year that his TDS and left wing indoctrination built a world view that just can't think independently nor is compatible with reality.
Entire rationale? Maybe not. Trump also represents a push back against globalism and its tentacles, including the censorship state, in favor of sovereignty national and personal. It was also reasonably clear that Trump intended to restructure world geopolitics, and if it was not clear before his election, it certainly is now. Shoring up the U.S. dollar as a petrocurrency and maintaining purchases of US treasuries as support for the morass of US debt seems to be part of the master plan or plans. Fortress Western Hemisphere, NATO refocusses on North Atlantic defence, China promoted to main adversary over Russia. The Third mid-East War is a component of this strategy, with China as the indirect target, but it remains to be seen how this gambit plays out.
Interesting summary. Good reminder of the real basis for this military effort.
There are two main reactions to this Iran war. A. No more wars, and if they invade, or enslave us, we'll worry about that THEN. B. Iran is unlike other dictatorships in that it exists not merely to enrich and empower the dictator & Co. but also glorifies death, chaos, and world-wide enslavement or destruction as the only means to global rule/caliphate.
Position A is based on emotion and recent recollection. Position B is analytical, based on ancient and modern history, reading edicts and scriptures basic to the ayatollahs' position. B1 could end in 'kick the can much, much further down the road.' B2 could promote full destruction of the Iranian capability for nuclear weapons (very hard to do, esp. given the Shiite groups in Lebanon and elsewhere). Is there a rosier B3?
Please keep your comments addressed to health and address your political discussions to your mother. I did not subscribe to hear your political thoughts.
It’s his substack he is free to post as he chooses
if you don’t like the content you are free not to read it.
Hi Katy. I totally agree with you. That is why I unsubscribed. I can find another venue that discusses the dangers of the COVID shots.
If you get triggered look within.
Always Trumpers never do.
She's most likely incapable of insight.
It is publicly available, as this angry writer intends. I would imagine you only approve of your belov d echo chamber.
News flash: intelligent, rationale people enjoy spirited debate, even if you prefer banana Brandon and criminal Comey’s silencing of dissent. I imagine (hope) this writer is not supporting your very special brand of “tolerant” censorship.
I disagree with this writer who seems to have gone off the rails, but support the right of expression. Any adults here who don’t cry, “It’s my ball, I am going home 😭
In fact, I have unsubscribed.
Yeah who wants to hear anti-war & anti-death bullshit!
He’s totally missing the big picture. Decades of prior administrations have just been kicking the can down the road. Are you comfortable with a terrorist country whose leaders’ religion requires them to annihilate the nonbelievers having nuclear weapons? They appear very comfortable with murdering their own citizens.
I take it that you were referring to Israel when you referred to "... a terrorist country whose leaders’ religion requires them to annihilate the nonbelievers having nuclear weapons"?
If so, even though in reality nobody's religion requires them to annihilate the nonbelievers having nuclear weapons, Dr. Norman Finkelstein who was born to Jewish holocaust survivors parents agrees with you. See the interview with him at the link.below:
"NETANYAHU IS A HOMICIDAL MANIAC"
Norman Finkelstein DESTROYS Israeli Commentator As Piers Morgan Forces Nuclear Weapons Confession
https://youtu.be/0RW58GToFCo?si=VO7NiUsDxf6ND_ET
Jefferey Sachs said yesterday that he believes Trump is a Machiavellian opportunist at best, but most likely a psychopath.
From 2002 to 2018, Sachs was special adviser to the UN Secretary-General. He has been president of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network🤮🤢
the UN is a homicidal, genocidal, fortress of satanic evil that happily sacrifices millions (and plans billions) on the altar of Earth worship 👿
Does anyone know what happened to the Incas? the Mayans? the Aztecs? What they all have in common is they slaughtered human beings in human sacrifice to WORSHIP "Mother Earth". Any civilization that worships creation - instead of worshipping the CREATOR - will always sacrifice and slaughter human beings😱
Jeffrey Sachs would happily sacrifice billions in his worship of "Mother Earth"
Jeffrey Sachs is a sociopath☠☠☠
monsters always deflect to distract from what they are
I thought you were talking about Manuel from Fawlty Towers, but that's Andrew Sachs. Sorry
You won't see this then, but politics is intimately involved with health. The same depopulationists who brought us the Covid virus and vaccines will be happy to see hundreds of thousands to millions (or even billions if we get serious famine from the disruption of fertilizer production and distribution) of "useless eaters" removed from the planet, and to buy up the assets of both Iran and the bankrupt U.S. for pennies on the dollar. The rulers of the planet are not your friends or mine, but they do enjoy dividing us and conquering.
True, but decades of kicking the can down the road has not been a successful strategy. Are you comfortable with a terrorist country whose leaders’ religion requires that they annihilate the nonbelievers having nuclear weapons? They appear very comfortable with murdering their own citizens.
The history of Iran/U.S./British relations doesn't show Iran occupying America, stealing American assets, or killing Americans, but just the opposite. Oil was discovered in Iran in 1908, and ever since, first the Brits and then U.S. companies were there to exploit it. When the democratically elected government of Iran nationalized the oil in 1953, the Brits convinced Harry Truman to send the CIA to overthrow Iran's government. We installed a U.S.-friendly police state that ruled until it was overthrown in 1979. We then encouraged Iraq, under CIA assassin Saddam Hussein, to invade Iran in an effort to overthrow the government in a war that last from 1980 until 1988, resulting in 500,000-1 million dead, the majority Iranians. And of course, this is only a fraction of the dead that our operations in the Middle East have caused. So who's the terrorist country? Some can-kicking!
