No New Wars!

[gil]

I know that a lot of people are going to dismiss anything from CNN. I'm willing to read and think about ideas from a lot of sources, including CNN.

They have an "analysis" today that argues that Trump, not Netanyahu, is calling the shots in the Middle East. They cite the cease fires in Iran, Lebanon, and Gaza -- all of which they say Israel opposed -- as Netanyahu following rather than leading.

They do say that Netanyahu convinced Trump to make the original strikes on Iran, but this description is far from the narrative that Netanyahu is the puppeteer who has Trump doing his bidding.

Thoughts?

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/17/middleea ... latam-intl

[douche]

There are millions of rabbit holes a person could go down, and CNN probably has a million of their own. We'll never really know what's going on because we're being played. Everyone has an agenda, and nobody will ever figure it out. The news should never be construed as anything more than entertainment. Or distraction. And politics is the worst theater.

Here's a snippet from the Independent: During a Thursday event intended to promote the Republican tax agenda, President Donald Trump seemed to veer off script, riffing about how he had never heard the term “corner store” and calling the inflation that resulted from the Iran war “fake.”

It's pure theater (combined with a massive ego, elements of narcissism and delusions of grandeur). It cannot be taken seriously. Ever. But the worst part is that people like this can do a lot of damage.

I don't spend too much time on this stuff because, well, I have a job and a life to live (and taxes to pay). I just don't have the time for it.