Yes Bill, we’ve all been witness to the destruction of the globalist movement. It’s what got us here. We may need to consider changing allegiance to nations that honor their citizens, borders and laws. Most of Europe will dissolve back into individual states and those who continue their globalist agenda will fail. Most already have. At least America has a leader willing to make the necessary changes to fight against the insanity and the foreign and domestic enemies the left has created. Not sure Bill if you would consider yourself foreign or domestic 🤔 Anyway wishing you a speedy recovery for your mental and physical health 🙏
My subscription should be up soon and I’m not interested in renewing. It was a fun and informative experience I’ve enjoyed over these past several years. I loved most of the good folk here at BPR and would like to thank you all and wish you all peace, prosperity and happiness in your life.🙏. I miss the old Bill and will miss Dan and Tom, but as we all know, nothing stays the same and we all move forward. Best wishes to all 🙏
According to the IAEA, Iran was recently about 99% complete in its enrichment efforts to attain material for nuclear weapons. Iran would then have enough material for 4 to 6 weapons. It has already fired a rocket that appears to be capable of reaching the capitals of Europe. It's a religious fanatical regime. In their minds, they're not losing, they're just getting closer to realizing their goal of reaching Islamic heaven. Bill doesn't appear to be concerned about any of this. He should be.
David, for the most part I do not think Western thought has the history or capacity to really understand or internalized the Islamic threat. The threat is counter to Christian thought and diametrically opposed to the DNA diktat that holds life inherently revered. However, the power of fanaticism cannot be quantified. So maybe, just maybe will give Bill pass on this one?
I have to wonder if you are not in bed with Macron, Merz and Starmer. The EU dictators that have been voted out of office but refuse to leave while destroying their countries.
What exactly are American military personnel dying for?
If the intent was to trigger a regime change, then the better strategy was to dust off the old CIA playbook whereby it enabled Iranian citizens to overthrow their prime minister and replace him with a un-elected king.
Now we are killing both Iran's indigenous change-makers and their theocratic oppressors.
Sluggo -- I am basing my assertion on the fact that Iran has no air or naval capability to strike the US.
Iran has no air force and, its small blue water navy -- before it was largely destroyed -- never ventured far from shore patrolling only close waters in the Arabian Sea and the Straits of Hormuz.
And that is all that you see as the threat? So you’d rather wait for a first strike against us?
As you are a self-stated Bush-man, I do suppose it is quite refreshing to see you’ve had a change of heart: now against attacking a Middle-Eastern muslim nation unprovoked. Glory-be!
Using your criteria, was Iraq a threat to the United States? Did you condemn - publicly - the Bush family attacks/invasions? One would hope so. Otherwise, your disdain for Trump has turned you into a hypocrite.
FYI: I have long contended that the 21st century has produced a cadre of presidents that have collectively harmed the USA.
Of the four, Bush is responsible for killing and maiming more people than the other three combined, sadly far more innocents than combatants.
And, he attacked the wrong country. Iraq was not responsible for 9/11.
It was Sunni zealots from Saudi Arabia who hatched and executed their attack using US planes
Worse: This tactic but not the target was uncovered by the Philippine Intelligence Service.
When Bush's counterintelligence director informed him of it roughly 30 days before 9/11, Bush opted not to change the DEFCON one iota.
Had he done so, the various airport pre-flight boarding inspections would likely have found the box cutters the Saudi's carried if not on all then surely some.
History would have been different if Bush, Obama, Biden and Trump not dodged Vietnam War (another colossal mistake; another war we lost).
Jim I like the sentiment of your comment though it may be abit naive. However, we could consult with Ed Udeling, as he access to thoughts and ideas that most of have no understanding.
That you detest the Trump Administration comes through loud and clear. Your editorial is devoid of any context. Does it bother you that the Iranians told our negotiators that they had enough uranium to make 11 bombs within a few weeks? Do you think our negotiators were lying? That they now have missiles large enough to deliver bombs to European capitals and maybe soon to the Unites States? Or do you hate that we teamed with the Israelis to deliver our attack? Does Iran's support of Hezbollah and Hamas and their attacks on American citizens and other people bother you? Your arguments will be a better sell if you can include the context with which your criticisms of America and our leaders are made.
