Day of the Tower, 36th of Spring, 526 M.E. (Aldebaran): They're so stupid, they're so unbelievably fucking stupid, they believe they can make the American people forget that the undeclared war in Iran was not legally authorized by Congress, has little popular support, and is costing $1B a day, by spinning some sort of Saving Private Ryan story about the rescue of two downed airmen, without mentioning they they're the ones who put the airmen in harm's way in the first place.

The black-out drunk Secretary of Defense even made a religious analogy, pointing out the airmen were shot down on Good Friday, were missing in action of Saturday, and then resurrected (under his direction) on Easter Sunday.

I'm glad the airmen were rescued, not only because of human lives but also because the situation would have become immeasurably worse if they had been captured. The story is not about the skillful rescue of a couple brave pilots, it's about international war crimes, it's about the lawless and reckless actions of a senile, demented president, it's about the colossal waste of money and staggering carbon footprint of an obscene and illegal war.

The real story is what led to the surprise and unannounced decision to initiate the bombing. Distraction from the most recent and disturbingly lurid revelations in the Epstein files? Ask yourself who profits the most by this action. Israel and Saudi Arabia were Iran's biggest rivals in the region, and Bibi Netanyahu has long had the Stable Genius wrapped around his finger, and the U.S.'s chief negotiator prior to the bombing, Jared Kushner, has received a $2B business "loan" from the Saudis. And Russia is probably the biggest beneficiary of the war, as the sanctions against their oil exports have been lifted to partially offset the restricted flow through the Persian Gulf, renewing Russia's ability to finance their reprehensible war in Ukraine. One would almost suspect that the Stable Genius authorized the bombing to please Bibi, MBS, and Putin. Distraction from the Epstein files was just a side benefit.      

But let's not talk about that. Remember Saving Private Ryan?