Mike Whitney – The Unz Review April 2, 2025
I have repeatedly argued that launching an attack against Iran would result in a catastrophic defeat for the US military. I believe this for many reasons, foremost among them my long-held conviction that the aircraft carrier is an obsolete relic of a bygone era that will not survive a war against a peer or near-peer adversary…. it just so happens that the largest and most expensive war-game exercise in Pentagon history tested the thesis back in 2002. It was a massive battle simulation code-named Millennium Challenge. The Pentagon spent a whopping 250 million dollars setting the whole thing up, and it consisted primarily of a carrier strike group escorting a large amphibious landing force into the Persian Gulf….
the naval task force had transited the Strait of Hormuz, and then he launched salvos of land-based ballistic missiles, anti-ship missiles launched from low-flying planes and helicopters, and swarms of elusive “fast boats” against the flotilla of ships. This attack entirely overwhelmed the defense capabilities of the fleet, and in a matter of mere minutes, all nineteen ships in the task force had been sunk, along with their entire complement of 20,000 sailors and marines.
It was a total catastrophe – not to mention a shocking humiliation for Pentagon planners… The problem is that, while the US military is substantially weakened since its high-water mark of dominance in 2002, the Iranians are significantly more formidable in every category….
I’d like to think the desk jockeys at the Pentagon “learned their lesson”, but I’m confident they did not. And if the US attempts to make war against Iran at this late stage of the empire’s denouement, I expect the real-life results to be at least as disastrous as they were in simulation over twenty years ago.
Will Schryver @imetatronink
Donald Trump’s advisors are withholding critical information that could dramatically impact his decision to launch preemptive air-strikes on Iran. Trump’s assumption –that the United States can inflict devastating damage on Iran without suffering significant losses itself– speaks to Trump’s ignorance about the breathtaking improvements in Iran’s state-of-the-art air-defense systems and hypersonic missiles. As we noted in earlier articles, Iran’s extraordinary missile and air-defense capability were put on full display during the tit-for-tat dust-up between Israel and Iran last year. But the results of those conflagrations have been shaped into a narrative that bears no relation to the truth. The Israeli-friendly media would have you believe that Israel overwhelmingly prevailed both offensively and defensively when, in fact, they fell short on both counts. What we learned from the altercation is that Israel’s air campaign was sharply rebuffed by Iran’s advanced multi-layered air defense systems while the vast majority of Iran’s long-range hypersonic ballistic missiles cut-through Israeli vaunted air defense systems striking targets unopposed. This basic outcome has been confirmed by a number of reputable analysts and even appeared in an article in the mainstream Guardian which said:
Satellite and social media footage has shown (Iranian) missile after missile striking the Nevatim airbase in the Negev desert, and setting off at least some secondary explosions, indicating that despite the highly touted effectiveness of Israel’s Iron Dome and Arrow air defences, Iran’s strikes were more effective than had been previously admitted.
Experts who analyzed the footage noted at least 32 direct hits on the airbase. None appeared to have caused major damage, but some landed close to hangars that house Israel’s F-35 jets, among the country’s most prized military assets…. Guardian
In short, Iran has the ability to put their missiles on any target in any location in Israel and Israel has no way to stop them. Here’s how military analyst Brandon Weichert summed it up in an interview on Absolute Truth:
Yes. Iran’s threat has evolved and the fact that everyone in the West in official positions seems to be reading off the same script should tell you that Iran, as I warned years ago, has evolved key capabilities to threaten Israel as never before. Brandon Weichert @WeTheBrandon (short video)
So, Iran not only has the offensive tools to inflict significant damage on US/Israeli bases and critical infrastructure in the region; it also has one of the most advanced, cutting-edge air-defenses in the world
Does Trump know this?