Bill I would like to know how you know Iran was no threat. They have been “threatening” for a long time. Before I can agree with you I need to know how you know. Until then I will believe Trump and The terrorists themselves.
I just want to say to all commenters here -- those with whom I occasionally disagree as well as those who share my opinion on many subjects that are discussed -- that my subscription expires this week so I will not be commenting further. Nor will I be enjoying your wisdom. I will miss your thoughts.
I considered renewing, as I did last year, but the research notes are just too repetitive to continue giving them my time. Or money. Farewell to all.
Well a topic I understand and concur with. SOVEREIGN DEBT, among OTHERS, is HUUUGE and a BIG PROBLEM and the FED IS TRAPPED EITHER HARD DEFAULT ON BONDS which will NEVER happen or soft default by printing money which is inflationary and thus the FedSpeak about fighting inflation is pure JABBERWHOPPY.....and thus technically TRUMP IS RIGHT TO CAJOLE POWELL to LOWER RATES NOW....to start the printing presses and save the nation.....some cancers are incurable and cause near term death (pancreas and brain cancer mostly) and some are treatable and MIGHT be cured....breast cancer and early onset colon cancer and most skin cancers. PRINTING MONEY is the latter. BUT WE SHALL SEE.
This I know. Printing money is inflationary and that is GOOD FOR GOLD on PAPER, but bad for CONSUMERS in REAL TERMS.....thus a LIFEBOAT OFF TITANIC but not a wealth builder really. I AM IN THE LIFEBOAT. The end.
Yep - kick the can down the road.....blame past administrations (including all but his) for where the U.S. sits today. And, good ol' Trump is fighting the "good" fight. Strategy - who needs a strategy - just gets in your way from doing he thinks today. Save the dollar by printing more.....going to get chaotic and quickly. Yep - bomb them into submission then quickly call it a WIN! Has anything Trump and his gang done that would fit "a win" by anyone's standards with a lick of sense. Chaos, Chaos, and more Chaos - and, of course, it isn't his fault. Watch Trump is like a re-run of Dumb and Dumber.
what dont you understand. HE WAS SPOT ON LAST NIGHT. Telling EUROPEANS CHINESE AND INDIA...GET YOUR OWN DORITOS.....THE OIL. WE HAVE OURS. WE DONT NEED HORMUZ OR IRAN OIL. YOU DO SO YOU GO GET IT. NOW we MIGHT help some of them and be involved....very vague on that last night...but said our MILITARY targets almost done and another two weeks and we WILL BE DONE AND LEAVE. As for NATO he was also correct. DESPICABLE WOKIST WEAK FEEBLE LORD CHAMBERLAIN TYPES AND NOT BACKING US UP ? STARNES SAYNIG 'NOT OUR WAR AND NOT OUR PROBLEM? " GUESS AGAIN FOOL. KING CHARLES WILL MEET TRUMP IN USA SOON. We shall see PUTIN SMILES AS NATO CRACKS BUT TRUMP RIGHT. DAMNED FOOLS. FECKLESS WEAK QUIZZLINGS AND PENGUINS AND LIBERAL HACKS AND PANDERING POODLES TO THE MUSLIM HOARDS THERE...makes me PUKE. NOW I DONT WANT NATO TO COLLAPSE. I DO WANT THEM PADDLED AND PUNISHED.
OIL MARKET? WILL COME CRASHING DOWN SOON. TRUST ME. WE ARE EXITING WAR. SOON. ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. AND TRUMP TRIED LAST NIGHT TO TELL IRAN, GET ON WITH THE DEAL MAKING OR FACE IMMINENT DEATH. SO THEY WILL DEAL. HE ISNT KIDDING.
Great job of getting everything exactly upside down--Just like Trump and his patsies, like the incredibly obtuse (but very Christian warmonger) Hegseth.
The Iranian Empire has existed for over two thousand five hundred years.
A couple more weeks of Trump, Hegseth etc. is just that, a couple more
weeks in the passage of time.
Trump should have had Tennessee Ernie Ford humming in the background, “Another day older and billions deeper in debt” in the background during his speech. Maybe he did, I didn’t watch.
