GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA: FOR WHO THE BELL TOLLS NEXT.

Just five people shy of Sandy Hook elementary school mass shooting incident that claimed 26 lives, the Uvalde Texas Robb elementary school mass shooting at 21 victims, now ranks among the highest grossing gun carnage in America. It is sad that such frequent blood spilling has tragically become part of our culture as a society. May the souls of the killed now rest.

25th AMENDMENT: ITS NOW ALL CRICKET.

Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi once questioned former President Donald John Trump's fitness to remain in office due to what she claimed was his declining mental capacity. Does anyone know what Madam Speaker presently thinks about the incontrovertible case which America is now saddled with? Just curious!

WHO WILL REBUILD UKRAINE?

The West should convert frozen Russian assets, both state's and oligarchs' owned, into a full seizure and set them aside for the future rebuilding of Ukraine. Like the Marshal Plan, call it the Putin Plan.

A HERO IS BORN.

I am staying put. I will not run away and abandon my people. The fight is here in Ukraine. What I need are weapons and ammunitions, not a ride out of town like former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani - President Volodymyr Zelensky.

IT IS WHAT IT IS.

"There is too much hate in America because there is too much anger in America." - Trevor Noah.

WORD!

A life without challenges is not a life lived at all. A life lived is a life that has problems, confronts problems, solves problems and then learns from problems. - Tunde Fashola.

NOW, YOU KNOW.

When fishing for love, bait with your heart and not your brain, because you cannot rationalize love. - Mark Twain.

JUST THE FACT.

In our country, you can shoot and kill a nigger, but you better not hurt a gay person’s feelings - Dave Chappelle

DO YOU?.

“What you believe in can only be defined by what you’re willing to risk for it." - Stuart Scheller.

HEDGE YOUR CRISIS.

Never get in bed with a woman whose problems are worse than yours. - Chicago PD.

PROBLEM SOLVED.

'The best way to keep peace is to be ready to destroy evil. If you Pearl Harbor me, I Nagasaki you.' - Ted Nugent.

OUR SHARED HUMANITY.

Empathy is at the heart of who we are as human beings. - Cardinal Matthew Kukah.

WORDS ON MARBLE.

"Birth is agony. Life is hard. Death is cruel." - Japanese pithy.

REPENT OR PERISH - POPE.

Homosexuality is a sin. It is not ordained by God, therefore same sex marriage cannot be blessed by the church - Pope Francis.

CANCEL CULTURE IS CORROSIVE.


FOR SAKE OF COUNTRY.


MAGA LIVES ON: NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER!

TWITTER IS BORING WITHOUT HIS TWEETS. #RestorePresidentTrump'sTwitterHandle.


WORD.

"If you cannot speak the truth when it matters, then nothing else you says matters.” - Tucker Carlson.

#MeToo MOVEMENT: A BAD NEWS GONE CRAZY.

"To all the women who testified, we may have different truth, but I have a great remorse for all of you. I have great remorse for all of the men and women going through this crisis right now in our country. You know, the movement started basically with me, and I think what happened, you know, I was the first example, and now there are thousands of men who are being accused and a regeneration of things that I think none of us understood. I’m not going to say these aren’t great people. I had wonderful times with these people. I’m just genuinely confused. Men are confused about this issue. We are going through this #MeToo movement crisis right now in this country." - Harvey Weinstein.


RON DELLUMS: UNAPOLOGETICALLY RADICAL.

"If it’s radical to oppose the insanity and cruelty of the Vietnam War, if it’s radical to oppose racism and sexism and all other forms of oppression, if it’s radical to want to alleviate poverty, hunger, disease, homelessness, and other forms of human misery, then I’m proud to be called a radical.” - Ron Vernie Dellums.


WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN LIFE - STEVE JOBS

“I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success. However, aside from work, I have little joy. Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me. God gave us the senses to let us feel the love in everyone’s heart, not the illusions brought about by wealth. Memories precipitated by love is the only true riches which will follow you, accompany you, giving you strength and light to go on. The most expensive bed in the world is the sick bed. You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear sickness for you. Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – Life. Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends. Treat yourself well. Cherish others.” - SJ

EVIL CANNOT BE TRULY DESTROYED.

"The threat of evil is ever present. We can contain it as long as we stay vigilant, but it can never truly be destroyed. - Lorraine Warren (Annabelle, the movie)


ONLY THE POOR WISH THEY HAD STUFF?

“I’m not that interested in material things. As long as I find a good bed that I can sleep in, that’s enough.” - Nicolas Berggruem, the homeless billionaire.

Monday, January 6, 2020

IF IRAN MISCALCULATES: THE WAR WILL BE ON THEM.

ICHEOKU says could the authorities in Tehran be under some illusion that they stand a chance in any hostilities with the United States of America? Or better still, under a delusion that the war-faring prowess of Darius the Great and such other Persian war greats that established the Persian empire, is still attainable today. That because they descended from these great warriors, they stand a fighting chance with the United States of America. 

