Great oped by Niall Ferguson

To understand what is at stake in the fight against the axis of China, Russia and Iran, just read 'The Lord of the Rings,' Niall Ferguson writes trib.al/L5VlgJO via Bloomberg Opinion

As Western states unite to condemn Iran for its massive attack, I’m reminded of this prewar Punch cartoon of Britain and France telling off Mussolini.

There must be consequences for Iran’s aggression.

An angry communiqué is not a consequence.

Yana Stepanenko, a 12-year-old girl who lost her two legs in a Russian missile attack on Kramatorsk, has run 5 kilometers in Boston Marathon on her prostheses. Yana is raising funds to provide prostheses for a critically wounded Ukrainian soldier. Yana is truly an inspiration!

🧵As I watch the Iranian attack on Israel, it is becoming clear that we are less and less able to deter our adversaries. Russia, Hamas, Houthis and now Iran. It’s time to ask ourselves why revisionist state and non-state actors believe they can attack and get away with it. 1/6

🎯 Deterrence doesn't work if your enemies believe you're more afraid of action than inaction. We have a generation of managers, not leaders, and management always seeks the status quo.

Time to #CloseTheSkies over Ukraine.
NATO aircraft could take down cruise missiles. US could move Patriots into Romania & Poland allowing Ukraine to move their AD to hot spots ie Kharkiv. If RU illuminates a NATO jet that radar gets taken out. RU wouldn’t respond because..

Historians will look back and wonder how the U.S. not only allowed Iran to repeatedly assault its citizens, soldiers, and allies—but rewarded it for doing so.

Former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren in The Free Press:

thefp.com/p/michael-oren…

Why did #NATO countries rush to defend none NATO country #Israel , from a Iranian missile and drone attack - yet those countries wont defend none NATO country #Ukraine from daily Russian missile and drone attacks? #DoubleStandards

A lot of angry Ukrainians today. First, new U.S. aid is being held for almost half a year now, with no progress. In the meantime, let’s not push Russia to escalate remains the mantra - whatever it even means now, with Russia trying pretty much everything by now. Ukrainians are

Beware of appeasers, who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.

~ Churchill

Western failure to defend #Ukraine has opened the door for #Iran to attack #Israel .

Dictators smell our weakness, and are making their moves.

Just like after October 7, the world supports Israel when she gets hit but is quick to condemn her when Israel hits back. That's wrong. No other country would be expected to do nothing in response to 300 missiles launched against its territory. #StandWithIsrael

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Why do this for Israel with its enormous air/missile defense capabilities but not for Ukraine's cities and civilians which are almost undefended. Let's organize for victory: muster political will and industrial capacity to defeat Russia first and isolate Iran=deter China.

Tout le monde se moque de l'Iran🇮🇷 dont quasiment tous les drones & missiles ont été abattus par 🇮🇱 & alliés et que 'seuls' 7 missiles balistiques sont passés sur plus +330 vecteurs. Mais si ces missiles avaient été dotés de charges nucléaires? #Israel n'existerait plus.
C'est un

Russia has defeated America, get ready for a VERY different world.

“to stoke anti-Ukraine sentiment, Kremlin-linked political strategists..have written thousands of fabricated news articles, social media posts..that promote..isolationism, stir fear over US border security and..amplify US economic and racial tensions” washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/…

The answer is yes the Biden administration fell for Russian Nuclear Propaganda and Jake Sullivan and the NSC are at the helm.

Delaying ATACMS,
Delaying Abrams,
Delaying HIMARS,
Delaying F-16's and training,
Delaying transfer of several ships,
Dictating what Ukraine can target,

Lindsey Graham The Ukraine aid bill already passed the Senate with 70% of the vote, a large bipartisan majority. Ignore Lindsey and Johnson's tricks as they try to introduce and negotiate entirely new legislation, slowing the process further.

The REPO Act can be taken up separately at any

What a move on Cocoa year to date. From under $3000/ton to $9,345/ton in about a year. But it is still much lower than the 1976/77 high which is $28,000 in today’s dollar. $9,345/ton is $9.345 a kilo, and 65 cts per 100g tablet of 70% chocolate