There are loons linatics liberals and libertarians All sleep under the blanket of security WE provide them yet they bitch and mosn and throw rocks at us Trump is right I voted for him but slso criticize him when wrong And this time is different Be grateful Trump and Bibi had balls of fire to do it Finally Take out Tehran Terrorists Saudis agree Kuwait UAE Jordan Egypt Turkey Some private some public EU disgusts me Starmer does too And clown car Carney in Canada Ignore torpedoes!!! Full speed ahead For us For Israel For region For western society For humanity
“War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.”
Bonner's 4 years and 1/2-months older than I. He's 77 and will be 78 in September. He hit on a great idea (International Living) and capitalized. He followed that success with multiple other writing/publishing hits. With the internet nowadays, anybody can see anything. I imagine he, as I, have extended awareness of stuff before my time via the experience of my parents and grandparents. Even so, the old vaudeville joke, "Say 'Goodnight', Gracie." was repeated in my own day on the Rowan and Martin "Laugh In", when Dan Rowan would say to Dick Martin upon closing, "Say 'Goodnight', Dick." and Martin would say, "Goodnight, Dick." It's lame, but I always laugh. Best always. PM
Your comment about Burns and Allen made me think of Charlie McCarthy. If you ask people if they've ever heard of him, everybody of a certain age will say "Of course" but people below a
I remember them very well indeed. In fact, my late father RESEMBLED George Burns like TWINS....cigars included. Laughter, Twinkle in eyes and very very wise owl.
Yes Bill, we’ve all been witness to the destruction of the globalist movement. It’s what got us here. We may need to consider changing allegiance to nations that honor their citizens, borders and laws. Most of Europe will dissolve back into individual states and those who continue their globalist agenda will fail. Most already have. At least America has a leader willing to make the necessary changes to fight against the insanity and the foreign and domestic enemies the left has created. Not sure Bill if you would consider yourself foreign or domestic 🤔 Anyway wishing you a speedy recovery for your mental and physical health 🙏
My subscription should be up soon and I’m not interested in renewing. It was a fun and informative experience I’ve enjoyed over these past several years. I loved most of the good folk here at BPR and would like to thank you all and wish you all peace, prosperity and happiness in your life.🙏. I miss the old Bill and will miss Dan and Tom, but as we all know, nothing stays the same and we all move forward. Best wishes to all 🙏
Yes , We still live in a sort of democratic world and are allowwed to choose . Certainly will miss Your comments .
According to the IAEA, Iran was recently about 99% complete in its enrichment efforts to attain material for nuclear weapons. Iran would then have enough material for 4 to 6 weapons. It has already fired a rocket that appears to be capable of reaching the capitals of Europe. It's a religious fanatical regime. In their minds, they're not losing, they're just getting closer to realizing their goal of reaching Islamic heaven. Bill doesn't appear to be concerned about any of this. He should be.
When you fight against someone who doesn't care if they die, there's only one solution, neutralize the threat. Talk never resolves the problem.
Jim Marshall
I remember! Was it not, only 2 weeks to flatten the curve. And you will own nothing and be gappy. They may have succeded.
David, for the most part I do not think Western thought has the history or capacity to really understand or internalized the Islamic threat. The threat is counter to Christian thought and diametrically opposed to the DNA diktat that holds life inherently revered. However, the power of fanaticism cannot be quantified. So maybe, just maybe will give Bill pass on this one?
I have to wonder if you are not in bed with Macron, Merz and Starmer. The EU dictators that have been voted out of office but refuse to leave while destroying their countries.
They are a bunch of corrupt imbeciles. Regardless all I can say, is we need more rope.
Iran was and is not now a threat to the US.
Why in the world are we at war with it?
What exactly are American military personnel dying for?
If the intent was to trigger a regime change, then the better strategy was to dust off the old CIA playbook whereby it enabled Iranian citizens to overthrow their prime minister and replace him with a un-elected king.
Now we are killing both Iran's indigenous change-makers and their theocratic oppressors.
And at a cost to nearly everyone on this planet.
“Iran was and is not now a threat to the US.”
And you know this how? Are you privy to Top Secret - NOFORN DoD info?
Or are you just talking out of your ass?
(Likely the latter)
Sluggo -- I am basing my assertion on the fact that Iran has no air or naval capability to strike the US.
Iran has no air force and, its small blue water navy -- before it was largely destroyed -- never ventured far from shore patrolling only close waters in the Arabian Sea and the Straits of Hormuz.
