Opinion | Trump’s Ground Game Against Iran

Mr. Trump’s critics immediately accused him of needlessly provoking Iran, arguing that Mr. Suleimani’s assassination could lead to war. This is an analysis that ignores the fact that Mr. Suleimani has been waging war on America and its allies for years and was directly engaged in the planning of attacks.

More than any other American military operation since the invasion of Iraq, the assassination yesterday of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, the head of Iran’s Qods Force of its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, is a seismic event. The killings of Osama bin Laden and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leaders of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, were certainly meaningful, but they were also largely symbolic, because their organizations had been mostly destroyed. Taking out the architect of the Islamic Republic’s decades-long active campaign of violence against the United States and its allies, especially Israel, represents a tectonic shift in Middle Eastern politics.

To see just how significant Mr. Suleimani’s death truly is, it helps to understand the geopolitical game he’d devoted his life to playing. In Lebanon, Mr. Suleimani built Lebanese Hezbollah into the powerful state within a state that we know today. A terrorist organization receiving its funds, arms and marching orders from Tehran, Hezbollah has a missile arsenal larger than that of most countries in the region. The group’s success has been astounding, helping to cement Iran’s influence not just in Lebanon but farther around the Arab world.

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Ilhan Omar vows to stop Trump from creating 'distraction' war in Iran   By Danielle Wallace | Fox News

Iran Quds Force leader Qassem Soleimani reportedly killed in Baghdad airstrike
Reaction and analysis from House Armed Services Committee member Michael Waltz and 'Fox & Friends' weekend co-host Pete Hegseth.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., called on members of Congress late Thursday to join h in putting a stop to President Trump from starting a war as a "distraction" in Iran following the U.S. airstrike that killed the notorious Gen. Qassim Soleimani.

“So what if Trump wants war, knows this leads to war and needs the distraction?” the Democrat freshman "Squad" member said. “Real question is, will those with congressional authority step in and stop him? I know I will.”

The Pentagon confirmed earlier Thursday evening that Trump had ordered the attack that killed Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force, among other military officials at Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. Iran’s top “shadow commander” was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more, the State Department said.
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With all the accusations against Omar, why is she still in congress..??………………...…………………………………………...….........

  Ilhan Omar
              ✔ @IlhanMN 
So what if Trump wants war, knows this leads to war and needs the distraction?
Real question is, will those with congressional authority step in and stop him? I know I will. https://twitter.com/chrismurphyct/status/1212913952436445185 …

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WELCOME TO PHILADELPHIA...HOME OF THE MUMMERS PARADE. WAS GREAT UNTIL THE CITY TOOK IT OVER

Blackface is acceptable only if you're the Prime Minister of Canada or Governor of Virginia. Wouldn't it be nice if Kenney was offended by our city's high murder rate?

It's already happening in the U.S. ......Checkout Dearborne Michigan

WAKE UP AMERICA.....!

I wanted to post something on Virginias new proposed laws concerning firearms and other self defense methods.....I went onto "BING" and found about 14 sites listed on the first page. NOT ONE MAJOR MEDIA SOURCE...! Are they afraid to talk or write about it..?

Virginia to Outlaw Kickboxing, Tai Chi, Firearms Instruction and Self-defense Training

The State of Virginia is proposing a new 2020 law known as SB64 (see link here) which will be taken up by the Senate beginning January 8, 2020.

The law would instantly transform all martial arts instructors into criminal felons. This includes instructors who teach kickboxing, BJJ, Krav Maga, boxing and even Capoeira.

It would also criminalize all firearms training classes, including concealed carry classes.

It would even criminalize a father teaching his own son how to use a hunting rifle.

Specifically, the law says that a person “is guilty of unlawful paramilitary activity” (a class 5 felony) if that person:

“Assembles with one or more persons for the purpose of training with, practicing with, or being instructed in the use of any firearm, explosive, or incendiary device, or technique capable of causing injury or death to persons…”

The phrase “technique capable of causing injury or death to persons” covers all forms of martial arts and self-defense training, including Krav Maga, BJJ, boxing and other contact martial arts such as Tae Kwon Do or Tai Chi.

Under the proposed law, all forms of self-defense training — including hand-to-hand martial arts training — would be considered “paramilitary activity,” even if the training consists of private classes involving just one instructor and one student.

That’s because every form of martial arts training imparts skills which could be used to cause injury to other persons.

In fact, according to the language of the law, just “one” person learning such arts is a felony crime, which means that watching a DVD on Krav Maga would be a felony crime.

Here is the full text of the proposed law:

SENATE BILL NO. 64
Offered January 8, 2020
Prefiled November 21, 2019
A BILL to amend and reenact §18.2-433.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to paramilitary activities; penalty.

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Tell Cuomo and DiBlasio to POUND SAND....!

Orthodox Jews Open Carry AR Rifles After Anti-Semitic Attacks   Some members of the Jewish community have armed themselves in light of recent anti-Semitic attacks.

Published Dec 30, 2019 By Richard Moorhead


Some members of New York’s Orthodox Jewish community were seen open carrying AR rifles at a community event on Sunday, a day after a man attacked a rabbi’s home with a machete, sending five people to the hospital with injuries.

Another attack occurred in Jersey City earlier this month at a Jewish grocery where where four people were killed.

The two attacks specifically targeting New York City’s Jewish community appear to have motivated some members of the community to arm themselves in self-defense.

The armed men were attending a community event intended to strengthen spirits in light of the traumatic events.

New York is a state that enacts some of the most Orwellian gun control policies in the country, and some questioned if the men’s rifles were legal under the state’s laws. Open carry is heavily restricted in New York, and only “featureless” AR rifles that contain cosmetic modifications can be legally bought and sold in the state.

In any case, it’s a shame the men may be afoul of the state’s gun laws in an environment where it appears some members of the general public are inclined to target Jews. It’s hard to imagine that New York prosecutors would go after the men after the two attacks on the Jewish community, but if they did, some Jews who wish to arm themselves in self-defense might feel left with no choice other than to move to a state where peaceful gun ownership is legal.

The men may feel a prescient need for armed self-defense after an attack on a Texas church Sunday was thwarted by an armed congregation member. The retired police officer neutralized a shotgun-wielding gunman who opened fire on churchgoers.

Virginias" slogan used to be..."Virginia is for lovers" But now.......???

WHAT THE F**K IS WRONG WITH THE VOTERS IN VIRGINIA.....??

Virginia’s Democratic governor and attorney general both were forced to admit they wore blackface in the 1980s, 

The governor wanted a law to "Abort babies AFTER birth" 

and the lieutenant governor is confronting an allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman more than a decade ago.

What happened to Lindsey Grahams statement that if Nancy didn't deliver articles of impeachment by Jan 1st, the Republican dominate senate was "done with it"...??

MASTER TROLL: McConnell Using Bill Clinton Impeachment Strategy Against Dems  trendingpolitics.com

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New Impeachment Evidence Stuns Democrats – White House Shows The Ukraine Aid Delay Was Routine   By Adam Casalino|  December 12, 2019

Pelosi went too fast – and now it’s coming back to haunt her!

Since this charade started, Democrats have been racing to impeach Donald Trump.

It doesn’t seem like they even bothered to examine all the evidence.

After all, the left appears to be operating under a “guilty until proven innocent” standard for the president.

Because of their hastiness, evidence comes out day after day that blasts holes in their argument.

Americans are starting to turn against impeachment, as they see the facts come out.

Now, a new memo has been released that turns the left’s claim on its head.

From Daily Wire:
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a new legal memo on Wednesday indicating that the Trump administration’s decision to temporarily hold military assistance to Ukraine was a “routine” practice and that the administration was reviewing whether Ukraine complied with U.S. policy.

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GOOD ARTICLE....!!

2019 Was Another One Of Those Tough Years For The "Expert

December 31, 2019/ Francis Menton

Woodrow Wilson was the President who began the transformation of the U.S. federal government into a collection of huge bureaucracies staffed by supposedly neutral and apolitical “experts” who could run things so much better than we ordinary humans could. A hundred plus years into this, we now have dozens of massive bureaucracies staffed by these so-called “experts.”

President Trump appears to have a somewhat different view. The New York Times of December 28 has a piece by Brad Plumer and Coral Davenport that addresses how one particular group of these so-called “experts” — scientific ones — is faring under Trump. The headline is “Science Under Attack: How Trump Is Sidelining Researchers and Their Work.” Excerpt:

In just three years, the Trump administration has diminished the role of science in federal policymaking while halting or disrupting research projects nationwide, marking a transformation of the federal government whose effects, experts say, could reverberate for years. Political appointees have shut down government studies, reduced the influence of scientists over regulatory decisions and in some cases pressured researchers not to speak publicly. The administration has particularly challenged scientific findings related to the environment and public health opposed by industries such as oil drilling and coal mining. It has also impeded research around human-caused climate change, which President Trump has dismissed despite a global scientific consensus.

