Iran was caught red-handed, again, breaking sanctions imposed by both the United States against them and the European Union against Syria. Despite using three different types of subterfuge, U.S. intelligence alerted the United Kingdom of a Iran’s attempt to smuggle oil to Syria.
Now, Iran in threatening retaliation against the United Kingdom, going so far as to say they’ll take back their oil tanker by force or that they may seize a British oil tanker as payback, according to Lucas Tomlinson.
Vice President for research and policy at Charles Koch Institute William Ruger warned against U.S. involvement in the Middle East to the point that it escalates to war with Iran. “Electorally, it doesn’t make sense to get into another endless war in the Middle East.”
He is correct, but there’s a fine line between being sensible and getting played. The lack of action by the Obama administration following Syria’s crossing of President Obama’s “red line” ended up creating the migrant crisis in Europe. One lack of action has fundamentally changed Europe for the foreseeable future, and it was totally avoidable had President Obama acted when he had the opportunity.
President Trump and the United States military are playing a very delicate game with Iran. They are irrational with their decisions and policies, but in a way they’re also very predictable. This is why the United States was able to easily determine a ship claiming to be from Panama, managed by a Singapore company, and carrying Iraqi oil was actually Iranian and headed for Syria.
The extreme military presence in the Middle East for the United States now should be enough to dissuade Tehran from getting too aggressive, but we must not take for granted that they’re to the point of being willing to do just about anything. They’re “Twelver” mentality combined with being backed into an economic corner means they may be willing to try anything.
Iran is losing steam. That makes them dangerous because they’re desperate, but as long as we keep a close eye on them and respond appropriately to the aggressive actions, we can stave off war and protect America’s interests in the region.
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Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We just launched a new GiveSendGo page. We also have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker
