Israel is now desperate to end the war because Israel is being destroyed. So the bully who started out punching all the other kids on the playground is now screaming for the fight to stop. Israel will soon claim some sort of "victory" and demand "peace" which simply means TIME TO RE-ARM. Iran will likely not be fooled by this tactic, which is why Iran is continuing to retaliate against Israel by targeting and destroying Israel's infrastructure with missiles. What most of the world is coming to realize is that there can never be peace in the Middle East as long as Israel is a functioning entity (with illegal nuclear weapons, to boot). And in the contest of missile dominance, Iran beats Israel hands down.

See, Iran can show videos to its own people of its missile launches, targeting the U.S. base in Qatar, and Iran can declare, "We have retaliated against the Great Satan!" Meanwhile, the U.S. can show videos of the missiles being successfully intercepted, and can then claim, "Our superior military technology successfully stopped the targeting of our troops!"

That's how both countries get a domestic "win" and both countries can de-escalate and say, "We made our point, no further action needed." That's because Fox News boomers don't watch Iranian media, and most Iranians don't watch Fox News. So each nation can control its domestic narrative.

Again, you are watching a movie. And for all we know, all those videos and claims of launching missiles at Qatar might be AI videos anyway. This entire thing might be more theater than any of us even suspect.

I have retracted my Saturday night statement of "MAGA is dead." It might not be. Much has happened since then, and my best assessment is that MAGA is in the ICU, on life support, but it might be revived and restored. It really depends on whether Trump listens to his voters (who voted for peace) or if he listens to his Zionist donors (who demand war). If Trump escalates to war, MAGA is dead. If Trump chooses the more difficult but wise path of peace, then MAGA is revived.