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Video is a little long but worth watching, depending on your taste in interviews.....

Psychological warfare and the Trump Impeachment—Jack Posobiec Explains | Crossroads   Premiered Dec 13, 2019

In this episode of Crossroads we speak with @JackPosobiec , journalist at One America News Network, about psyops and how they relate to the Democrat attempt to impeach President Donald Trump, and to what the world is now seeing in the Hong Kong protests.

I don't pretend to understand everything spoken about in this video, BUT...from what I DO understand, if true, gives me hope that President Trump does indeed HAVE A PLAN, it's in the works and perhaps VERY devious.....Gotta keep the faith....!

White Squall Alert!   Premiered Dec 22, 2019

On December 18th right as the Do Nothing Dems were setting of to impeach 63 million votes a curious Alert rang out through the Tri-State Area...

I surely do wish that Trey Gowdy was representing President Trump in the Senate trial.....

Trey Gowdy on Trump's impeachment defense  Dec 30, 2019

Trump administration readying powerful impeachment defense; former congressman and Fox News contributor Trey Gowdy weighs in.

Mike Moore

April 14, 2019

Letter to Pelosi

Wow! This man is really torqued!!! Could we wonder what Pelosi did to him to make him so mad?

FYI, This has been checked via Snopes, who contacted Mr. Guthrie, who confirmed he did write & send this letter to Ms. Pelosi,,,, here is one brave American, AND his credentials are impressive! Check his credentials, then read his letter to Pelosi!…......……………………………………...………………..

Born: St. Louis, Missouri. August 21, 1944
Bar Admissions: North Carolina, 1969
U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina, 1969
U.S. Tax Court
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Education: Woodford College, 1966 A.B.
Mercer University, 1969 J.D.
Phi Alpha Delta
Vice-Justice, District XIV, 1968 - 1969
Professional Associations and Memberships:
North Carolina and American Bar Associations ( Member, Sections on: Administrative Law; General Practice; Litigation)
26th Judicial District and North Carolina State Bar
Mecklenburg County Bar Association
American Association of Justice
North Carolina Trial Lawyers Association
Captain, U.S. Army, 1969-1971, Vietnam
National Defense Medal, 1969
Republic of Viet Nam Service Media.

Bronze Star Medals (2), 1971
Assistant District Attorney, Mecklenburg County, 1971 - 1974
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
Chairman, Board of Trustees - Providence United Methodist Church
Board of Directors, Alexander Children's Home
Wofford Alumni Executive Council
Scoutmaster, Boy Scouts of America
Board of Directors, Boy Scouts of America of Mecklenburg County
Board of Directors, Girl Scout Council
Life Member, National Eagle Scout Association
Life Member, Girl Scouts of America............................................................................

Dear Ms. Pelosi:

I write to you out of utter disdain! You are as despicable and un-American as the traitor Jane Fonda.

I am a soon to be a 75 year-old who has voted in every state and local election since 1966. I have voted for both Republicans and Democrats alike. I have worked on campaigns for both Republicans and Democrats, white and black. I served the country that I love in Vietnam, as my son did in the Middle East . I was awarded two bronze stars. I have been involved in politics since age 6 when my father was campaign manager for a truly great American Congressman, Charles Raper Jonas, who worked for his constituents and his country, and was to be admired, unlike you.

You obviously haven't read the Constitution recently, if ever, the Federalist Papers, or even David McCulloughs book on John Adams. You ought to take the time while riding around in your government provided luxury executive jet to do just that. You represent Socialistic and even Marxist principals that our founding fathers tried to avoid when setting out the capitalistic republican form of government represented by our Constitution.

I find it interesting that you and your husband are multi-millionaires with much of your fortune being made as a result of your public service. You have controlled legislation that has enhanced your husband's investments both on and off shore. At the same time you redistributed the wealth of others. Our system of a free market economy is being destroyed by the likes of you. You ride around in a Gulfstream airplane at the tax payers expense while criticizing the presidents of companies who produced something for the economy. You add nothing to the economy of the United States; you only subtract therefrom.

I would like to suggest that you return to the city of fruitcakes and nuts and eat your husband's canned tuna and pineapple - produced by illegal immigrants and by workers who have been excluded from the protection that 90% of the legal workers in the United States have.