The current war was kicked off by our greatest ally, as Rubio, Hegseth, and Trump have all admitted. Our greatest ally had just finished flattening the Gaza strip with the admitted goal of ethnically cleansing (war crime!) 2 million Palestinians. Greatest ally has had nukes for half a century but has never signed the non-proliferation treaty or allowed inspections. Ally has been warning of Iran (which has signed the NPT) wanting nukes since the 1990's, and has assassinated many Iranian scientists and officials, but the latest U.S. intelligence was that Iran still doesn't have them.
And by the way, while religion plays a part in this for Israel, Iran, and Christian Zionists, it doesn't for me. I didn't like it when the U.S. acted on behalf of British interests, as in 1953, and I likewise don't like it when our bankrupt country is further weakened in a dangerous war on the other side of the world for Israel. That Trump talks about paying off our $39 trillion in debt with oil to be stolen from Venezuela and Iran is simply hideous fascism. The U.S, has been fascist (crony capitalist, state-corporate partnership) for a long time, but the Trump administration is taking it to ever uglier levels. I voted for Trump all three times (three wins!), but the Trump I voted for no longer exists, if he ever did.
Perfect synopsis. ( although I am a Christian and that s the only point upon which I differ)
Bye.
I have, as well.
Buncha bots
Goodbye
Promise, Jan?
That just raised the IQ of the subscriber group.
I m about ready to do the same. Trump is "tacky"?That's an ad hominem logical fallacy.
John just explained that he tolerated the tackiness in exchange for the promise of no more stupid foreign wars. Have you seen the compilations of pro-war Trump versus anti-war Trump? They're viral.
People who vote on principle rather than personality can't ignore a 180-degree middle finger in their faces. And it's not some minor principle here--it's acting against military and intelligence advisors and risking worldwide depression, world war, and nuclear annihilation. Saw an article elsewhere this morning comparing the attack on Iran with the Battle of Gallipoli (120,000 British casualties) that put Winston Churchill in the "political wilderness" for a decade or two.
Interesting. I did vote for Trump on principle, not the first time, but this time. It wasn't because of his promise about no more war, it was his domestic policy (borders, taxation, etc.) I think the SAVE Act might be the single most important bill in his presidency IF the Senate can stop being Democrats. Now, about the war. I despise war. But I honestly don't know what other option we had, maybe just letting Iran continue being the outlaw nation it is? I can't say for certain, but I'd bet that Trump (who has been talking about Iran for decades) is willing to risk his legacy over this. That said, I don't think the war will go on indefinitely. I think somehow he will get his way. We are in negotiations after all. I believe that we're and the world is going to be ok. I hate that we had to do this, but was there ever really another option? I can't think of one.
There's a strong possibility you may find this article extremely helpful in understanding the Iranian war and the character of Donald Trump.
https://thedemocracydefender.substack.com/p/iran-war-we-follow-the-money-to-mar?utm_source=cross-post&publication_id=7482264&post_id=189694462&utm_campaign=746368&isFreemail=false&r=1qag9p&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
The F-word comes to mind: fascism.
I think you might be surprised to find that much of the world views the U.S. and Israel as the worst outlaw nations. The U.S. has between 750 and 800 military base sites in over 80 countries outside the U.S. Those aren't charitable operations. Is there any other nation with that kind of footprint? (Just checked, and China has two sites/bases outside China.) Pakistan and North Korea have nukes, yet haven't nuked anyone. Iran has just demonstrated that it had non-nuclear missiles and drones capable of doing great damage all over the Persian Gulf region, yet they used them only in retaliation after we (a country halfway around the world) "decimated" them (Trump clearly doesn't know what decimated means). Like they grew up in the Corleone crime family, most Americans seem to think we can do anything we want to anybody. Nut'n' personal, just bidness. Trump just said again, out of nowhere, he wants Greenland NOW!
There was never a need for any option. Trump, Hegseth, and Rubio all confessed there's nothing Iran has that we need, and that we only attacked because Israel (a country estimated to have between 70 and 200 nukes) wanted regime change in Iran. The tail wagged the dog. The whole Middle East mess is largely the result of meddlesome British and French colonialism.
Goodbye war-loving madam
great!! People who are INCAPABLE of seeing the dots between all those important issues better go back to elementary school...
Goodbye
Just another Always Trumper. Bye Bye
One would think that by now, people would've found some discernment (and a moral compass), especially after the c0vid psy0p, and would've realized they were duped by z!onDon the Con. Yet, here we are - with the "right" now being as deranged and cultist as the "left" (not that there's a difference in the DC globalist cartel Babylon bought-and-paid-for uniparty sewer). Amazing what people will defend and tolerate because "their guy" is doing it, despite all the lies he told to do otherwise. Stockholm Syndrome much?
Ah, another Jew hater takes off her mask.
