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Richard's avatar

I love you Tina. And you're not wrong about Trump's manifold virtues. However Israel is in a struggle for its very existence. As soon as Iran gets an atomic bomb, which could be very soon now, that bomb will be detonated in Israel. Perhaps millions will die. Perhaps the world will descend into conflagration, aided by Iran's fellow dictators. It's good to keep these facts in mind

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Tina Brown's avatar

Israel is in a frightening position I agree, but Bibi has been saying since the late 90s that that a bomb development is imminent and I just fear the echoes of Iraq. I would love to to see their nuclear facilities obliterated but , as Tom Friedman once says, " once and for all" rarely applies to the middle easts.

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James Rock's avatar

Personally I think Iran desperately needs to defend itself from warmongering Israel. The country that seems impervious to widespread international criticism, and wantonly spreads chaos and death everywhere it looks..

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Frau Katze's avatar

Completely agree. The stakes are very high. Seventh century religious fanatics with atom bombs is a terrifying thought.

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Tina Brown's avatar

and so is an administration as ignorant as this one in charge of the decision., I fear.

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AMC's avatar

Brilliance with a giggling closure!!

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Tina Brown's avatar

glad you giggled. Not much to laugh about theses days! T

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Sharon Gray's avatar

As always, 😉. Makes my day!

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Tina Brown's avatar

Bless you, beloved reader!

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G.M. Malliet's avatar

This is the most concerned I’ve ever been. All the posturing, all the threats, and not a word I’d believe coming from any direction.

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Tina Brown's avatar

This is the problem. Figuring out any kind of truth coming from any direction

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Frau Katze's avatar

I don’t agree that Trump is itching to drop bunker busters. He’s basically averse to actual wars, no matter how much he likes military parades. He’s all hat, no cattle.

We shall see.

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Tina Brown's avatar

He is averse to wars, but he does love excitement - and success. As i noted his attitude to the possibility of joining began to change after seeing Israel getting credit for the skill of it its strikes on Iran.

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TC's avatar

I really enjoy these substacks. I think perhaps more people on substack should go for a smaller number of points in detail rather than offering 50+?=** of Cathy’s quality abc relevance.

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Tina Brown's avatar

delighted its landing with you. So much out there i vow not to overwhelm with too much myself T

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