Trita Parsi expects an Iran deal framework soon, and Israel to try to sabotage it. He adds: "If he really wants the deal, Trump will have to be tougher on Netanyahu than he has ever been before." Hard to do when Trump has the attention span (and possibly the spine) of a moth.
Loose Tabs: Trying to decipher the madness of the Trump-Netanyahu wars, with 255 links, 17438 words covering 24 days: tomhull.com/ocston/blog/...
Perhaps the worst effect of the "TACO" complaints is when Democrats chastise Trump for failing to achieve goals (Iran still has missiles, and the Strait) that could only have been achieved by diplomacy, which Trump precluded by going to war. The war itself was Trump's massive failure. Say that!
While I admit that "TACO" is funny, not least because it takes a bully down a notch, but we should also be clear that what appears to be "chickening out" are actually rare moments of sanity: they invariably involve backing away from taunts and plans that are truly insane, and often evil.
Iran War: The Big Question: How does this end? Or does it end at all? Link: open.substack.com/pub/notesone...
"Why did Trump go along with the attack? Because he wants to be seen as a tough guy, and he thought that killing the Ayatollah would make him a hero (which he needed as his polling continued to tank). Also because he’s stupid and gullible." Link: notesoneverydaylife.substack.com/p/iran-war-t...
I published a Substack essay on "Iran War: The Three Questions," which covers the basics everyone needs to know: open.substack.com/pub/notesone...
I added some updates (look for red change bars) to Sunday's Loose Tabs post, pushing it over 25k words: tomhull.com/ocston/blog/...
Desperately trying to keep up with the news in Loose Tabs (255 links, 22276 words), probably more than half on Trump, Netanyahu, and their Iran war: tomhull.com/ocston/blog/...
I've written a fairly long piece on Trump's war against Iran, reason and decency. I called it "Days of Infamy," although I point out that for Americans it is more a Day of Ignominy. Link: open.substack.com/pub/notesone...
Pick Hit: Dead Pioneers: Dead Pioneers (2023, self-released): Bad Indian, Doom Indian, Tired of World Up My Ass, just 4 of 12 songs in 22:01. [9] deadpioneers.bandcamp.com/album/dead-p...
Minor update to Friday's "Loose Tabs," including recognition (but not much detailed reporting) of the lastest "day of infamy": tomhull.com/ocston/blog/...
Loose Tabs, stretching out over 34 days, to 365 links, 25049 words, yet some stories still leave me speechless: tomhull.com/ocston/blog/...
I noted and archived Robert Christgau's February Xgau Sez on his website: robertchristgau.com/xgausez.php?...
Sunday morning listening from the Delmore Brothers: "You Can't Do Wrong and Get By": www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-kR...
Viz. Trump's Board of Peace, let me refer you back to my Oct. 17 review of Trump's "Peace Plan for Gaza": notesoneverydaylife.substack.com/p/gaza-war-p...
I added a few thousand more words to Loose Tabs, mostly on breaking stories, including the murder of Alex Pretti, Mark Carney's Davos speech, and the truly sinister "Board of Peace": tomhull.com/ocston/blog/...
