The Arrogance of Power
The following article appeared recently in the New York Times - and is worth a read. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/opinion/iran-war-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RVA.yADT.k6kpkC7s2hv3&smid=em-share It is articles like this that make me back off my blog commentary. How could I say anything more incisive than what many commentators, far more experienced and intelligent than I, are already saying? But I will say this: when this "war" was unleashed I dubbed it the "Epic Disaster". I have watched all the Desert Furies, Desert Storms and Operation Enduring Freedoms - yada, yada yada. This war will end the same as the others - in that it will not end in Iran for many more months, perhaps years and will continue in many forms over the Middle East, as the region devolves into renewed ancient rivalry. As I have suggested already, China is firming up its plans for Taiwan. As the US depletes its arsenal, China is lying in the grass like the snake that it is and ...