That's precisely the reaction the holocaust manufacturers intended that you should have
Go sit down. For the love of God (literally), go sit down
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You.honestly think your insane comment has any meaning or relevance? 🤣 Try again, NPC. Stick to the facts, which you're unable to do, as you can only parrot the kool-aid you drink out of the controlled-oppsiton narrative toilet. Did you at least take Levin's brown chunks out of that toilet before you parroted the useless propaganda? Think again if you think reeetarded statements, like "j€w hater" are going to shut down real conversations, based in fact. Nice try, though, low IQer. Thanks for proving you can't disprove what was said.
🤮🙄🙄
Buncha bots good riddance
Yippee!!
It’s not your post to direct. Go write your own…get lost.
We have to kill them to save them.
He can write what he wants. You can choose not to read it or go elsewhere.
I think this article, complete with publicly available references, might help you understand the importance of shining the spotlight on Donald Trump and his buddies. And his war with Iran.
https://thedemocracydefender.substack.com/p/iran-war-we-follow-the-money-to-mar?utm_source=cross-post&publication_id=7482264&post_id=189694462&utm_campaign=746368&isFreemail=false&r=1qag9p&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
I found what he wrote very interesting.
You should practice what you preach and not be a hypocrite. People didn't subscribe to hear you dictate your political thoughts and Bidenesque control freak censorship regime about what the author of the substack can and cannot publish. Go and live in a communist country if you hate free speech so much.
I suspect you might have subscribed in order to read about medical issues. Surely John Leake is free to start his own substack and voice his opinions.
John Leake has always written on a wide range of subjects , great investigative journalist .
Yes and very well-read
I wish he would. I can't think of a single thing of value or independent thought that he has provided in at least a year.
And yet, here you are, reading things of no value or independent thought, according to you. Looks like it was erroneous to think readers of a quality substack such as this had more than a single-digit IQ. Alas, that's not the case. NPCs are everywhere, including in the comments here. Reeetardation is rampant.
That probably says more about you than it does about him. It's a reflection on your limited thinking ability. What use actually are you?
We subbed for medical info. I assume that’s what you subbed for, as well.
As I might have explained to you or one of your sock puppets previously on another stack, you appear to have a reading comprehension deficit, secondary to your left wing low IQ. You also appear to have a delusion that you're a conservative right winger and yet you're a supporter of the enemies of white Christians. That extends beyond Muslim jihadists. You don't understand that race and the defense of white Christians is core for the right. You are a communist.
And this has to do with a medical substack….how???
Bidenesque? 😅 😅 😅 That's satire, right? Funny how the low IQers defend what Trump does, even though since 2011 he's on record as saying how horrifying it would be; and then during his whole 2024 campaign, he said that if you vote for CommieAla, you'll get "war in Iran, which would be devastating for this country". You have lot of nerve (and a very short memory plus an absent moral compass), reeetard, to accuse someone of being "Bidenesque" when it's Trump himself who's no different than the Biden he warned about. Go back and park your dumb a$$ in front of propaganda Fox or psych0path Levine, and continue drinking the kool-aid out of the cartel babylon toilet to keep that total delusion, derangement, and intellectual dishonesty going.
There is a time for war and a time for peace (Ecclesiastes. 3:8). The imperial/globalist wars in Iraq, Ukraine, etc. were the wrong time for war, serving the interests of those who want to oppress the world in the name of "democracy." But the proper response is not to cling to the simplistic position that any war is a bad war. Period. War is hell and always tragic, even when justified. This one may yet get very ugly. But the mission to eliminate the demonic, anti-human, apocalyptic cult that has sown mayhem for decades, and is determined to threaten not just regional but world peace in time, is arguably a just war. Reasonable people can differ on this. Your giving a dismissive back of the hand to your readers who take that position is not helpful, and it's not what we came to Focal Points for.
Well said, Philip. I would like to second that.
John is as good as it gets at poking the hornets nest here, lately.
I love the Caddy Shack images, brings me back to a better time.
It is not really clear why John is sooooo impatient with Trumpie with this little skirmish(Ha, Ha!) as it is only 4 weeks running. He is a smart man and surely knows what huge gains could be possible, that Trump is a risk-on type of guy, and is betting for all it's worth here with the mid-terms surely in the balance . . .
Yet, John could be right that the whole shebang could go south.
I am STILL betting on Trump.
TAW
Trump is very clearly an imbecile and a pawn to be used by anyone that sniffs his butt and waves gold coins in his face.
Ignorance.
Trumps admin has done so many good things for us.
But if nothing other than the border closure, I would still say his Presidency has been a massive success.
Conservatives are so quick to dump the captain. That’s why we lose all the time.
How can you be so blind to the benefits so far.
We would have it so much better if it wasn’t for the activist judges and the crazy violent left.
And how about Mr. Leake, speaking about the 30 to 40,000 people that were assassinated in Iran.
The Persians, who just want freedom.
I don’t want boots on the ground, but I’m not going to throw Trump under the bus based on what he’s doing without me, knowing any of the intelligence and long-term dangers of Iran with ICBMs and nuclear material.
Well stated.
you certainly are a typical liberal with such diverse use of ad hominem. You have named yourself! Good job.
Ha! Trump and Biden are two heads of the same monster! Just because someone isn’t stupid enough to “bet on Trump” doesn’t make them a liberal.
So, let's see now Dreamboater. . .
