Masoud مسعود

My friend, don't underestimate my contribution to the security of Israel and the United States in the campaign against Iran. Unlike you, I have also practicality operated in the field (even as a major belive it or not) and I am familiar with the limits of power when dealing with Tehran. As I wrote, I understand the frustration well and I’m certainly not angry. One does not judge a person in their moment of distress.I understand the shock that comes with realizing the gap between what is written in a theoretical or your imagined world and what actually happens in reality. It has happened even to those far more experienced than you. That said, to my colleagues who are analysts of the Iranian arena that knows Iran, I say this: this is how total meltdown looks like. Those whose entire professional life focus has been the campaign against Iran, and who are now realizing how flawed their strategy was, are looking scapegoat to blame. If I were in their position, I would be concerned about what comes next, and what they will do the day after, when it becomes clear that their entire professional lives were built on illusions. It’s not an easy, I am sure of that. I wish them all the best, and I would suggest they leave the Iranian analysis arena to true experts before continuing to offer misguided advice. Stay safe Richard. You have my deepest sympathy.

What’s not funny: Shadi tries to avoid the matter of being funded for much of his career by Qatar — an Islamist state that uses slave labor and hosts terrorists with American blood on their hands.

UNDEFEATED.

This war is so fucking stupid. The nuclear program isn’t getting destroyed. The regime isn’t changing. At best we set them back a few years at a cost of…how many lives? How many dollars? How many new refugees? How much more danger are we all in now? Just absolute moron warmongers who spend all our money to send other people’s kids to kill or be killed.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal after Iran briefing: We seem to be on a path toward deploying American troops on the ground in Iran to accomplish any of the potential objectives here.