VAPolitics & Culture

  It seems that the Gaza War that began on October 7th, 2023 is going to coming to a conclusion. After almost two years of endless bombings, ambushes and attacks, the people of Gaza and Israel will now have some peace. That peace is of course fragile and we are not sure that it is going to hold here. We have seen this show before. We had the November 2023 Ceasefire under Biden, which broken down very quickly. We had the January to March 2025 ceasefire which broken down again.  Apparently, we are getting yet another ceasefire today on America's Fourth of July Holiday. The Qataris are urgently working with Hamas to get them to agree to the ceasefire and also release hostages. In exchange, many Palestinian prisoners will be released from Israeli detention centers. What awaits Hamas when there is actual peace in Gaza? Ideally in the Western view, they should disarm. However, considering that Isreal was still having men killed in the ground operation in Gaza in recent days. Hamas w...

Iran Lost the 12 Day War and Israel has triumphed in the Middle East The 12 Day War was quite a roller coast ride of emotions and missiles and bombs flying across two countries that have generally hated each other.  President Trump has brough peace through strength. It is not cliche; think about under Biden how Hamas managed to launch October 7th attacks, and the administration was dithering while wasting its time on spending money on EVs and other useless projects. Trump is a much greater president than he ever was. Just because someone seems nicer does not make them competent or better ruler.  Iran's willingness for strategic patience cost them dearly in this war. Israel shows itself to be a creature of action not patience. In this world, action gives the greatest bounty not sitting for the hits. Iran is seen as the darling of the BRICS nations; a coalition of highly idealistic people who only seem to come together for meetings that go nowhere. Isreal has shown once again: ...