When I saw that “headline” that Trump was cutting aid to Israel I knew it was timed for the election news cycle…also that it was said with fingers crossed behind his back! Trump’s evangelical base, his “Secretary of War” are all in for this funding…and I suspect Hegseth is simply salivating about another military incursion into Iran, secretly hoping he will be able to use nukes…seriously doubts about this end to funding Israel will ever happen!
Have been telling my brother that I suspected an attack on Iran was imminent, last night’s bombing of the island in the Strait of Hormuz confirmed for me what is coming very soon!!
Thanks for this post and the comments from Kent…most enlightening!
Christie...“Fingers crossed behind his back” nails it HARD!
Trump basically ADMITTED it on Fox: if Israel needs the money again, it comes right BACK. That’s not a cutoff. That’s a PAUSE...with a reset button.
On your brother...keep telling him. Last night’s hit in the Strait is the kind of thing that gets explained away as an isolated incident....right up until it ISN'T.
The window I’ve been pointing at...opens tomorrow.
Hold on tight. Thanks for reading... AND...for passing it along!
Jack, how much of U.S. aid to Israel is equipment? I doubt Lockheed Martin, Genl Dynamics, etc are shutting down an assembly line as a result of this latest announcement.
The $3.8 billion a year...under the current agreement...is $3.3 billion in Foreign Military Financing plus $500 million for missile defense. FMF isn’t a check Israel cashes...it’s CREDIT that has to be spent on AMERICAN-MADE weapons.
The ONE carve-out...that lets Israel spend a slice at home...is being phased out to zero by 2028.
So...you’ve got it exactly right, Mary. Lockheed...Raytheon...General Dynamics and Boeing...THEY'RE the ones who actually RECEIVE that money.
Trump told Fox, “they can still buy from us,” which is the tell...the assembly lines KEEP running...the invoices...just get a different RETURN address.
Which is why Kent’s point matters more than the dollar figure. The money was ALWAYS going to flow. The ACCESS... yeah...that's what’s new.
I’m afraid it won’t, when his party loses massively, his ego will be hurt. A person with narcissistic injury is extremely dangerous, they are the family annihilators. Their mindset is, if you don’t love me anymore, if you think you’re going to leave me, I’ll just have to kill you. Then they shout at your body, “See what you made me do.”
PJ...I'm afraid you are exactly right, unfortunately.
He will take the losses as a hit to his sense of self...and react exactly as he has every time this has happened in his life. Nothing about that indicates anything useful for humanity.
Sadly dear leader is everyone's puppet and most of his decisions are based on what others tell him to do especially , BiBi, Putin and Xi. That's how we got in this mess i n the first place. BiBi was hot to attack Iran and needed us to go along with him . Then we have the "war ahappy" drunk itching to have things go "boom and Blow up shit". Hopefully when the dust settles some after this election this can be stopped.
I was reading yesterday that when drumpf was at the reflecting pool denying any strikes on Iran until after the election there were US strikes on Qeshm Island. Is that true???
My first thought was what Robot Bender commented… Bullshit! Not a chance in hell he cuts off aid to Israel.
Hoping that’ll change come January.
Thanks for this, Jack. I missed it as I’ve been purposely avoiding the news today up to this point and came here first when I finally logged on. There’s going to be a tsunami of news in the upcoming days and weeks. Hoping for a blue tsunami.. or at least a wave to make it a bit more palatable.
Susan...your gut and Bender’s are in good company.
Trump said it himself: if Israel needs it, it comes BACK. That’s not a cutoff...it’s a thermostat.
Smart move avoiding the noise today. You didn’t miss anything that matters yet. The part that matters starts after the polls CLOSE...and I’ll have it here first.
Whatever color the wave is tonight...Congress controlling the purse...is the ONLY THING that’s ever actually restrained a president at war.
January is the real date to watch.
#Holdfast, Susan. Glad you came here first! Thank you.:)
It is a sad thing that our service people are being thrust into harms way. Trump would rather sacrifice our troops than admit a defeat. I wish that all that you posted didn't make sense, unfortunately it make too much sense. #HOLDINGFAST
I’d trade being right...for those young folks on the carrier decks being bored EVERY single time.
That’s the entire reason Kent’s last line glued itself in my mind. “Put Americans first” wasn’t a slogan in his post. It was a REMINDER... of WHO'S standing in the Gulf...when the alibi doesn’t hold.
Thanks for reading it the way it was meant, Kristine!
Bullshit. I don't believe he's cutting aid to Israel. The Evangelicals would go ballistic if he did that.
Robot Bender...that's how I would describe this whole Trump/Netanyahu scheme: Bullshit.
-Jack
Jack,
When I saw that “headline” that Trump was cutting aid to Israel I knew it was timed for the election news cycle…also that it was said with fingers crossed behind his back! Trump’s evangelical base, his “Secretary of War” are all in for this funding…and I suspect Hegseth is simply salivating about another military incursion into Iran, secretly hoping he will be able to use nukes…seriously doubts about this end to funding Israel will ever happen!
Have been telling my brother that I suspected an attack on Iran was imminent, last night’s bombing of the island in the Strait of Hormuz confirmed for me what is coming very soon!!
Thanks for this post and the comments from Kent…most enlightening!
Fingers crossed…and holding on tightly!
Christie
Christie...“Fingers crossed behind his back” nails it HARD!
