President Trump threatens to move to Iran

Several days ago the president tweeted this all caps diatribe aimed at Iran: What could he possibly mean by “CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED” except he plans to move to Iran and inflict the same punishing damages on their nation as he has on…

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Question of the Day: Do We Offer Earthquake Relief to Iran?

Although an ‘adversary’ we aren’t technically at war with Iran (well yet anyway). Would the offer of a helping hand (which probably wouldn’t be accepted) be a good way to smooth the waters a bit and refurbish our place in the world view?

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Donald Trump’s no good, very bad, awful week

It’s only Monday, but Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has already had a really bad week – and that’s probably a gross understatement. First came the revelation tax returns Trump filed in 1995showed he declared a $916 million loss, a loss that would potentially allow him to forgo paying income…

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Iran and the US Presidential Race

This is a rather rambling article which actually doesn’t answer the question it hints at in the headline: Iran Has a Surprising Favorite in the U.S. Presidential Race. But the writer did capture a couple of interesting comments. On Donald Trump: The Iranian official (Abass Qaidaari, director of the defense…

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Tom Cotton channels Ron Johnson

Arkansaw Senator Tom Cotton, author of the ill conceived, really bad idea, and quite possibly treasonous ” Iran letter ” told CBS’s Bob Schieffer on Sunday that one of the reasons Iran is so dangerous is that they already control Tehran. Ummmm, which is the capital city of Iran. And…

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Ron Johnson admits he’s kind of dumb

Ron Johnson told Bloomberg News last week, regarding the possibly treasonous letter sent to the Iranian government bearing his signature, ” I suppose the only regret is who it’s addressed to “. Ummm, yeah. That’s worth regretting RoJo. Good call.

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Did RoJo violate the Logan Act?

A petition has been started on the White House ” We the People ” webpage calling for charges to be filed against the 47 US Senators who signed a letter sent to the Iranian government, a letter that appears to be an attempt to undermine the Obama administrations efforts toward…

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Forty-seven Republican United States Senators forget the basics of the U.S. Constitution

After forty-seven Republicans in the United States Senatesent a letter directly to the leaders of Iran in an attempt to sabotage talks between the Iranian government and the United States government. If successful, those talks would lead to an of end Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the U.S. easing…

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Tommy Thompson’s Iran investments

Well isn’t this inconvenient… Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson (R) acknowledged during a debate on Thursday that he recently sold stock in a company that did business with Iran, only after news reports highlighted his interests in the companies. The admission came as the former governor accused challenger Rep….

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With Friends like These…

Israel has never acted in America’s best interests.  Ever.  Israel acts in Israel’s interest alone.  Too bad we can’t learn from them because in the case of an action by Israel against Iran, the consequences could be dire for Americans. WASHINGTON — A classified war simulation exercise held this month…

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