Trump: . . . a NUMBER of "wins"
-- Took Maduro off his throne and dumped him in a NY prison, with his wife, annihiliated his AF and defense system, has control of Venezuela's oil
-- has Cuba in a pickle with no energy supplier now that he controls Venezuela and the citizens are showing American flags on the streets and voting Marco to be their next president, while our state dept is negotiating their new government and energy supplies. . .
-- took out 3 levels of Iran Government / infrastructure politicians and mullahs
-- annihilated Iran's entire navy and Air Force
-- Has outed all the DEI BS both around OUR country and on the world stage
-- Has shown the world the benignness of the liberals, their lack of potential leaders, and his party is out-raising the Dems by a large margin
-- within 100 days stopped ALL illegal aliens from crossing the border and started sending the worse back or imprisoned them
-- will be quickly taking Kharg island off the map(soon to be named Trump island)
While Biden: ALL Losses!
-- invited in 20 million illegal aliens and gave them a frickin' app to claim amnesty
-- mandated the poison vax
-- was so demented he could hardly walk much less run the country
Trump does more in one day for our country than Sleepy Joe and Karmela EVER did in four years.
And you.
YOU are such a great card player, SOOOOO much smarter than MAGA kiddo's,
YOU are betting against Trumpie?!
Have you just fallen off the turnip truck Hanky?
"-- will be quickly taking Kharg island off the map(soon to be named Trump island)"
Just to take a single one of your points. Kharg Island is within range of every missile and drone in Iran (a country 2.4 times the size of Texas). Trying to hold it may be a death sentence. Same with the Hormuz Strait itself. There's a reason Trump's bluster about our Navy escorting tankers through the strait has been ignored by the Navy. The full effects of its closure to non-friendly shipping won't be felt for months, but it will be felt.
Look man, I hope you and all sycophants are correct and Trump is “pLaYinG 4D cHreSs” and I’m just too dumb to see it. If that’s somehow the case then I will gladly look up this post, find your borderline delusional comment, and congratulate you on being super correct about Trump being a great president.
Unfortunately from what I see now it’s way more likely he drags us into a recession/depression after Iran has its way with the world economy and I won’t be able to gloat to you about what an idiot Trump was because there will be no internet and I’ll be too busy fending off looters and digging up grub worms to feed my family.
Time will tell!
Well put !
No he’s probably not a liberal. Open your eyes so you can see the real Trump. I voted for him 3 times and donated to his 2020 campaign and his works and actions in his current presidency have given me TDS.
Interesting. It could be in many ways we think alike. I refused to vote for Trumpie in 2016 and protest voted for Teddy Cruz! But ever since, I DID vote from him. My vote was cemented when I saw all the "lawfare" happening . . . I was early on forced to confront my own bias of his crass behaviour and bullying of the other 15 candidates in 2015-- specially Cruz and "little Marco". I am looking past his large flaws and cognizant of his hard won accomplishments over the past year. I view them as nothing short of awesome compared to ANY president over the last two and a half centuries in that amount of time, and doing so in the face of endless lawfare and Congressional RINO's and Socialist Democrat guerrilla factions. He has clawed his way back and climbed a Promethean mountain. His warts, farts, and insults are beside the point.
Have faith and consider again there is reason for optimism. For someone with discernment, no reason for glowing with TDS.
Come on Man!
Bless your heart.
I am pretty much like you.
A very unthoughtful useless comment. What I expect from Leftists
I’m not a leftist. Full tilt old school conservative. Either way no one should support a war.
TAW, yes.
But address his point about "no wars" Trump.
Glad to:
I am not a ONE issue voter. I voted for Trump like Philip describes above. . . more than one thing has been effed up by the liberal morons and multiple fixes are in order. I believe Trump wants to keep this "war" quick and effective, which most of us are ALL for. Hence, I am willing to give Trumpie more rope to hand from before calling it a day . . . after only 30. . . in a war with all the cards in the USA's hands.
Don't be a panican!
TAW
Nope. You didn't address that he said "no wars." Try again. Panican = Always Trumper. No different than a Never Trumper. You are just on the other side of the aisle.
I don't understand why it is so hard to see that Trump is using an entirely new playbook. The "no forever wars" promise meant no wars like the wars the neocons have waged that cost trillions and lasted decades. It did not mean no wars ever for no reason, world without end, Amen. Whether one agrees with Trump's America First, quick and decisive military actions to end decades-long deadly hindrances to regional and world peace, or not, it should not be that hard to see the difference of his approach from that which Trump promised to avoid, and has so far.
Believing “Trump is using an entirely new playbook” is like watching a Gillette commercial on TV and then saying “Oh shit! This new one uses super advanced hair cutting technology which cuts closer to the skin but also keeps your skin smooth and healthy! I can’t wait to buy it!!”
President Trump is stopping the war waged by the Iranian radical leaders waged on the US of A in 1979. Many Americans have been killed over the years. The reality is that war is ugly and no one wants war. If you are keeping track, as apparently you are, the President has successfully stopped many conflicts in a short period of time.
Which conflicts has he stopped , pls tell me .
Pakistan and India, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Thailand and Cambodia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Egypt and Ethiopia, and Serbia and Kosovo.
Try again and look at 1908 onward, and you'll see a vastly different picture.
