Top Iranian adviser says Iran will respond militarily to death of Soleimani, calls this a 'war'

If Donald Trump worked at, say, a pest control company, his incompetence might be funny. You’d see him wobbling around your backyard with a beehive stuck on his head before falling down an uncapped well, and hilarity would naturally ensue. Because that’s just funny. How could it not be? But when he pokes a hornet’s nest…

Remember when idiot Trump thought Iran's Soleimani was head of the Kurds?

I’ve seen a few headlines and analyses this morning asserting that Trump has “gambled” in his decision to assassinate Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani. This is almost certainly incorrect, for this reason: “Gambling,” while inherently reckless, still involves some sort of understanding of the rules of the game, the stakes, and the likely outcomes. A blackjack player…

Tour of the “nonexistent” damage at Shayrat airbase

While I posted the other day satellite images of the damage, today we have (thanks to pro-Russian ANNA News) the first on-the-ground pictures of what so many here in DK’s CT community insist was a “wag the dog” attack involving bombing a bunch of empty buildings and pounding sand, rather than an actual act of warfare with very serious dangers. So, for your…