Allegedly there is a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. It is alleged both sides have already violated it, each side accusing the other.
Vance has said we are not at war with Iran, we are at war with its nuclear program.
The U.S. did only one strike effort, a coordinated bombing of three nuclear sites.
Israel has assassinated numerous people, mostly Iranian military. Now saying its objectives have been met and agreeing now to a ceasfire.
The question seems to be were there Iranian powers that were out of line with a policy other leaders in Iran could live with. I.e., were military forces keeping the nuclear question alive when others were willing to abandon it and move on with life as usual; and did the U.S. and Israel have advanced intelligence that this was the case?
Generals were whacked in a substantial number. Iranians now are alleged to be amenable to a stop to the "at war" status quo.
The suggestion that Iran soft liners were unable to control hardliners and that locales of targeted militaristic types may have been given Israel for precision strikes. If so, Iran has an unstable leadership at present, and the situation requires further attention.
Aside from that, Trump is now pushing for that super-bullshit bill of his to be passed by a complacent Republican majority in both houses of Congress, having the numbers - show the loyalty being the repeated Trump pushing theme in getting that simply stinking thing through both houses. The Senate Parliamentarian is posing as the force to remove some of the poison pills House Republicans installed but are willing to see removed, so that the liars can say, "See, everybody got something via a bipartisan process as Congress is supposed to act."
But that supposition is premised on bipartisan action FOR the benefit of the people, not togetherness against the proles' best interests.
Tax the fucking rich!
The fact is the bill is pure fucking of the people so Elon and the other billionaires and millionaires and oil industry types who bankrolled the Trump campaign can get their tax break payback. Fucking Joe Worker for Sam Millionaire is crap, but only wealthy people are allowed into Congress by BOTH parties and the rest is Kabuki Theater to lie to a nation. With neither House of Congress willing to curb insider trading of their membership what more proof is needed that "Feather your own nest" is the rule of the two-party stranglehold over the will of the people?
Pelosi traded. Trust her now? Bullshit! They are all in it together, or if not all, enough of a majority to run things AGAINST the people. Hegseth's "We the People" tattoo not withstanding. Nice tattoo, Heggie but there is that multimillion mansion in Tennessee the Murdochs bought you and there is Vance's visit with the Murdochs days before this entire Israel - Iran thing happened.
Go figure.
UPDATE: Go figure, and work in the role of the media in all of it.
Visits to the Murdochs.
There is a logic to it. Not a good logic, but a logic. It sucks, but other than saying it as it is, what can we do? Vote the other party? Get real. National Socialism at play, in the U.S. of A?
Go figure.
FURTHER: "Hands off" and "No Kings" are a steam valve. To release pressure so the boiler does not explode.
But what else are we allowed? Zippo, is the answer. Marines in the street, in L.A. Trains running on time. TSA in the airports.
FURTHER: For another day, when we know more, the trade war - what is the aim, and what is the result? Both interesting questions, each with its own answer, perhaps both with the same answer. Unlikely that. And - the war on the professors and their institutions. What we learn affects who we become. And what we know may differ in widespread degrees from what we were schooled on.