No, he does not. Trump is a victim of Israeli misinformation as are his advisors. And that misinformation is affecting his ability to objectively weigh the risks against the benefits of any prospective conflict . He thinks that Iran will be quickly overpowered and forced to capitulate. But that’s a conclusion he’s drawn based the analysis of last year’s fracas between Israel and Iran. All of our research suggests that the media’s version of events is thoroughly unreliable and deeply flawed. Even so, that is the analysis on which Trump has based his decision to go to war.
Iran displayed its capability to knock-out Israeli air bases in time of conflict….
Important:
People must bear in mind, that no soft defeat measure helped to prevent the strike:
– No GPS/GLONASS spoofing and jamming helped, whether by or
– No sabotage asset
– No secret space-based counter system…
In a real war scenario, Iran would use its high-precision missiles against the hardened and small targets… Patarames @Pataramesh
Given Iran’s impressive military capability, we think Tehran will retaliate, and the scale of their retaliation will be proportional to the magnitude of the perceived threat. If Iranian leaders think they face an existential threat (and the possible annihilation of the regime), then they are going to respond as if “their lives depended on it”, because their lives do depend on it. Which means they’re going to pull out all the stops and use whatever weapons they have to ensure their own self-preservation. They are not going to capitulate or wave the white flag. They’re going to go ‘scorched earth’ and fight to the death.
Trump doesn’t know any of this, because Trump is setting policy based on information he’s gleaned from an agenda-driven media operating on Israel’s behalf. He seems to think the war will be a “cakewalk” that will shower him with the praise and glory he deserves. He doesn’t realize that he is on-course to pop the biggest myth of all, the myth of US military superiority.
How ‘crunchy’ US parenting is crossing the pond to British mothers
Story by Flic Everett •
Absolutely not. Not ever!” Says Jade Edwards, 35, a beauty therapist from Manchester. She is discussing vaccinating her two sons, aged one and three.
“Vaccines have killed more people than they’ve ‘saved’,” she insists. “They’re a dark world with dark motives. Would you spoon feed the ingredients of a vaccine to a baby? Then why would you put that in their perfect little bodies? ”Jade is one of a growing group of women known in the US, where the phenomenon began, as “Crunchy Moms”. The name comes from the home-made granola they’re assumed to favour. They are committed to natural childbirth, alternative remedies, additive-free food, and no screens. anti LBGT Home schooling is often a key factor in the “Crunchy” lifestyle – as is, increasingly, vaccine refusal. Jade is one of a growing tribe of women known in the US, where the phenomenon began, as “Crunchy Moms”.
In the States, “Crunchy Moms” are swiftly coalescing into a powerful political force, throwing their weight behind the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) campaign. Many, who would once have aligned with hard left-wing values, are now changing and cheering for US health secretary and Robert F. Kennedy, Jnr, who, despite denying being anti-vaccine, is widely viewed as a sceptic. Instagram and TikTok are their platforms, where they share their views on both “natural” child rearing and the evils of “Big Pharma and the US war machine”.
For now, the Crunchy movement is still in its infancy in the UK, largely due to the USA’s very different political landscape – but the views of the more influential Crunchy Moms are beginning to cross the pond.
Though Jade was unfamiliar with the label until recently, her all-natural approach has, she says, “given me a community whereby I know I can be around women who are aligned with my views”.
Jade is in her first year at the North West College of Homeopathy in Manchester. “I gain a lot of information through my studies,” she says. “I also do a lot of research online via functional [alternative] medicine doctors and podcasts.”
A 2021 study from Glasgow University investigated the prevalence of Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK and found it was higher in women. “Their main reason for vaccine hesitancy was concern about side effects … (or) they do not trust vaccines,” the authors wrote.
Beauty therapist Jade Edwards claims ‘vaccines have killed more people than they’ve saved’ – Paul Cooper
This wariness may account for at least some of the drop in MMR vaccination rates in the UK since the discredited (and struck off) Andrew Wakefield suggested a link between the vaccines and autism, which has since ben proved
Between 2000-2022, 23 children and adults died in England and Wales from measles, one of the world’s most contagious diseases. The virus can lead to complications including pneumonia, meningitis, blindness and seizures, while babies, young children and pregnant women are at increased risk.