It is a valid point, but lacks the sophistication that comes with a true investigation of why the wars Trump disdained would land on his desk.
Why is that? What forces control the White House, before Trump, and now while Trump sits in the Oval Office. The real question is not Trump's broken promise, it is a question of what forces could bend and break him?
We must step back and analyze what demonic forces are in place to destroy any efforts toward peace. Were the gnostics correct when they posited the existence of a Demiurge?
There was no peace with That regime since 1979. Now, thanks to Trump, there is a good chance & soon.
My comment “lacks the sophistication that comes with a true investigation…..” Sorry if I’m beneath you. I take that as a compliment.
Yikes! I just read through the comments that appear above mine on today's thread, and I have to say I'm depressed at the level of bile and nastiness of so many commenters. It's so much easier to engage in personal attacks than to discuss differences respectfully. And along those lines, that's why i've been dismayed at John for not just raising questions about Trump and the war but doing so with the ad hominems and a disrespectful dismissal of those with other perspectives as being somehow deficient for not agreeing with his opinions. His lack, from my perspective, of strategic vision regarding Trump's foreign policy would be tolerable if he stated it with a bit more humility and respect for those who see it differently. In that sense he is lowering himself to the level of the nasty commenters appearing here.
All that said, I greatly respect John, have shared his Substack posts with others multiple times since he has such insight and clarity on most issues he addresses, and I am not about to unsubscribe from Focal Points. I would do that if it were only John addressing political issues since I find him lacking his normal level of insight there. But I highly value the 90% of posts that address subjects Focal Points is primarily about. And if Dr. McCullough finds it's worthwhile to partner with John, that's good enough for me. I'll just ignore the outbreaks of TDS... or complain about it here. 😉
One correction: "decades" should read "centuries."
So, by "demonic, anti-human, apocalyptic cult that has sown mayhem for decades, and is determined to threaten not just regional but world peace in time," do you refer to the Democrats, Republicans, Zionists, or all of the above?
There is NOTHING just about the war the US and Israel launched on Iran, after Israel's genocidal slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza, the installation of a headchopper in Syria, and now the invasion (with announced intent to annex) of southern Lebanon. The "demonic, anti-human, apocalyptic cult that has sown mayhem for decades" is located in Washington DC, with its branch office in Tel Aviv. Iran/Persia hasn't attacked another country in over two hundred years. Contrast that with the perpetual US and Israeli wars. Time to toss out American Exceptionalism, and face reality.
The cult you refer to isn’t just decades old, it is centuries old. We are foolish to believe we can eliminate or somehow change the attitudes of this cult. Asians and Europeans have fought amongst themselves for millennia. We are foolish to believe we can end that too. George Washington who could look back upon those millennia old hostilities and witness the turmoil in Europe occurring in his time wisely advised all future generations to avoid foreign entanglements. Much of the hatred and threats hurled against us by this cult is partly a result of own meddling in their affairs. Our present aggressions may inflame the hatred and terrorism even more. Most people do not know or understand how vulnerable we are to terrorist attacks.
We can delay their progress to nuclear arms, and given that their religion requires that they annihilate the infidels, it seems a worthy goal.
It’s interesting to cite the Old Testament war / peace verse but not the New Testament rejoinder: Blessed are the peacemakers. With no word to those who bring war.
There's no contradiction between the two verses. I believe Trump is waging peace for the region and for the world over the long term. Iran started this war in 1979. They killed tens of thousands of their own citizen protesters recently, and many others including Americans over the decades. Destroying the Islamists is one of the most effective peace-making actions possible.
War is peace, got it. Very Trumpian.
No, the Brits started in it 1908. Learn history.
Its important to hear his perspective & its good for your mind .
I don't mind hearing other perspectives on Trump and the war. But I do find John's condescending and dismissive attitude off-putting, especially since Focal Points is promoted as focusing on issues of health, Covid, etc., not Trump bashing.
You are wrong that we voted for President Trump because he promised to keep us out of war. That is certainly not true. We voted for this man because: 1) he brought in RFK Jr to HHS - a desparately needed response to extreme irresponsibility and downright dangerous agendas in recent administrations and defense agencies. 2) He closed our borders to hordes, millions, of unvetted, illegal aliens. We have a perfectly fine immigration policy and procedures, but previous administrations chose to go outside the law. 3) He pursued and uncovered the enormous sex and perversion rings that had been allowed to grow in this nation and had entangled us with other nations even more embroiled than we. And he has been performing excellently ever since. He cannot force those who refuse to look at real science, at real world economic systems and cartels of various sorts (sex, economic, technological, religious/philosophical). He is fighting a mighty fight against so much corruption, and the outright plan to take over this nation by women-hating philosophies that have blighted every nation on which they have landed. Does that mean war now. He's been working on no war, but they will not negotiate. They only know one way - their way and murder. Try switching news sources, or at least including them along with what you usually inform yourself with.
I’d like to know where John thinks we would be with heals high Kamala Harris and her fraud denying VP choice Tim “Aw Shucks” Walz
His head would be behind her heels that are up in the air.
geeez another one I MUST second. Great post Lin.
maybe John is a single issue voter, holding out for that . . . OOnnnnnnne thing!