What are your sources for your bellicosity?
And that is all that you see as the threat? So you’d rather wait for a first strike against us?
As you are a self-stated Bush-man, I do suppose it is quite refreshing to see you’ve had a change of heart: now against attacking a Middle-Eastern muslim nation unprovoked. Glory-be!
To your questions, my answers are, respectively: yes and unrealistic
Using your criteria, was Iraq a threat to the United States? Did you condemn - publicly - the Bush family attacks/invasions? One would hope so. Otherwise, your disdain for Trump has turned you into a hypocrite.
FYI: I have long contended that the 21st century has produced a cadre of presidents that have collectively harmed the USA.
Of the four, Bush is responsible for killing and maiming more people than the other three combined, sadly far more innocents than combatants.
And, he attacked the wrong country. Iraq was not responsible for 9/11.
It was Sunni zealots from Saudi Arabia who hatched and executed their attack using US planes
Worse: This tactic but not the target was uncovered by the Philippine Intelligence Service.
When Bush's counterintelligence director informed him of it roughly 30 days before 9/11, Bush opted not to change the DEFCON one iota.
Had he done so, the various airport pre-flight boarding inspections would likely have found the box cutters the Saudi's carried if not on all then surely some.
History would have been different if Bush, Obama, Biden and Trump not dodged Vietnam War (another colossal mistake; another war we lost).
Jim I like the sentiment of your comment though it may be abit naive. However, we could consult with Ed Udeling, as he access to thoughts and ideas that most of have no understanding.
😂🤣😂🤣😂
Thanks for your understanding of my humor, you are the only one.
That you detest the Trump Administration comes through loud and clear. Your editorial is devoid of any context. Does it bother you that the Iranians told our negotiators that they had enough uranium to make 11 bombs within a few weeks? Do you think our negotiators were lying? That they now have missiles large enough to deliver bombs to European capitals and maybe soon to the Unites States? Or do you hate that we teamed with the Israelis to deliver our attack? Does Iran's support of Hezbollah and Hamas and their attacks on American citizens and other people bother you? Your arguments will be a better sell if you can include the context with which your criticisms of America and our leaders are made.
Bill I would like to know how you know Iran was no threat. They have been “threatening” for a long time. Before I can agree with you I need to know how you know. Until then I will believe Trump and The terrorists themselves.
I just want to say to all commenters here -- those with whom I occasionally disagree as well as those who share my opinion on many subjects that are discussed -- that my subscription expires this week so I will not be commenting further. Nor will I be enjoying your wisdom. I will miss your thoughts.
I considered renewing, as I did last year, but the research notes are just too repetitive to continue giving them my time. Or money. Farewell to all.
Well a topic I understand and concur with. SOVEREIGN DEBT, among OTHERS, is HUUUGE and a BIG PROBLEM and the FED IS TRAPPED EITHER HARD DEFAULT ON BONDS which will NEVER happen or soft default by printing money which is inflationary and thus the FedSpeak about fighting inflation is pure JABBERWHOPPY.....and thus technically TRUMP IS RIGHT TO CAJOLE POWELL to LOWER RATES NOW....to start the printing presses and save the nation.....some cancers are incurable and cause near term death (pancreas and brain cancer mostly) and some are treatable and MIGHT be cured....breast cancer and early onset colon cancer and most skin cancers. PRINTING MONEY is the latter. BUT WE SHALL SEE.
This I know. Printing money is inflationary and that is GOOD FOR GOLD on PAPER, but bad for CONSUMERS in REAL TERMS.....thus a LIFEBOAT OFF TITANIC but not a wealth builder really. I AM IN THE LIFEBOAT. The end.
Yep - kick the can down the road.....blame past administrations (including all but his) for where the U.S. sits today. And, good ol' Trump is fighting the "good" fight. Strategy - who needs a strategy - just gets in your way from doing he thinks today. Save the dollar by printing more.....going to get chaotic and quickly. Yep - bomb them into submission then quickly call it a WIN! Has anything Trump and his gang done that would fit "a win" by anyone's standards with a lick of sense. Chaos, Chaos, and more Chaos - and, of course, it isn't his fault. Watch Trump is like a re-run of Dumb and Dumber.
Would you please forgo the over-use of capital letters. It’s called yelling. Some of us would like to read what you wrote.