The necessary level for herd immunity is 95 per cent vaccinated. By 2023, the number had fallen to 85 per cent of children, while in cities including Liverpool, Manchester and Nottingham, only 75 per cent of five year olds are protected.
“The treatment for measles is chicken soup and Vitamin A,” he has said. “You can’t patent those.”
Vaccine refusal is stronger among those who adopt “alternative lifestyles” – but British “Crunchy” parenting tend to be disgusted with tory and labour politics, they seek a more personal, less corrupt politics with no LBGT Child/Adult sex.
Confidence coach Nicci Lou, from Sussex, recalls her own journey to crunchy child-rearing.
Nicci Lou embraces alternative treatments, “I lost my nursing career, due to a pain condition, and the medical teams couldn’t help me,” she says. Nicci investigated “reiki…cranial osteopathy, meditation, sound baths and laughing yoga for my kids and me.”
She goes on, “We now sleep on grounding mats, use a water filter and I encourage the kids to avoid brainwashing at school and college.”
Rather than using social media, Lou obtains information “from my home ed[ucating] community, I do research through [medical database] Pubmed and then I think about who paid for it”.
Sarah Walker, from Richmond, owns Walker Hall Estate Agents and was an early adopter of the Crunchy life. Her daughters, now 23 and 17, attended the progressive school, Summerhill.
“We’re seeing an increase in childhood anxiety and stress-related disorders,” she says. “I believe the pressure to conform to a rigid left wing educational and societal system is a huge contributor.”
As for vaccinating, she goes on, “I followed the mainstream route when my daughters were young. Had I known then what I know now, I would have questioned more. I don’t follow any particular source,” she admits. “I listen, learn and trust my instincts.”
Yet intuition and instinct and their connection with “wellness” is one of the reasons why anti-science rhetoric has infiltrated parenting choices on both sides of the Atlantic, says Dr Jonathan N. Stea.
And while in the past, you might simply have swapped notes with another “hippy mum” at the school gate, now, says family counsellor Georgina Sturmer, “social media has taken something that used to exist within our own homes and social circles, and catapulted it onto our screens.
A 2022 UK study published in the journal Information, Communication and Society, found that medicine advocates and leftish conspiracists deliberately brainwash mothers.
Rixon and commenters
i am 87 years old my distant memory is still very good
it is very distressing for folk my age who lost relatives in ww 2
and saw how the country suffered fighting Germany
There is a young lad who writes on here about ” his natzis ”
some people think hes funny or disturbed
But the war was an awful thing, and this lad makes fun of it
People my age i speak to in my old folks home
feel insulted and upset
the natzis were no joking mater
This lad and his stupidity needs to be removed
Thankyou
Untenable!’ Britain’s asylum capital begs Keir Starmer to halt migrant arrivals as crisis risks ‘social unrest’
Story by Holly Bishop
Glasgow City Council has warned that the asylum system is damaging social cohesion in the city due to unprecedented pressure on housing.
Scotland’s second city is is a tinderbox situation which could blow up any time
It is now the largest dispersal area for asylum seekers and migrant scroungers in the UK after London.
The council is considering asking Sir Keir Starmer to stop asylum dispersal because of the strain it is placing on the city’s
own people.
Officials fear the number of people applying for accommodation is becoming “unsustainable” despite Glasgow’s own people being deprived. Currently, Glasgow hosts 3,953 asylum seekers sent by the Home Office, with another 240 in emergency accommodation.
Since February 2024, an additional 1,000 migrants have come to the city from elsewhere in the UK seeking homelessness support.
Why are these people here ? is it not our country ? positive discrimination put foreign national in front of our folk
this is blatent racism and should be over turned
What did Kier Starmer do on his visit to epsteins island ?
people want to know, is he a poof as claimed ?
