SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:21 P.M. ET: 

ISRAELI RAID?  – From an Israeli news source:  "Arab news sources reported at week's end that an unidentified jet believed to be Israeli destroyed warehouses in southern Libya that held weapons bought by Iran for Hamas.  According to the reports in Al Watan and other news outlets, the warehouses were completely destroyed. The weapons that were inside them had allegedly been purchased by Iran, by means of weapons dealers in Sudan and Chad, and were supposed to be smuggled to Hamas through Egypt, by means of the smuggling tunnels between Sinai ands Gaza.  The destruction of the weapons stores in southern Libya was carried out in coordination with the Egyptian security and intelligence apparatuses, the reports claimed."  I have no confirmation of this, but it would not surprise me.  Israel and Egypt are working together, and that cooperation will probably intensify as American influence in the region deteriorates.

UNBELIEVABLE – It may seem hard to believe, but President Obama's approval in the Gallup poll now stands at 50%, with 46% disapproving.  Obama's standing in the poll has risen consistently in recent weeks.  It may even rise as a result of the dramatically defective Iran deal, which some Americans will see as "peace in our time."  We should point out that the Rasmussen poll differs:  "The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 47% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Obama's job performance. Fifty-two percent (52%) disapprove."  Still, Obama's positives have increased since the election, which is baffling considering his dismal performance.   My own theory is that by going sharply to the left Obama has reinforced that part of his base that was losing interest.  There is also the misperception that the economy is improving. 

NOTHING TO SEE, NOTHING TO SEE – Administration mouthpieces and their echo chambers in the press continued this weekend to downplay chants of "Death to America" heard in the mosques and on the streets of Iran.  Just domestic consumption, these spinners say.  The spinners also keep telling us that the Iranian people are very pro-Western.  That may be true, but the history of the last century shows us that what really counts is who's in power and who controls the military...and the chanting.  The Japanese people probably didn't hate the United States when their navy's planes were over Pearl Harbor.  And Germany was as much a part of the West as any other country when Hitler started World War II.  We'd better start looking at who's in charge in Iran, and what they can do down the road to expand their fanatical religious ideology.

April 4, 2015