" He pursued and uncovered the enormous sex and perversion rings that had been allowed to grow in this nation and had entangled us with other nations even more embroiled than we. "
And how has HE specifically done that. Give us the FACTS.
Let's go back in time to after the photo op of the "BINDERS!" when he was asked a question in the cabinet room with Barbie Bondi next to him: I normally loathe to quote CNN, but they give the context and answer from the 7/8/2025 question: "“Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy’s been talked about for years,” Trump said during a Cabinet meeting after a reporter directed a question to Attorney General Pam Bondi, who’s been the subject of MAGA blowback after the Justice Department said on Monday there is no evidence Epstein kept a “client list” or was murdered.
“You’re asking – we have Texas, we have this, we have all of the things, and are people still talking about this guy? This creep? That is unbelievable,” Trump said, referring to the devastating flooding in Texas. “I mean, I can’t believe you’re asking a question on Epstein at a time like this, where we’re having some of the greatest success and also tragedy with what happened in Texas. It just seems like a desecration.”
Time to stop listening to the propaganda (you know it can exist on both sides, right?) and use the gray matter in between your ears that God gave you. Don't be an Always Trumper. They are just as bad as the Never Trumpers.
All true, I agree. But this war and the way he talks about it are a real turn off.
And Trumpty Dumpty is a pathological liar .
Well written!
I have never been a fan of Donald Trump. I did agree with a number of his planks and pronouncements in his 1st and pre-2nd term days, including the one to keep us out of forever wars. That said, I do believe one thing in our world has dramatically changed since 2016, and arguably for the US since 2024. That is the existential threat of Radical Islam in the West and in particular inside the borders of the United States. What has happened regarding the Islamification of Europe and its destructive civilizational effects should be obvious to anyone, as well as the rapid speed with which America is heading in the same direction. Islam is the only religion in the world that has never joined the Enlightenment. It’s gospel is the murder of all non-converts. Its creed is the total subjugation of all aspects of public and private life through the imposition of sharia law, and its goal is the establishment of Islam and Sharia throughout the world, starting with Europe and the United States. The adherants of Radical Islam prefer death to the failure of their mission and only death will stop them from fulfilling it. And what is the engine of Radical Islam in the world today? It is Iran. I believe the Islamification of the West has now become a crisis of survival, a problem that must now be dealt with if our nation and western civilization is to survive, if our children and grandchildren, our daughters and granddaughters, are to be protected from a life under Sharia. The war in Iran will be successful if it stops the engine of Radical Islam from continuing its onslaught against the west and against America, an onslaught that can be seen and measured every day. Otherwise the war will be a failure.
It is shocking to me what wimps the greatest generation raised. That generation stood behind their president and made many sacrifices to win the war against Germany and Japan. The women went to work, the men went to war and everybody did what they could to make a sacrifice to win that war. Donald Trump said peace through strength many times. I believe he thought that he could negotiate with Iran, but they wouldn’t have it. Are we supposed to just sit back and let a regime that has killed so many Americans and basically invaded America and terrorized the whole world continue. As we’ve all heard, it was time to take the head of the snake. Nothing will ever bring complete peace until Jesus Christ returns, but we can only hope that ridding the world of the radical leaders will help diminish the terror that they have caused. Let’s not live in fear, but pray for God‘s guidance and wisdom for our President as well as protection for our brave soldiers.
Careful. That is Generation X and we are anything but wimps. Here's you something to watch on who the Generation X generation was:
https://youtu.be/G5YmIqYSqA0?si=_-G8SG8Z7Cor9A-l
And your "beliefs" don't stand up to the facts unless you sat down and were a part of the meetings. Iran made a mockery of the US (whose country we helped send into chaos btw) since 1979 and we just coincidentally decided now was the time to deal with them? Please.
And please share what radical leaders have been removed without kidnapping them or starting a war by bombing them under Trump (won't even go into the others we have done that to around the world the past 75 years). As Trump has SAID several times, he can do whatever he wants and no one can stop him. That, my friend, is a very dangerous position to be in and I don't care what side of the political aisle you are on.
Everyone cheers his executive orders (had someone yesterday comment that he was going to fix our elections by EO's. We don't live in a monarchy where the ruler can rule by fiat. We have a constitution that the founders put in place to avoid this very situation. And for all that cheer going in to bomb this or that, kidnap whatever ruler (just happens to be ANOTHER oil rich country - just a coincidence, right?) or try to "rule" our country by EOs, you will be singing a very different tune when a democrat gets in the WH and as all this history to allow him to do whatever HE wants. Always Trumpers = Never Trumpers. Doesn't matter the side of the aisle you are on. Both don't use the organ God gave you between your ears to think for yourself and both sides want you to not do that exact thing.
I don’t care what generation you are. You’re a wimpy generation that doesn’t want to fight to keep this country from being taken over by terrorists. I’ve lived through several Democrat presidents, and it was not a pleasant experience at all… in fact with each Democrat president, it has gotten worse. Remember all those mandates that Biden put On the American people with the help of the World Health Organization and how he used executive orders, or through his administration opened our borders to over 20,000,000+ Illegal aliens, or how about Barack Obama sending pallets of cash to the ayatollah, dividing the country over race when it had just begun to overcome that stigma, Or attempting to overthrow the elected president of the United States with lies and fake dossiers. How about the way they used USAID to launder the money that they were cramming in their pockets? I know what it will be like when the Democrats get in office and that’s why I am fighting to stand against them. Republicans/independents (whatever that is ) aren’t perfect, but I will take them over the Democrats any day. We don’t have any other choice. I’m not careful of the Gen X generation, I feel sorry for them. They never learned the history of this country, but were indoctrinated all through their education.
