MIDLIFE CRISIS-19, Monday, April 15, 2024 – An Act of Surrender, For Money.
Standing down is not a policy, it is an act of surrender.
Are we seeing the trend yet?
Domestic terrorists and foreign terrorists attack the U.S., and or U.S. allies – what amount in my opinion to U.S.-Mafia proxy attacks, whether it be through individual or gang violence, BLM, or ANTIFA front groups on U.S. soil, or Iranian-sponsored organizations like Hamas in the Middle East – then, the Biden Administration wants everyone to stand down, to not effectively defend themselves.
Whether it be an individual attack on an American or police officer, or a carjacking in the streets on U.S. soil, or something as egregious as the attack on Israel on Saturday, October 07, 2023, Biden's response is the same, stand down.
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Most recently, Iran’s Saturday night attack on Israel.
"Israel weighs options for Iran attack response as Biden warns Netanyahu U.S. won't support a counterattack: Live updates" (1.).
“In a phone call on Saturday night, President Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid counter-attacking Iran, telling him the U.S. would not support or participate in any such operations.
“’You got a win. Take the win,’ Biden told Netanyahu, according to a White House official” (1.).
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The attack was not without casualties.
During the U.N. Security Council meeting on Sunday, Israeli ambassador to the U.N. Gilad Erdan shed light on Iran's missile strikes against Israel.
“’Colleagues, last night Iran proved again that it cares nothing, nothing for Islam or Muslims,’ [During the U.N. Security Council meeting on Sunday, Israeli ambassador to the U.N. Gilad Erdan] said before acknowledging that the attack ‘seriously injured’ a 7-year-old Bedouin girl in Israel” (1.).
So, does the boy not matter? Does anyone’s life matter in the eyes of the globalist?
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We do have the proverbial condemnation, and monitoring … cough, cough.
“President Biden spoke with Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Sunday about the escalating situation in the Middle East.
“Biden ‘strongly condemned the attack launched by Iran that also threatened Jordan and the Jordanian people,’ the White House said in a statement.
“’Both leaders noted that they continue to monitor the situation and will remain in close touch over the coming days’ and discussed the humanitarian crisis in Gaza” (1.).
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Noteworthy, as to the breadth and coordination of the attack:
“U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said missiles were launched on Saturday from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen” (1.).
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But hey, Americans can rest assured … cough, cough … that Austin has reviewed things, and calls it a success.
”U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he spoke with his Israeli counterpart, Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, on Sunday for a third time this weekend ‘to review the successful combined operation by the United States, Israel, and their partners to defend Israel from unprecedented attacks launched from Iranian territory and by Iran's proxies’” (1.).
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“According to a statement from Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder, Austin told Gallant that the U.S. ‘will continue to take all necessary action to defend Israel and U.S. personnel’” (1.).
Note that these are reactive actions, while the U.S. could have threatened Iran with consequences before the strike happened, but instead, the U.S. enabled it, guided it, then Iran threatened the U.S. in the aftermath.
“Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of staff of Iran's Armed Forces, also warned the U.S. to not aid Israel in a possible counterattack.
“’If the US joins the Zionists' next aggression through its bases or military bases in the region and this becomes certain, then America's regional bases, personnel, and facilities will not be secure in the region,’ Bagheri said in a statement” (1).
Iran’s argument?
Their actions are in response to Israel’s attack on Iran’s embassy in Syria.
“Iran said its attacks against Israel — made in retaliation for the April 1 [2024] bombing of Iran's embassy in Syria — are now ‘concluded.’ Iran's attack, which saw more than 300 drones and missiles hurtle toward Israel, caused minimal damage, officials said” (1.).
Israel’s reason for attacking Iran’s embassy in Syria where, “the strike hit a consular building in the embassy compound” (2.)?
It is suspected by Tehran that Israel was targeting, “Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in its Quds Force, which is an elite foreign espionage and paramilitary arm” (2.).
Plausible, and indirectly reported in Reference (2.) while addressed more specifically in Reference (3.), that Israel was acting on intelligence that opposition force operations, that of Hamas in Gaza, were being in part run out of the Syrian compound.
Iran now claims to be the victim.
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Background of Israel’s attack in Syria:
“DAMASCUS, April 1 (Reuters) - Suspected Israeli warplanes bombed Iran's embassy in Syria on Monday [April 01, 2024] in a strike that Iran said killed seven of its military advisers, including three senior commanders, marking a major escalation in Israel's war with its regional adversaries” (2.).
“Iran's ambassador to Syria said the strike hit a consular building in the embassy compound and that his residence was on the top two floors.
“Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement that seven Iranian military advisers died in the strike including Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in its Quds Force, which is an elite foreign espionage and paramilitary arm” (2.).
“Israel has long targeted Iran's military installations in Syria and those of its proxies, but Monday's attack was the first time Israel hit the vast embassy compound itself.
“[Israel] has ramped up those strikes in parallel with its campaign against Iran-backed Palestinian group Hamas, which ignited the Gaza war with an Oct. 7 attack on Israel that killed about 1,200 people and took 253 hostage, according to Israeli tallies” (2.).
“Iranian state media said Tehran believed Zahedi was the target of the attack. His deputy and another senior commander were also killed along with four others” (2.).
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The U.N. was soon to chime in on the standdown, yet the irony is that nefarious State actors, like the Biden Administration, are the ones enabling Iranian aggression, including through their proxies, like the October 07 Iran-sponsored Hamas attack on Israel.
“During opening remarks at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Sunday, Secretary-General António Guterres said that ‘it's time to step back from the brink.’
“’It's vital to avoid any action that could lead to major military confrontations on multiple fronts in the Middle East,’ he said, adding, ‘Civilians are already bearing the brunt and paying the highest price.’
“He said the Security Council has ‘a shared responsibility to actively engage all parties concerned to prevent further escalation.’
“Guterres said there is also a shared responsibility to secure a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, as well as the release of hostages and delivery of aid.
“’We have a shared responsibility to work for peace, regional and indeed global peace, and security are being undermined by the hour,’ he said.
“’Neither the region nor the world can afford more war’” (1.).
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How does this playout long-term?
It enables further aggression by emboldening terrorists.
“Hezbollah congratulates Iran for attacking Israel, calling it 'brave.'
“Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group, congratulated Iran for its attack against Israel, calling it a “new phase” in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
“’The operation precisely achieved its limited military objectives, despite the involvement of the United States, its allies, and its regional tools in responding to the stunning attack,’ the group said in a statement. ‘The long-term political and strategic objectives for this major development will be successfully apparent over time.’
“According to the Associated Press, the attack — retaliatory airstrikes in response to Israeli's April 1 bombing of an Iranian embassy in Syria — was the first time Iran launched a direct military assault on Israel after decades of intense hostility” (1.).
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Not surprisingly, the U.S. effectively authorized the Iranian attack on Israel, including giving scope guidance, “[…] that [the] reaction must be within certain limits” (1.).
Full excerpt:
“Reuters reported on Sunday that Iran informed Turkey about its impending attacks on Israel — and Turkey then informed the United States. A diplomatic source said that Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan was communicating with the U.S. and Iran about the operations in the days leading up to the strikes.
“’Iran informed us in advance of what would happen,’ the source said, adding that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Fidan that escalation in the Middle East was not a good idea.
“’Possible developments also came up during the meeting with Blinken, and they [the U.S.] conveyed to Iran through us that this reaction must be within certain limits,’ the source told Reuters. ‘In response, Iran said the reaction would be a response to Israel's attack on its embassy in Damascus and that it would not go beyond this’” (1.).
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The U.S. Republican response?
Enter, money laundering; throw money at Ukraine, et al., “[…] a broader Senate foreign aid package, which would pair funding for Israel with assistance for Ukraine and Taiwan […]” (1.).
“House Republicans said the chamber is changing its legislative schedule next week to vote on Israel legislation after Iran's attack” (1.).
“The announcement didn’t immediately make clear what legislation the House will vote on, or what it means for a broader Senate foreign aid package, which would pair funding for Israel with assistance for Ukraine and Taiwan, that has languished in the House. Scalise said that “more details … will be forthcoming” (1.).
Wait for it, wait for it.
Cue Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"It is critical that the United States Congress make the necessary decisions to strengthen America's allies at this critical time” (1.).
See how that works? Iran strikes Israel, a strike that the U.S. directed to be limited, so it would be basically for show, then the calls come in for aid, including for Ukraine, and for the American people to write the check, as Zelensky made no other obligatory reference.
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Note to Self: Watch the money flow to Ukraine.
While individual peace and freedom die globally, and terrorism prevails, the orchestrating power brokers play the “peace” card, for money.
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An act of surrender, for money.
- Matfucius
1.) https://www.yahoo.com/news/live/live-updates-biden-calls-for-g7-meeting-after-iran-launches-over-300-drones-missiles-at-israel-123240067.html
2.) https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-bombs-iran-embassy-syria-iranian-commanders-among-dead-2024-04-01/
3.) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/14/why-israel-attack-on-iranian-consulate-in-syria-was-a-gamechanger