Trump basically ADMITTED it on Fox: if Israel needs the money again, it comes right BACK. That’s not a cutoff. That’s a PAUSE...with a reset button.
On your brother...keep telling him. Last night’s hit in the Strait is the kind of thing that gets explained away as an isolated incident....right up until it ISN'T.
The window I’ve been pointing at...opens tomorrow.
Hold on tight. Thanks for reading... AND...for passing it along!
-Jack
Jack, how much of U.S. aid to Israel is equipment? I doubt Lockheed Martin, Genl Dynamics, etc are shutting down an assembly line as a result of this latest announcement.
Mary E...nearly all of it.
The $3.8 billion a year...under the current agreement...is $3.3 billion in Foreign Military Financing plus $500 million for missile defense. FMF isn’t a check Israel cashes...it’s CREDIT that has to be spent on AMERICAN-MADE weapons.
The ONE carve-out...that lets Israel spend a slice at home...is being phased out to zero by 2028.
So...you’ve got it exactly right, Mary. Lockheed...Raytheon...General Dynamics and Boeing...THEY'RE the ones who actually RECEIVE that money.
Trump told Fox, “they can still buy from us,” which is the tell...the assembly lines KEEP running...the invoices...just get a different RETURN address.
Which is why Kent’s point matters more than the dollar figure. The money was ALWAYS going to flow. The ACCESS... yeah...that's what’s new.
-Jack
Here's hoping the Blue Tsunami will change some minds before this catastrophe can happen...
James...he's going to be 2 years too late...and several billion short.
Glad YOU are here, James Aldridge.
-Jack
And...YES, James...I think we ALL hope the Blue Tsunami will change minds!
-Jack
I’m afraid it won’t, when his party loses massively, his ego will be hurt. A person with narcissistic injury is extremely dangerous, they are the family annihilators. Their mindset is, if you don’t love me anymore, if you think you’re going to leave me, I’ll just have to kill you. Then they shout at your body, “See what you made me do.”
PJ...I'm afraid you are exactly right, unfortunately.
He will take the losses as a hit to his sense of self...and react exactly as he has every time this has happened in his life. Nothing about that indicates anything useful for humanity.
-Jack
Your comments make too much sense for my liking.
Ellen...for MINE, too.
Nothing would thrill me more than being wrong.
-Jack
Sadly dear leader is everyone's puppet and most of his decisions are based on what others tell him to do especially , BiBi, Putin and Xi. That's how we got in this mess i n the first place. BiBi was hot to attack Iran and needed us to go along with him . Then we have the "war ahappy" drunk itching to have things go "boom and Blow up shit". Hopefully when the dust settles some after this election this can be stopped.
#HOLDFAST
Teri
Teri... you didn't waste any time zeroing in on the part Kent worries about most: not the money... but the ACCESS.
His exact phrase was that we have to stop giving Israel “access to our decision-making.”
Now...keep in mind...that’s a man who sat IN the room...telling you who’s BEEN in the room.
And...that's exactly who Hegseth is in my opinion.
When the people with the plans ALREADY drawn up...are the SAME ones whispering in the ear...yeah...a public statement doesn’t restrain ANYBODY.
The dust settles tonight. The decisions start tomorrow. That’s why I’ll be here!
#HOLDFAST
-Jack
I was reading yesterday that when drumpf was at the reflecting pool denying any strikes on Iran until after the election there were US strikes on Qeshm Island. Is that true???
Yes, Teri...I think the timelines match up...pretty much exactly like that.
-Jack
Thanks.
My first thought was what Robot Bender commented… Bullshit! Not a chance in hell he cuts off aid to Israel.
Hoping that’ll change come January.
Thanks for this, Jack. I missed it as I’ve been purposely avoiding the news today up to this point and came here first when I finally logged on. There’s going to be a tsunami of news in the upcoming days and weeks. Hoping for a blue tsunami.. or at least a wave to make it a bit more palatable.
#Holdfast
~Susan
Susan...your gut and Bender’s are in good company.
Trump said it himself: if Israel needs it, it comes BACK. That’s not a cutoff...it’s a thermostat.
Smart move avoiding the noise today. You didn’t miss anything that matters yet. The part that matters starts after the polls CLOSE...and I’ll have it here first.
Whatever color the wave is tonight...Congress controlling the purse...is the ONLY THING that’s ever actually restrained a president at war.
January is the real date to watch.
#Holdfast, Susan. Glad you came here first! Thank you.:)
-Jack
Thank you, Jack!
You're welcome!
It is a sad thing that our service people are being thrust into harms way. Trump would rather sacrifice our troops than admit a defeat. I wish that all that you posted didn't make sense, unfortunately it make too much sense. #HOLDINGFAST
Kristine...I wish it didn’t make sense either.
I’d trade being right...for those young folks on the carrier decks being bored EVERY single time.
That’s the entire reason Kent’s last line glued itself in my mind. “Put Americans first” wasn’t a slogan in his post. It was a REMINDER... of WHO'S standing in the Gulf...when the alibi doesn’t hold.
Thanks for reading it the way it was meant, Kristine!
#KEEPHOLDINGFAST
-Jack
Does it genuinely think everyone is as fucking stupid as IT is?
Plausible deniability doesn’t cut it, when the US has been giving them billions up til today!
The money hose will be turned back on in a few days.