How about educate yourself to see what you are talking about, moron! You are so insipid you don’t even know the generations. Now go away.
^^^THIS
"The greatest generation" raised the boomers, thus effed us all. This country can't be fixed until the boomers die off since they won't surrender power.
Unfortunately by the time they're all dead it may be too late.
Gen X is going to have to eat the crap sandwich, and maybe they can line up the millennials to start to get back in track for what will be a generational effort to repair what the boomers broke.
And the Boomers gave us the millennials. Their flurries are reaching their teen years.
yep, Keep the FAITH, baby.
At the risk of offending some good folks here, taking a more even and objective viewpoint on the matter , to pass judgement singularly focused on one contradictory action in violation of a well-intentioned promise is IMO - irresponsibly myopic.
Aside from the enormous and copious accomplishments this president has made in one year, there is undeniably the matter by all recent presidents since 2001 having unequivocally stating that Iran (and its terrorist allies) are the single biggest threats to the Middle East (and every European capital!)
At the eleventh hour and fifty-ninth minute, this president is putting an end to the repeated and very real threats issued by this theocratic government.
Really? In what way? EOs? We aren't a country ruled by fiat.
Fiat is an abomination and mockery of true vehicle greatness. 50 and and 60s US muscle cars rule me. You keep your Italian junk. Too much CO2??
Before you come across as a complete idiot, you might research what the phrase “rule by fiat” means. Then restrain yourself from making you look uneducated and foolish.
Political Islam is a huge problem in the US and abroad. The threat an no longer be ignored. These essay are written from the perspective of someone that has lived in the Muslim enclave of Dearborn Michigan for 72 years. We have a big problem before us.
The Urgent Need for Global De-Islamification: Free 460 page series on why Islam is dangerous.
https://brucecain.substack.com/
Unfortunately this recognition is completely beyond Leake's world view too be able to recognize. He's just going to keep schilling for them at any cost, even your life.
The country has polarized into two camps and objectivity is essentially gone. When I wrote about the 10/07/23 massacred I quoted Shakespeare (e.g., Francis Bacon): a plague on both your houses. To the Israeli military who most probably allowed the slaughter in order to have an excuse to destroy Gaza. And to Hamas for taking the bait. I do think Israel is facing an existential threat. I mean how long do you allow Hamas to launch missile at Israel, shouting Death to Israel? We need to get beyond these antiquated Abrahamic religions and finally realize we are all part of the human race. So sick of this crap.
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Sad preacher nailed upon the colored door of time
Insane teacher be there, reminded of the rhyme
There'll be no mutant enemy we shall certify
Political ends, as sad remains, will die
Reach out as forward tastes begin to enter you
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https://youtu.be/Bg-oUSmXacs?t=367
I will also find another way to keep up with Dr McCullough and Dr Hulscher. You truly dont know what you're talking about.
This site has devolved into yet another Trump bashing site. I'm outta here.....
Because he isn't an Always Trumper? If you walk in lockstep with someone no matter what they say, think you better look at the multiple fingers pointing back at you.
Your writing on medical issues is excellent. Looks like this time you are giving an example of TDS. You sound deranged (much like the No Kings crowd looks). I'm unsubscribing.
You sound more deranged. Trump is the best America could produce but that doesn't mean he's not a dangerous narcissistic psychopath or that John Leake is unable to recognize it wnd, like you do knows it's true but you're one yourself so you don't care.
No. He isn't an Always Trumper like so many people. You guys use the same verbiage as the TDS people you make fun of. Interesting isn't it how that happens.
Why do you assume a snarky attitude and declare the sole reason that Trump was elected when you know that such a statement is absurd? You don't have a clue as to the true reasons on the minds of tens of millions of voters. This kind of hand waving undercuts your other writings--going forward, especially.
Fine, so Trump is gaudy. Give it up. The state of Iran is waging war on world commerce, so where does the level of crass of Trump begin to have relevancy?
By the way, does Iranian war on commerce have any standing in your hierarchy of good/evil? Do rabid dogs have rights? If the county drunk took out the rabid dog, would you pillory him the day of for public intoxication? Sometimes even the jerks have their moment. Trump is engaging a nation that declares war on the rest of the innocent world, and you snark about his image.
You ought to try constructive critcism. Perhaps there is a grand strategy that the "idiots" running the war could employ if only Leake would divulge it.
Or, is it only safe to quarterback on Mondays?
I wonder if he opined in such vile fashion against pudding head daughter molester joey and communist obummer?
Nah, that would be too objective. How many Afghanis, US soldiers, and allies did little Joe and on to be enslaved and slaughtered by Isis, et al. Not to mention the billions of dollars of equipment and $ he gladly gifted to terrorist whose only goal is elimination of the USA and Israel, our only true ally in the Middle East. Guess he was too busy dreaming about enriching himself and amoral dirtbag son in Ukraine. Outrage?