I await your defeat in the next election with glee...

Don’t ever use the term un-American again for protesters who love this country and are exercising their rights upon which this country was founded. By the way, while I served in the Army, I was spit on by the same type of lunatics who support you and who you probably supported in the 60s and 70s. You are an embarrassment to all of us who served so that you would have the protected right of free speech to call us un-American. But at the same time, I have the right to write you to notify you that I consider you to be un-American, as do the majority of the people of this formerly great country. You are a true disgrace to most of the people who served this country by offering themselves for public service in the United States Congress.

I feel certain your aides will not share this letter with you, but I intend to share it with many.......

Let's help this man fulfill his 'commitment' to Pelosiby forwarding his thoughts!

Trump Has Major Government Mole Arrested – He Got Caught Passing ‘Top-Secret’ Intel To Reporters

By Adam Casalino|October 11, 2019

‘The Donald’ promised to clean up Washington – well he just did!

The swamp runs deep, my friends. But Trump just took another swamp dweller out of commission.

Over the years, plenty of sensitive information has been leaked to the fake news media. Why? Well, mostly thanks to deep state operatives who are “in bed” with reporters.

In some cases, that is literal.

Government agents don’t always do what’s best for the country. In fact, they let their personal and political agendas get in the way, big time.

But as each swamp rat tries to bit back at Trump, he is taking them out.

Including this one guy, who was spilling secrets to his girlfriend.

From CNBC:...…….

An employee of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency was arrested on federal charges that he leaked classified information, including details of a foreign country’s weapons systems, to two reporters in 2018 and this year…

Frese and one of the reporters “were involved in a romantic relationship for some or all of that period of time.”

Wow, talk about a big fat swamp rat! U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency employee Henry Kyle Frese was arrested for leaking information to two reporters.

He was caught red-handed accessing sensitive information from DIA networks, then handing it off to his buddies in the media.

According to reports, one of those reporters was romantically linked to Frese.

Ouch, dude. Was this girl into you because she liked you or was she after your access? I guess that all depends on if she’s still dating you!

As ugly as that sounds, it’s pretty common in D.C. Reporters go to great lengths for leaked info they can spin as a scoop.

And when I mean great lengths, I mean, they’ll do anything.

Frese helped his reporter allies by leaking critical information about weapons systems of foreign countries.

Yikes, this is not like the president’s favorite flavor of ice cream. These are serious pieces of information that can harm our government.

Not to mention our national security!

Why did he do it? Reports indicate he was motivated by politics. Probably a pretty face, too.

Sorry, Hank, but when to take that oath to serve, you gotta live up to it. Let this be a lesson to all the other swamp rats.

Pelosis son caught, now let's see what happens.....any thoughts..???

BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi’s Son Caught Red Handed… It’s All Over

(Gateway Pundit) – The more you look at Paul Pelosi Jr. the more you see another Hunter Biden.

Paul Pelosi Jr. – like Hunter Biden, was given no-show jobs for which he wasn’t qualified in an effort to buy influence with his politician parent.

Nancy Pelosi’s son Paul is also on the board of an energy company.

Paul Pelosi Jr. also traveled to Ukraine for his work.

AND — Better Yet — Speaker Nancy Pelosi even appears in the company’s video ad!

According to Patrick Howley at National File Speaker Pelosi’s son Paul Jr. was an executive at Viscoil.

Paul Jr. traveled to Ukraine in 2017.

Shortly after his mother Nancy Pelosi became the first woman speaker, Paul Pelosi Jr., was hired by InfoUSA for $180,000 a year as its vice president for Strategic Planning in 2007.

Pelosi kept his other full-time day job as a mortgage loan officer for Countrywide Loans in California. And, unlike all of the other InfoUSA employees, Paul Pelosi did not report to work at the company’s headquarters in Omaha.

It must be nice being the spawn of a powerful Democrat politician.

Newsmax reported on Paul Pelosi’s shady dealings in 2007:
The firm InfoUSA, headed by major Clinton backer Vinod Gupta, has placed Pelosi’s son, Paul Pelosi Jr., on its payroll – even though he has no experience in the company’s main business activities, NewsMax has learned.

As NewsMax previously reported, InfoUSA repeatedly rented marketing databases to unscrupulous persons who used the information to defraud the unsuspecting elderly, investigators found.