Tehran needs to be clear eyed that those Persian empire war stories belong in the archives and history books; and that the reality of today is an antithesis of what it was then. That the days of amassed armies across land borders, firing mortars and poisoned arrows back and forth against each other, is since long gone. A matter made more pronounced because there is no territorial dispute between them and America that will need to be conquered and won. That America has no interest in capturing and taking possession of or occupying Iran; nor in any  nation building or stabilization of a post war Iran. That should war break out, the United States military campaign objective will be quite different from both Iraq and Afghanistan. That it will be to swiftly conclude the hostilities and at the least cost, financial and casualty, to America. Everything conventional, which American military has, will be thrown forward at Iran to destroy whatever Iran may have and in order to deprive them the will to carry on. 

ICHEOKU says any war between America and Iran will be so quick and with such an overwhelmingly force that Iran will be devastated, such that if Iraq saw shock and awe, Iran will witness a dumbfounding paralysis of the entire Iranian labyrinth of existence as a society. Unlike Iraq and Afghanistan where targets were specifically sought out and carefully targeted, Iran will suffer destruction far greater than Operation Delta Freedom inflicted on Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 90s. Such a war will be mostly airborne including bombs, missiles and strafing bullets and Iran will not have an answer to the saturation of their airspace with incoming. It will a greatly skewed war in favor of America with its incalculable air superiority over any country in the world. 

It does not matter how well trained, equipped and prepared the Quds Force might be, but no army can effectively wage a military campaign without proven logistics and air support. Any mobilized army will need air cover, open resupply route for sustenance and military hardwares; as well as the capacity to quickly evacuate wounded and dead soldiers. How does Iran plan for these contingencies or would they just commit a mass suicide, being sitting ducks for American sorties and missiles? 

Although, there is a very remote possibility that American and Iranian ground forces will ever face each other should war break, except of course Iran decides to invade an American asset including embassies and stationed troops in other countries. If Iran instead decides to attack an American ally such as Saudi Arabia, Israel or Jordan, such country's army will be the bulwark of any defense and offense against the invading Iranian forces, with American military providing air support and covering their rear. 

Also, since America is such a long way from Iran and Iran lacks the military capabilities to marshal their army to American homeland, their only option is to target American assets in the Middle East and then Europe by proxy of their terrorists. They might be successful with a few strikes, but the reprisal attacks will be so devastating for Iran that they would wish they never called America's bluff. Overall, it will be a very bad trade off which no sensible, reasonable and responsible country would ever want to deal. 

That being said, America will not let the war linger on for too long nor needlessly bog America troops down in the Middle East. Every effort will be made to force the Iranian army and their government to a quickly surrender; after which America will then spell out the terms of surrender. It happened with Germany; it happened with Japan and it happened with Saddam Hussein's Iraq; so, Iran will not be any different. This is a country which couldn't defeat Iraq under Saddam Hussein but now thinks itself a "super" power, constantly wagging their finger at America. 

ICHEOKU says in as much as nobody wants another war in that region, but a war with Iran is somewhat tempting and needs to be fought and decisively won, in order to finally resolve the superiority contest which has been brewing within the Iranians. They have been begging for a smack down since 1979 and this might be a good time to indulge them and permanently put them in their place for good. Their petulance is becoming simply unbearable and the more they get away with stuff, the more they become more emboldened. 

Libya's Moummar Gaddafi back in the 80s used to be a pain in the butt of the world until President Ronald Reagan sent a missile into his bedroom. That was his first rude awakening, which nightmare he never fully recovered from until his problem was eventually permanently solved, lynched like a common thief. Saddam Hussein's Iraq problem was equally solved, when he was hung like a common criminal. So why is it not a good idea to once and for all solve the recurring Iranian problem, should they now present America with the opportunity. 

So, the only meaningful option left for Iran is for them to cut their losses, back down and back off from any further provocations; realizing that President Donald John Trump is a different kind of president. That his love for America is such that if Iran miscalculates, they will force his hands to do whatever it takes to end their endless provocations. As a businessman and CEO, problem solving is President Donald John Trump's primary calling; and he sees Iran as a recurring problem since 1979 which needs to be finally solved. Hopefully, the president will solve the Iranian problem if the leadership in Tehran does not recalibrate by backing down from the current standoff. As a double puncher, the president will not accept anything short of a total surrender from Iran, should any shooting war results. 

Iran has nothing to prove and cannot prove anything to America. The balance of power dictates that they stop any further aggressive behavior and save themselves from an assured doom. It will rain down heavy on them from the skies and not even their Prophet Imam Ali can save them from such provoked wrath of the United States of America's mighty military. Hopefully reason will prevail, believing that their leadership has some wisdom and will weigh the pros and cons carefully before leading their country down the precipice and off the cliff. But in any event, a needless tit for tat must not be encouraged as such leads to avoidable bleeding of resources. 

If Iran dares, a decisive and swift decapitation of its entire leadership, political, military and religious will be in play immediately, in order to discourage any further stupidity from whoever may survive and remains after that. Iran must therefore choose wisely and not risk it all with further provocations; aware that there is a pecking order in the world and that Iran does not belong in the first tier, regardless of what they might think of themselves. Iran is still a third rate "shitholey" country and they cannot stand America's fury. Enough of the provocations.

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