Trump is the easiest for intellectuals to despise because his "unlike any other" and "never seen before" pronouncements are like nails on chalkboards to them that they cannot not react. It's visceral, reflexive, angry.
Yeah, so Trump has his mannerisms. Some people say like, like, all the time, like, and it's, like, natural language to people's ears. But, Trump says silly, repetitive, throw away comments and intellectuals must then pronounce him unfit and stupid.
Yep, the stupid guy got tons of votes three election cycles running, and he's knocking off the everlasting IRGC menace that no president has had the balls to touch. Stupid. Sure. More like alloyed brass with strategic purpose.
Intellectuals...
I am glad we invaded Iran. We kicked the can as far down the road as we could. But to put it simply, we could not allow Iran Nuclear Weapons and ICBM’s to launch their missiles at the US or the EU.
Why invading Iran was unavoidable
Why Global De-Islamification is necessary
https://brucecain.substack.com/p/why-invading-iran-was-unavoidable
TiredCitizen wrote and then deleted this post:
I'll remember your comment when my two families have to be part of boots on the ground.
I wish your military family members the best and hope they come out unscathed. But first of all they signed up for the military knowing full well they could be put in harms way at some point. They didn't sign up for a regular domestic job. They should have also recognized that most of our undeclared wars -- WWII was the last declared war -- have been to support global oil companies and elitist interests.
Secondly I have been against many wars and spent 5 years protesting and organizing against the Viet Nam War because it was pointless. Iran is an existential threat and we cannot simply wait until they can hit the US with ICBMs loaded with nuclear warheads. As the saying goes, "sometimes you choose your wars . . . but in this case the war has chosen us." History is a cruel master.
I'll remember your comment when my two families have to be part of boots on the ground.
Did you just develop TDS or have you been hiding it all along
For all those out there suffering from TDS (Trump Dead-ender Syndrome), a conservative analysis of the situation:
“So after complete obliteration of Iran and its military capabilities, USA and Israel have achieved the following:
1. Iran’s regime is still in place and is more hardline than it ever was before
2. Iran is selling more oil and at $100
3. Oil sanctions are no longer effective
4. Middle Eastern economies have been devastated and oil infrastructure damaged with medium term consequences
5. Israel is being pounded from three directions with considerable damage that has been suppressed by force
6. U.S. navy has run away from the Persian Gulf
7. Oil prices doubled.
8. Iran now controls 20% of world oil flows which may increase to 30% if Iran decides to close shipping in the Red Sea. (through Houthis)
9. Strait of Hormuz will remain under Iran’s control for foreseeable future.
10. Iran is likely to get out of NPT and develop nuclear weapons.
11. Trump has done so well in the war that he is likely to lose midterms.
12. Netanyahu who used to shamelessly roam around has been mostly in hiding
13. U.S. bases in the Gulf have been obliterated and Iran says U.S. must leave Middle East now
14. The world is likely to experience inflation and low economic growth in the next year.
15. The entire world opinion has changed in favour of Iran.
16. NATO and European allies have refused to participate in the war.
Thank you for your attention to the matter.”
Well said. Those who think Trump is doing a good thing are deranged. He will go down in history as the president that caused the most pain for his subjects and put the final nail in the U.S. empire. Iran won't be defeated and will just become stronger regardless of what you hear on the "news" and from Trump himself.
I’ve screenshot your comment for future reference, so kudos, but you left out one of the biggies:
The kicking out of the remaining leg underpinning the post-1971 freely floating dollar – namely global perception of U.S. military power that protects friends (vassals) and punishes enemies (all others) (after the first leg, American industrial might, withered as the country financialized) – may lead to an unprecedented economic crisis as the world asks why it should continue to finance monstrous U.S. deficits.
Correct.
The TDS from Leake is absolutely bottomless. He accidentally got a couple of valid points during a few months in the peak of the covid attack.
But he has proven consistently over the last year that his TDS and left wing indoctrination built a world view that just can't think independently nor is compatible with reality.
Entire rationale? Maybe not. Trump also represents a push back against globalism and its tentacles, including the censorship state, in favor of sovereignty national and personal. It was also reasonably clear that Trump intended to restructure world geopolitics, and if it was not clear before his election, it certainly is now. Shoring up the U.S. dollar as a petrocurrency and maintaining purchases of US treasuries as support for the morass of US debt seems to be part of the master plan or plans. Fortress Western Hemisphere, NATO refocusses on North Atlantic defence, China promoted to main adversary over Russia. The Third mid-East War is a component of this strategy, with China as the indirect target, but it remains to be seen how this gambit plays out.
Interesting summary. Good reminder of the real basis for this military effort.
There are two main reactions to this Iran war. A. No more wars, and if they invade, or enslave us, we'll worry about that THEN. B. Iran is unlike other dictatorships in that it exists not merely to enrich and empower the dictator & Co. but also glorifies death, chaos, and world-wide enslavement or destruction as the only means to global rule/caliphate.
Position A is based on emotion and recent recollection. Position B is analytical, based on ancient and modern history, reading edicts and scriptures basic to the ayatollahs' position. B1 could end in 'kick the can much, much further down the road.' B2 could promote full destruction of the Iranian capability for nuclear weapons (very hard to do, esp. given the Shiite groups in Lebanon and elsewhere). Is there a rosier B3?