Carl Jones said Starmer is deffo a poof, why else would his cock taste of shit all the time
Rachel Reeves warned against ‘terrible idea’ to slash tax break used by eight million vulnerable Britons
Story by Eliana Silver •
Rachel Thieves says ” we have to care for huge numbers of migrants coming here now ?
Well why do we ? get them all into the army and send them to protect palestine from the genociders.
todays question
who has got the biggest c*nt in the world ?
Carl jones mum
and dad
Al-Qaeda ‘mastermind’ linked to 7/7 Underground bombings set to walk free in UK
Story by Liam Buckler •
This is total bollox al qaeda was a CIA./ mossad front org job
the 7 7 bombing was done by our own folk
i knew people involved
richard bobes an excellent vid on government interference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2sYk162Jcw
What part of “Afghan War” makes them think cakewalk?
Israel is no friend.
* Netanyahu’s god is Moloch. (See https://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=276887 (VIDEO) 150K Jews Gather in Chicago For Child Sacrifice Ritual – First President of Israel in Attendance by tts-admin | Nov 30, 2023.)
As a result, 50 million Americans brainwashed by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, (protégé of Jewish lawyer Samuel Untermyer – who with other Jews bribed US President Wilson resulting in US entering WW1 leading to the 1917 Balfour Decree and turn over the US money supply to the Khazarian Mafia (KM)) support Moloch instead of Jesus Christ.
By Untermyer’s Jewish British friends, funded Scofield to write his “new” Zionist interpretation incorporated as commentary to a King James version of the Oxford Bible. Scofield, a modern son of perdition – like Judas Iscariot could not resist the KM’s 30 pieces of silver.
Yet, G*d abhors Moloch.
“Moreover, thou shalt say to the children of Israel: Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death; the people of the land shall stone him with stones. I also will set My face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people, because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile My sanctuary, and to profane My holy name.” Levíticus 20:2-3 (Jewish Publication Society)
In reality, these Christians duped by leaders such as the Cleric John Hagee (who owns a 7,600 acre ranch, 3 homes and 2 busines class jets) are largely the reason why Trump supports Israel.
Will G*d bless the US in attacking Iran? I think not.
Then the LORD said unto me: ‘The prophets prophesy lies in My name; I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spoke I unto them; they prophesy unto you a lying vision, and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their own heart.’ Jeremiah 14:14 (Jewish Publication Society)
But in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies, and they strengthen the hands of evil-doers, that none doth return from his wickedness; they are all of them become unto Me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. Jeremiah 23:14 (JPS)
Israel announces plan to seize ‘large areas’ of new territory– latest updates
Story by Martin Belam; Tom Bryant and Kate Lamb
Israel’s defence minister has said the country intends to “seize large areas” of surrounding land amid a major expansion of aerial and ground operations in the besieged Palestinian territory
Trump has given israel the green light to sieze new territory
In a statement on Wednesday that “troops will move to clear areas of land and infrastructure,
and seize extensive territory that will be added to the state of Israel’s security areas”
This land will extend to Jordan Egypt and Turkey
Nutenyahu also said he was calling on Palestinian civilians to flee areas where they had no right to be
Israel continued to target the Gaza Strip, with airstrikes overnight on suburbs killing 17 people in the south
the photo is a fake
the photo doing the rounds on facebook with carl jones
sucking the dick of kier starmer
is a fake
insists carl jones mum
he deffo was not sucking his dick
only just tasting it
They are actors being heftily paid behind the scenes to enact what the monsters of this world desire…..which is the end of humanity. Of course, it’s all a charade so people can’t see it’s actually biblical.
Farage looks to ‘win big’ in triple by-election TODAY as Labour drop another three points in poll
Story by Adam Hart •
The one thing that holds folk back from supporting him is his statement that he would not allow british patriots into his party
they must be EU supporters
It is known that globalism is a pro jew idea
and they dont like those who support the british nation
USA naval power is only any good to exert its power, basically for the oceans immediately surrounding North and South America. To be in control of Middle and Far East Oceans is a big ask. This article is spot on. Russia and China can’t hope to control the oceans surrounding the Americas as a corollary. The bad news for all of us in the West, especially Europe, is that a no go Strait of Hormuz means food, oil and other supplies would come to standstill. Very bad news, and perhaps Trump’s advisers are saying that the US would be OK in such a scenario, and also saying (to coin Victoria Nuland’s statement) ” f–k Europe.
