Death To Somebody?

    My goodness, there is so much to write about.  It’s difficult to pick one subject upon which to pontificate.  But, choose I shall.  No sense disappointing the person out there who reads this blog.

    I mean, I could have chosen to discuss the kidnapping/disappearance/whatever of Nancy Guthrie.

    But, Fox News is all over that.

    Or, I could point out my feelings regarding the Epstein Files.  But, that’s been hashed out over and over.  So, instead, I’ll just do nothing about it and hope it goes away.  You know, like the Justice Department.

"That is so not true.  I plan on reading a strongly worded letter on 'Hannity'!"

    Actually, I considered the Supreme Court smackdown of President Trump’s tariff policy.  Yeah, that was tempting.  But, let’s give it a few days before launching into that little partisan drama.

    No, instead, I believe I’ll discuss that which could potentially kill thousands of people.  The dustup with Iran.

    Ostensibly meant as a show of support for the tens of thousands of their own people murdered by the mullahs, the United States has dispatched a considerable amount of military force to the Persian Gulf. 

 

Along with another carrier, USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Gerald R. Ford is on its way.

     Sidebar, your honor?  One of those forces is the aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford and her strike group.  Yes, I realize that men (and women) belong on ships and ships belong at sea, but those poor bastards have been jerked around for eight months.  Norfolk-Mediterranean-Caribbean-Middle East-Norfolk (?).  I've ridden my share of ships, but I've never had to put up with that. 

    Predictably, the ayatollah and his minions are threatening all kinds of dire results if the Americans dared to attack them.

"We've got nudies of Hillary Clinton and we're not afraid to use them!"

    Fun Fact:  okay, probably not fun, but a fact.  When I was in the Navy, we were told that it isn’t the Persian Gulf, after all.  Rather, it’s the “Arabian” Gulf.  This was a nod to the Saudis, so they wouldn’t be offended by “Persian” Gulf.  “Persia” being a former name of Iran.

    Pretty silly, if you ask me.  Imagine calling something which has been one name for centuries something else just because you want to tick off someone. 

Oh.  Wait.

    Fun Fact #2:  Persia was previously known as “Iran.”

    I’m not a big fan of American saber-rattling on the other side of the world.  Frankly, and this may seem heartless, what goes on in Iran is Iran’s problem, not ours.  If the United States was to swoop in like Superman everywhere there is injustice in the world, we would bleed ourselves dry.

I consider kidnapping Maduro to be different. 
Because Venezuela is in the Western Hemisphere.  And fuck you, that's why.
You know, doesn't he look like Saddam Hussein here? 
Well, except for the being dead part.

    Yes, I admit that Iran has been a very bad actor globally, but I still don’t want to put our servicemen and women in harm’s way.

    Clearly, a complicated issue which has definite pros and cons.  Still, I’m not for war over there.

    Incidentally, I would have been an isolationist in the late 1930s.

    But, and this is a very strong but, were one of our carriers (or other ships) to be attacked and, God forbid, any one of its crew killed, I would be one of the first ones to call for revenge.  I would want Tehran to disappear.

    Is that a “Wag the Dog” kind of proposition?  Is that what our government is hoping for?  Perhaps, but I would be onboard for a massive military response in any event.

It's an allusion to a movie. 
Feel free to look it up. 
No time to explain it here.

    Just, dear God, don’t let it happen.

    Oh, before I forget, up until December 7, 1941, I would have been an isolationist.  After that, you betcher ass, I would have been full-on to grind the empire into the dust of history.

Because they dared attack our boats.

    Because that’s how I roll.