Lessons From the Vietnam War for Iran
Posted By: Mercedes44, 3/31/2026 5:40:25 PM
We Americans are an impatient lot. If we must engage in warfare, we would prefer it be wrapped up in weeks, not months, and certainly not years like World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. In those wars, we had the draft, so more Americans were engaged in fighting and watching their progress, or lack thereof. Today, while recruiting numbers have increased in our all-volunteer military, the taste for war among the public has declined. One of President Trump's positions that attracted voters was his promise to end wars, not start new ones.
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Maybe this will help. The New York City mayor is expected to attend a Passover Seder on Monday with Don Lemon, the disgraced former CNN host who was arrested earlier this year for storming a church in Minnesota, and a drag queen rabbi devoted to fighting "patriarchy."
Lemon will chant the traditional Four Questions at the Seder—
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We Americans are an impatient lot. If we must engage in warfare, we would prefer it be wrapped up in weeks, not months, and certainly not years like World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. In those wars, we had the draft, so more Americans were engaged in fighting and watching their progress, or lack thereof. Today, while recruiting numbers have increased in our all-volunteer military, the taste for war among the public has declined. One of President Trump's positions that attracted voters was his promise to end wars, not start new ones.
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“Police showed up at my office looking for me,” James O’Keefe said.
“We don’t know what this is about,” he said.
“Nobody has been arrested in our recent videos. We have another coming tomorrow showing more crimes on tape,” he added. “I can promise you he’s not going to jail, it’s not a criminal act. Okay, that I can promise you, 100%, okay?” a detective from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said to OMG staffers.
Europe’s climate policies offer no relief
for gas prices, as oil-rich U.S. is somewhat shielded 8 replies
for gas prices, as oil-rich U.S. is somewhat shielded 8 replies
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Then on Monday, the president claimed these discussions were ongoing, but he followed the statement up with threats to resume attacks on key petroleum, electricity and water infrastructure facilities.
“If the Hormuz Strait is not immediately ‘Open for Business,’ we will conclude our lovely ‘stay’ in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinization plants!),
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SURPRISE! Zohran Mamdani’s New ‘Free’
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Per Child 20 replies
Childcare Program is Going to Cost $60,000
Per Child 20 replies
Are you sitting down? This is shocking news.
It turns out that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new ‘free’ childcare program isn’t free at all. In fact, it’s going to cost $60,000 – Per child. Of course, it’ll be free for the people who get the service, but not for the taxpayers who are funding it.
This is the shell game that is always played by leftists. Nothing is free and they know it. Someone always pays.
Oh and by the way, this is just the rollout of the program. You know it will cost more down the road.The cost of “free” child care is soaring.
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Israeli parliament mandates death penalty
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At least 1,000 people filled Lehman College’s sprawling performing arts center, where Sanders (I-Vt.) spent nearly an hour pushing his own proposal targeting the wealthy.
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files release 31 replies
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SURPRISE! Zohran Mamdani’s New ‘Free’
Childcare Program is Going to Cost $60,000
Per Child 20 replies
Childcare Program is Going to Cost $60,000
Per Child 20 replies
Are you sitting down? This is shocking news.
It turns out that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new ‘free’ childcare program isn’t free at all. In fact, it’s going to cost $60,000 – Per child. Of course, it’ll be free for the people who get the service, but not for the taxpayers who are funding it.
This is the shell game that is always played by leftists. Nothing is free and they know it. Someone always pays.
Oh and by the way, this is just the rollout of the program. You know it will cost more down the road.The cost of “free” child care is soaring.
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Maybe this will help. The New York City mayor is expected to attend a Passover Seder on Monday with Don Lemon, the disgraced former CNN host who was arrested earlier this year for storming a church in Minnesota, and a drag queen rabbi devoted to fighting "patriarchy."
Lemon will chant the traditional Four Questions at the Seder—
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~As you know, in deference to the divergence of opinion among readers, we are now starting each column by linking to an alternative position to my own - that's to say, a pro-war analysis. (Snip) Meanwhile, back in what passes for the real world, the war aims continue to shrivel. (Snip) So a month ago Iran controlled four per cent of global oil. Now they control twenty per cent - and their parliament's plan is for the "Tehran toll-booth" to become a permanent fixture. Which would mean they control more of the world's oil than America.
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“Police showed up at my office looking for me,” James O’Keefe said.
“We don’t know what this is about,” he said.
“Nobody has been arrested in our recent videos. We have another coming tomorrow showing more crimes on tape,” he added. “I can promise you he’s not going to jail, it’s not a criminal act. Okay, that I can promise you, 100%, okay?” a detective from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said to OMG staffers.
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