They’re trying to make out that Trump is blind to the Zionists’ agenda, he’s surrounded himself with. The are trying to imply that he’s just as daft as Biden. The Trump administration knows that they only have 2 weeks worth of ammunition and supplies for a 2 week sustained conflict, if TSHTF (like bombing Iran). So it leaves ONLY two conclusions: that Trump is an absolute moron and senile, like his predecessor, or he’s in on the game, following what’s within the pages of ‘How To Fuck Up the West For Dummies’ by Rabbi Satanstein.
You really can’t make this up.
The Zionist International Conglomerate is willing to sacrifice America for Greater Israel. More than willing, for the strategy is to maneuver America into the wars it has spawned. Likewise, to maneuver the American government into the Zionist hegemony in America, how successful to have laws enacted to criminalize criticism of Israel’s wars.
The willingness, or more correctly, the assurance that establishing such laws is worth the sacrifice of the American Constitution, for the ascendancy of Zionism, of Greater Israel.
“Are Trump’s Advisors Lying to Him About Iran??”
Sure they are.
Leeds: Most UK folk feel unsafe walking the city at night
Figures from all over the UK all feel this way.
It comes as almost all women say they feel unsafe alone in the evenings – a sharp rise from a few years ago.
Government people trafficking in of migrants since 1945 have ruined the culture zeitgeist and continuity
of the UK.
In my area parents walk their children to school until the age where they leave, small gangs of migrants
gather near the school gates and try to engage the kids in conversation, offering cigarettes sweets a can of beer etc
The way to stop knife crime, is to send home the migrant gangs
a commenter asked is carl jones a c^nt ?
no not just a c^nt
the absolute jeremy kyle of c^untishness
I didn’t see Bibi Satanyahoo or Macron or Rutte etc in the “Greatest Threats to World Peace” line up. Why’s that I wonder?
If Trump had any interest what so ever, in resurrecting America, his very first executive order would have abolishied completely insane MILITERY EMERGENCY, America have been operated under, for the last 92 years.
How can people not get this incredibly simple fact through their thick heads??????
paul davis ages 86 wrote:
“i am 87 years old my distant memory is still very good
it is very distressing for folk my age who lost relatives in ww 2
and saw how the country suffered fighting Germany”
We all lost loved ones in the war Paul. However, the difference between your generation and my generation (generation x, I’m 53) is that your generation went off to fight in a war, you never should have fought in and my generation knows that it was all lies. The real enemy was at home, in your government, a Winston Churchill, bought by the Zionist Focus Group an organization, most certainly belonging to Rothschild. This family, alone, has been the mastermind of the deaths of billions of people, hundreds of millions of them Europeans, tens of millions, British.
Had Britain not gone to war against Germany, we would not be in the mess we’re in today, for you see, the ‘Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei’ (National Socialist German Workers’ Party – NSDAP) fought against the communists, who trying to take control of Germany and do to her people, what they did to the Russians. Had it not been for Hitler, doing what he did, we would be where we are today, in 1950/60. Your generation never question what happened. You simply see the death toll and blame Germany, praising the traitor Churchill, the drunk, homosexual, boor as the man who saved Britain. This bastard, sent hundreds of thousands of the best of the British, to their slaughter. They in turn murdered our German kin. And the Rothschilds laughed at bringing the Europeans, into another major war 25 years from the first one, they created as well.