The company is also under fire in a shareholder lawsuit which alleges that Gupta is appropriating company funds for personal use and his political pet projects.

Shareholder critics are furious that Gupta had InfoUsa pay former President Bill Clinton $2.1 million in “consulting fees” since he left the White House, with another $1.2 million promised.

Pelosi’s son Paul acknowledged he has also been taking trips on corporate jets provided by Info USA.

Just four weeks after Nancy Pelosi became speaker of the House this past January, Gupta and InfoUSA hired her son as a senior vice president. He told NewsMax InfoUsa pays him $180,000 a year.

Even though his job with InfoUSA is considered full-time, Paul Pelosi continues another full-time job, as a home loan officer at Countrywide Home Loans, part of Countrywide Financial, in San Mateo, a suburb of San Francisco.

While InfoUSA is based in Omaha, Pelosi said he reports to a small InfoUSA office in San Mateo.

In two interviews, Paul Pelosi confirmed that Gupta hired him as senior vice president for strategic development starting Feb. 1, just after Pelosi’s mother took the gavel as speaker on Jan. 4. He said his mother is aware of his new job.

A person familiar with the arrangement says Gupta treats Pelosi as a “trophy” and has the Speaker’s son accompany him at high profile meetings around the country.

Pelosi denied the suggestion he is being used because of his family ties.

“I don’t think that’s really what happens,” he said

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MEET GEORGE SOROS.........

Q - Barr - Soros Subversion

Looks like George Soros has a short liberty-span ahead. Else why would AG Bill Barr say Soros money helps increase violent crime?

Anti-Gun Activists Can’t Stand That Armed Citizens Stopped The TX Church Attack

Posted at 3:04 pm on December 30, 2019 by Cam Edwards 

AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

It’s been truly amazing to watch more and more gun control activists, anti-gun politicians, and pundits actually take the position that it’s bad that there was an immediate armed response when a man armed with a shotgun opened fire at a church in White Settlement, Texas on Sunday. I’ve already detailed some of the tweets from Shannon Watts and members of Congress bemoaning the fact that armed citizens stopped the attack within seconds, but since that original post there’ve been plenty of others who’ve let it be known that they believe it’s a bad thing that good guys with guns took down that attacker.

Writing at The Guardian, Joan E. Greve seemed a little disappointed that Second Amendment advocates may be on to something.

Every time the US suffers another mass shooting, gun rights activists make an argument that goes something like this: if a good guy with a gun had been there, this terrible tragedy could have been prevented.

That argument has been dismissed by gun control groups as an unrealistic suggestion that diverts attention away from the need to strengthen laws restricting firearm access, but a shooting that occurred over the weekend has now supercharged the “good guy with a gun” defense.

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Rep. Gaetz Claims He Heard Democratic 'Threats' on the House Floor     Cortney O'Brien  Posted: Dec 31, 2019

Before the holidays, if you remember, the House of Representatives voted to impeach the president on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The vote came months after a whistleblower complaint that alleged Trump tried to use the power of the presidency to coerce Ukraine to investigate the Bidens for his own political interests. President Trump and his associates maintain his request was not politically motivated and that he wanted to root out corruption. According to a few Republican lawmakers, the campaign against the president was a sleazy, sleazy process. And the main culprit, they alleged, is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

On "Hannity" Monday night, Reps. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) and Matt Gaetz (R-FL) recalled hearing threats on the Democratic side of the aisle as the votes proceeded.

“It’s not just that Nancy Pelosi raises money for her political caucus, it’s that Nancy Pelosi uses that money as a political weapon against anyone who would potentially vote against impeachment," Gaetz said. "Andy and I observed active threats on the House floor that if the Blue Dog Democrats did not go along with the radical left of the Democratic Party and support impeachment, that they would not be supported by the DCCC."

Biggs said he's talked to Democrats behind the scenes whose hands are tied because, again, Pelosi has bullied them with her power of the purse.

"Some of them I’ve talked to quietly on the side want this to go away," Biggs said. "They wish it had never happened. But Nancy Pelosi’s got them, because she raises money for them.”

It was the only "quid pro quo" Gaetz said he observed throughout the impeachment process.Right now Pelosi is threatening to withhold the articles of impeachment from the Senate, where this process is expected to head for a trial. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is demanding to hear from new witnesses and see new documents, making Republicans wonder if their Democratic colleagues have truly made their best case to impeach the president.

"This has been a huge mistake for the Democrats," Biggs said.