Why allying with America/Israel weakens you. Dubai. UAE. Bahrain et al.

From regime change to permanent conflict, the war on Iran is not an exception and not an accident. The dark forces of violence in Washington once again won out, but the victory of the warmongers might not be what it seems. While militarism, neoconservative strategy, evangelical fundamentalism, and, most of all, an unwavering alignment with Israel have pushed the United States from one confrontation to the next, the war-making capacity of the US is waning, and the signal this sends to us “allies” across the globe is not what Washington would like it to be. My guest today is again, Dr. David Gibbs from the University of Arizona.

Followed by a nice piece from Meryl Nass

In addition to the one air force refueling plane (tanker) that crashed with the loss of six crew, 5 other US tankers were struck on the ground in Saudi Arabia.

The tankers are critical to refuel the fighter jets that offload their bombs close to Iran, taking off from faraway bases or carriers. The fighters don’t have enough fuel for the round trip.

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https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/us-israel-iran-war-news-2026/card/five-air-force-refueling-planes-hit-in-iranian-strike-on-saudi-arabia-wHYFMW2YG3p0rwH3HaGU

Assymmetric warfare won the Revolutionary War, the Vietnam War and many others. As I noted once before, when one nation is fighting an existential battle for its life, rather than fighting for poorly articulated reasons and apparently in aid of a foreign power, its passion and determination can be expected to count for a lot. Not to mention the decades it has had in preparing for this moment.

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