Anchor Struck

I’d bet all of you vividly remember 9/11 and many of you could tell me where you were on November 22, 1963. I’m hoping that today won’t be another one of those Day of Days. As of this afternoon, Trump is still threatening to annihilate Iran, although Pakistan has given him an off-ramp by proposing a cease fire. If he stays true to form he will wiggle out in some manner that makes him heroic in his own shark eyes. But for him to get even this close to blithely considering war crimes is not good for our collective mental health.

Aging Orange has already hit military targets on Kharg Island, likely the first Iranian ground to see U.S. boots. Kharg has a lot of oil tanks and an air strip (plus a movie house that is temporarily closed for some reason). If American leather does show up there, it’s a whole new world.

He has been almost perfectly obnoxious of late. Whether he’s unconsciously or purposely doing so seems moot by now. If he was once influenced by his approval ratings, he doesn’t seem affected by them plummeting now. Unless he’s shooting for a new low. I can find virtually nothing about him that’s heartening except this: you know those signs at protest rallies that say (T)rump (A)lways (C)hickens (O)ut. I saw one at the most recent No Kings protest that said (T)rump (O)nly (F)ucks (U)p.