From the “You Can Trust Russia” Files
“What have the Americans accomplished with their nighttime strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran? 1. Critical infrastructure of the nuclear fuel cycle appears to have been unaffected or sustained only minor damage. 2. The enrichment of nuclear material — and, now we can say it outright, the future production of nuclear weapons — will continue. 3. A number of countries are ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear warheads.” —Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev
Yellow Journalism
“In the briefing, [Pete] Hegseth referred to B-2 pilots as ‘our boys on those bombers,’ yet both men and women have trained to fly them.” —New York Times reporter John Ismay
Friendly Fire
“There’s going to be a lot of people in my party that disagree with the strike in Iran. I actually support that. … I think it was entirely appropriate. … That’s not a war. That was a very limited military exercise.” —Sen. John Fetterman
Peace Through Strength
“There are those who are condemning President Trump’s actions against the Iranian nuclear program. Perhaps if Presidents Carter, Obama, and Biden had evidenced some discernment, intestinal fortitude, and not supplied tens of billions of dollars to the mad mullahs we would not be in this position. … When someone is calling for your death you can cowardly dismiss their intent, attempt reasoning, or kick their ass. True Americans prefer option number three…kudos to President Trump.” —Allen West
“We do not want war with Iran. We actually want peace, but we want peace in the context of them not having a nuclear weapons program — and that’s exactly what the President accomplished [Saturday] night.” —JD Vance
Peace Through Self-Sufficiency
“Energy security is national security. Every barrel of American oil and every cubic foot of natural gas produced at home not only powers our economy — it weakens the leverage of authoritarian regimes like Iran who rely on energy coercion to lead.” —Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum
Lack of Self-Awareness Award
“The people who walk around in handmaid’s costumes are mad that Trump bombed a regime that doesn’t allow women’s rights. White Liberal chicks are unintentionally hilarious.” —Jimmy Failla
Political Futures
“Biden moved as forces outside of his control changed his party’s dynamic. Trump has transformed the party’s center of gravity — in fact, he has come himself to define it.” —Rich Lowry
Upright
“Every day begins with a routine. Even if we think we don’t have a routine, we all in fact have some habits and patterns that take up and shape the first few minutes or hours of each new morning. Psalm 5 encourages us to make our morning routine a godly one. Here we discover that David begins his day with God and demonstrates for us five postures for approaching Him: directly, humbly, personally, consistently, and expectantly.” —pastor Alistair Begg
