Two Iran experts on how the U.S. plays checkers and Iran plays chess.
Strait of Hormuz
Posted inForeign Policy
Panetta: Iran War a ‘Terrible Mistake’ and Hegseth Is a ‘Disaster’
Leon Panetta, the last of the wise men, covers the waterfront on where we are and where we must go to save this country.
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Is the Taxpayer Bailing out Donald Trump’s Personal Fortune?
The Treasury’s currency swap line with the UAE looks suspiciously like corruption.
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“I Could Do Anything”: Trump’s Dangerous Mantra
The president’s words on Cuba, the next nation he’s casing for foreign intervention, sound all too familiar.
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Asymmetric War in Iran: How Trump and the U.S. Are Being Played
We’re depleting our big, expensive, Cold War-inspired defensive weapons on Iran’s cheap drones, and if Tehran expands its underwater drone program, look out.