Instead of being upset, be angry and start educating the people in your home, as to the British soldiers fighting a war they never should have. I hate to say it, Paul, but had you lot never fought, we wouldn’t be in this mess. Look at the country you live in? Look at all the crime, all the mass immigration, all the black and Pakistani gangs? Look at the way people behave? Look at the unemployment and the communists in charge? That’s all as a result of ‘winning’ WW2. Had Britain sided with Hitler and destroyed Russia, what’s on its way would have been stopped, dead in its tracks.
Rixon, FYI, there appears a non-contributor with differing socks:
Sock #1: paul davis ages 86 wrote:
Sock #2: Richard Able – Chingford E 4 wrote:
Sock #3: Fat Fred wrote:
Sock #4: dilambert@live.com bury st edmonds wrote:
A evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue. Proverbs 17:4 (Jewish Publication Society)
Interesting article, although what if the aim is to reduce the population before real earth changes appear. What if the bunker people believe they do not want to have to compete with the peasants for the limited resources that will be left after the changes. (Not climate change BS but real changes). How would you reduce population? war, famine, economic collapse, disease and vax, or all of the above. Yes, war is coming and Trump is just playing his part.
When there is a disaster in a country of pure bloods, people work together and many survive. But a country with many migrants, there is no working together and few if any survive.
@ I used to be Harbinger
Exactly, the U.S./ NATO is being set up to lose WW3 and ZOG puppet Tubby Trump will make sure it happens. He’s posing as the nationalist savior when his intent is to lead us into disaster. None of these policy decisions are being made ad hoc. The script was written long ago.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent visit to Hungary has sparked significant attention, particularly as he arrived despite an international arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán welcomed Netanyahu in Budapest, emphasizing that the ICC’s ruling would have “no effect” in Hungary. This visit marks a rare moment of support for Netanyahu in Europe, where he has faced increasing isolation. During the visit, Orbán announced Hungary’s plans to withdraw from the ICC, labeling it a “political” body. Netanyahu praised this decision, calling it “bold and principled.” The move aligns with Hungary’s growing stance against international legal institutions, further solidifying its alliance with Israel.Netanyahu’s trip, which includes meetings with Hungarian officials, underscores the shifting dynamics in international relations, as both leaders seek to challenge established norms and assert their sovereignty against perceived external pressures.
Hungary might just be another turd in the punch-bowl.
How many more are there in Europe?
“The Pentagon spent a whopping 250 million dollars setting the whole thing up…” … Wait a second…a quarter BILLION dollars spent on what was essentially a table-top exercise with an actual price tag of about $500 for a conference room, rental of a few cheap gay prostitutes, a handle of cheap gin, and a couple of pitchers of coffee? What did they do with the remaining $249,999,500? Let me guess…it went into the pocket of a “consultant”…who just happened to be Jewish.
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/radio-national-breakfast-full-episode-4th-april-2025/105136608
Cop a load of this antijewishism czar on the ABC this morning at the 2hr 33 minute mark.
Perhaps someone could tell me if this site is only available in Australia?
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/israeli-airstrikes-kill-at-least-100-people-across-gaza-strip/105135602
Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 100 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip — including at least 27 people sheltering at a school in the north, overnight — according to local authorities.
This comes after 15 paramedics and emergency responders were recovered from a shallow grave.
Israel says it’s now launching an investigation into their deaths.
Guest: Michal Cotler-Wunsh, Israel’s Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism
Producer: Anne Barker
@ i used to be harbinger
100% well said churchill was our biggest traitor he dwarfs Blair thatcher
and starmer 6 times over
i agree that young lad who writes stupid stuff about natzis should be removed
The people who organise these wars are not trying to win them, not in WW2, Viet Nam, Afghanistan, (where the British soldiers had to act like social workers), not in Palestine. The real aim is always a lot creepier
@ Harbinger..
It’s also the opportunity to mobilize the fifth column so called moslem’s secreted throughout the west..who as we know work with international spookery…
The Bibletards chunner on about religious hehe..prophecy..but of course this is straight out of the protocols or Pikes letter to Mazzini..
both of which we are told are ‘forgeries’…which of course means evident fact…