Tag Archives: nuclear weapons

The Expiration of the Iran Memorandum of Understanding

Posted on August 17, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 17, 2026 The Memorandum of Understanding Donald Trump signed with Iran last June officially expired today. The key word in that sentence is “officially,” since it was apparently dead on arrival, according to today’s Wall Street Journal. … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Legacy: the Destruction of America

Posted on July 26, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 25, 2026 In Donald Trump we have a president who, contrary to the Constitution he swore to defend, told us he can do anything he wants to, limited “only by my own morality.” That statement alone should … Continue reading →

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The Unraveling of Trump II

Posted on July 13, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 12, 2026 We’re watching Trump Administration II unravel before our eyes. President Donald Trump, whose principal governing philosophy is extracting personal profit and power from the chaos he is adept at creating, is slowly drowning in a … Continue reading →

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Victory vs Humiliation

Posted on May 4, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, May 4, 2026 About seventy percent of Americans are asking why we are at war with Iran. The issue is not whether anyone disagrees with prohibiting Iran from developing nuclear weapons as long as they are the world’s … Continue reading →

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Prediction Markets

Posted on April 24, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 24, 2026 The first time I visited Las Vegas was during a cross-country road trip in 1974 in the midst of the Arab Oil Embargo which had shockingly raised gasoline prices from 19 to 53 cents a … Continue reading →

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Iran’s Enriched Uranium

Posted on April 18, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 18, 2026 If not for Iran’s 900 pounds of enriched uranium, we would not be at war today. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had good reason to want it gone. Iran as ruled by the Ayatollahs has … Continue reading →

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Trump’s War in Iran Will Never Achieve Its Primary Goals

Posted on April 13, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 13, 2026 When Donald Trump is in thrall of being Commander-in-Chief of the world’s most powerful military, his bombastic style consists in equal parts of lies, exaggerations, and delusional fantasies. What it never contains is an admission … Continue reading →

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The First Rule of War

Posted on April 3, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 3, 2026 Donald Trump’s war with Iran and the events it triggers will plague us for years if not decades. ISIS kept us bogged down in the blood of Americans for twenty years, despite extensive planning and … Continue reading →

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Trump Finally Explains His War to Americans

Posted on April 2, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 2, 2026 Forty days after starting a war with Iran, Donald Trump finally got around to addressing the people who elected him on a platform that included no more endless wars, although the fallout from this one … Continue reading →

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On Bombing Iran

Posted on June 22, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 22, 2025 Bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities was something that had to be done – assuming our intelligence was correct, and that’s a pretty big IF. Faked (Gulf of Tonkin) or incorrect (Weapons of  Mass Destruction) intelligence involved … Continue reading →

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