It looks like the Oil Market IS finally catching up to DJT Bluster and Bullshitting… Oil up $10✅😡
what dont you understand. HE WAS SPOT ON LAST NIGHT. Telling EUROPEANS CHINESE AND INDIA...GET YOUR OWN DORITOS.....THE OIL. WE HAVE OURS. WE DONT NEED HORMUZ OR IRAN OIL. YOU DO SO YOU GO GET IT. NOW we MIGHT help some of them and be involved....very vague on that last night...but said our MILITARY targets almost done and another two weeks and we WILL BE DONE AND LEAVE. As for NATO he was also correct. DESPICABLE WOKIST WEAK FEEBLE LORD CHAMBERLAIN TYPES AND NOT BACKING US UP ? STARNES SAYNIG 'NOT OUR WAR AND NOT OUR PROBLEM? " GUESS AGAIN FOOL. KING CHARLES WILL MEET TRUMP IN USA SOON. We shall see PUTIN SMILES AS NATO CRACKS BUT TRUMP RIGHT. DAMNED FOOLS. FECKLESS WEAK QUIZZLINGS AND PENGUINS AND LIBERAL HACKS AND PANDERING POODLES TO THE MUSLIM HOARDS THERE...makes me PUKE. NOW I DONT WANT NATO TO COLLAPSE. I DO WANT THEM PADDLED AND PUNISHED.
OIL MARKET? WILL COME CRASHING DOWN SOON. TRUST ME. WE ARE EXITING WAR. SOON. ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. AND TRUMP TRIED LAST NIGHT TO TELL IRAN, GET ON WITH THE DEAL MAKING OR FACE IMMINENT DEATH. SO THEY WILL DEAL. HE ISNT KIDDING.
Great job of getting everything exactly upside down--Just like Trump and his patsies, like the incredibly obtuse (but very Christian warmonger) Hegseth.
The Iranian Empire has existed for over two thousand five hundred years.
A couple more weeks of Trump, Hegseth etc. is just that, a couple more
weeks in the passage of time.
Trump should have had Tennessee Ernie Ford humming in the background, “Another day older and billions deeper in debt” in the background during his speech. Maybe he did, I didn’t watch.
My dearest Bill - Hegseth is not the simpleton, it is you - at least when it comes to anything Trump.
Yes and they were also 2 weeks out from obtaining nukes 40 years ago. Who cares
There are loons linatics liberals and libertarians All sleep under the blanket of security WE provide them yet they bitch and mosn and throw rocks at us Trump is right I voted for him but slso criticize him when wrong And this time is different Be grateful Trump and Bibi had balls of fire to do it Finally Take out Tehran Terrorists Saudis agree Kuwait UAE Jordan Egypt Turkey Some private some public EU disgusts me Starmer does too And clown car Carney in Canada Ignore torpedoes!!! Full speed ahead For us For Israel For region For western society For humanity
God bless our troops Hamd salute to all!
OMG!!
*Lunatics
“War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.”
John Stuart Mills
Excuse me, but the government is the reason you need to have an AK-47...
I got sick, yesterday, when I listened to Trump’s idiotic speech. Is Bill old enough to remember “Goodnight Gracie?” Or did he watch reruns?
Bonner's 4 years and 1/2-months older than I. He's 77 and will be 78 in September. He hit on a great idea (International Living) and capitalized. He followed that success with multiple other writing/publishing hits. With the internet nowadays, anybody can see anything. I imagine he, as I, have extended awareness of stuff before my time via the experience of my parents and grandparents. Even so, the old vaudeville joke, "Say 'Goodnight', Gracie." was repeated in my own day on the Rowan and Martin "Laugh In", when Dan Rowan would say to Dick Martin upon closing, "Say 'Goodnight', Dick." and Martin would say, "Goodnight, Dick." It's lame, but I always laugh. Best always. PM
I liked Laugh In.
As did I. Best always. PM
Your comment about Burns and Allen made me think of Charlie McCarthy. If you ask people if they've ever heard of him, everybody of a certain age will say "Of course" but people below a
certain age will say, "Who?".
I remember them very well indeed. In fact, my late father RESEMBLED George Burns like TWINS....cigars included. Laughter, Twinkle in eyes and very very wise owl.