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Trump and the Iran War

Trump and the Iranian government reportedly agreed to a temporary cease fire. Hopefully more carnage can be averted. Here’s my takes on the conflict over the past month.

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Trump Goes Full Moon on Easter Morning

Trump’s F-word Easter morning outburst is like a church service interrupted by a crazed homeless guy in the front pew who starts screaming profanities & threatening to kill anyone who doesn’t submit to his commands Trump's F-word Easter morning outburst is like a church service interrupted by a crazed homeless guy in the front pew […]

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1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing Proves U.S. Policymakers Are Incorrigible

Also posted on Zero Hedge (33,000 views, 200+ comments), Scott Adams Show, etc. The Full Story of 1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing (That Pete Hegseth Won’t Tell You) by James Bovard, March 6, 2026 In his recent comments justifying a preventive war against Iran, President Donald Trump declared, “In 1983, Iran’s proxies carried out the Marine […]

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1987: My USA Today Oped – Pull U.S. Out of Persian Gulf

March 3, 2026: Another Mideast War, so I’m sending this piece around the track again. August 22, 2020: U.S. government policy in the Middle East has been consistently idiotic for more than a third of a century.  Here’s  the first article I wrote calling for U.S. military withdrawal from that area – an “opposing view” […]

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Trump & Iran: My Barbs, 2017-2026

Only thing this pro-war video is missing is a cameo of Kristi Noem shooting a puppy https://t.co/B2gmjd7X7z— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 6, 2026 1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing: Reagan-appointed military commission blamed the disaster in part on Marine guards being prohibited from carrying loaded weapons to stop attackers. https://t.co/ZzdK0XL6TC— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 6, 2026 Hoopla […]

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Trump Wore Wrong Hat for the “I Declare War on Iran” Video

So why didn’t Trump wear this hat for his “I declare war on Iran” 8 minute video last night? The quality of that video was even more pathetic than Trump’s BS claim that “All I want is freedom for the [Iranian] people.”  Trump made that revelation in a 4 a.m. phone call this morning to […]

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My 2012 Election Prophecy: Leviathan Wins Again

Prior to the 2012 election, the American Conservative asked my thoughts on the presidential race.  Here’s my 2 cents (also in the Jpeg below): If I vote, I’ll either select Gary Johnson or write in Ron Paul. This election has almost guaranteed that America will have at least four more years of bad government. Obama’s […]

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