I find it indescribably distressing to hear people criticizing the United States because of the abominations being committed by our current presidential administration. I love my country, and I hold out hope that the world will stick by us as we citizens continue to fight for a return to normalcy with the inevitable passage of time. So by all means, do call out the so-called leaders of our government for their crimes; but please don’t lump the rest of us into the same category.

Similarly, I cannot hate the people of Russia because of Vladimir Putin; North Korea because of Kim Jong Un; Iran because of their Ayatollah . . . or Israel because of Benjamin Netanyahu.

And it is that last name that has been much on my mind recently.

I am, and always have been, pro-Israel. For nearly 80 years it has been a small island of refuge for the persecuted Jews of the world: a barren desert that, since attaining its hard-won independence in 1948, has blossomed into a land of plenty, of technological excellence, of military superiority, and — until recently — a model of democracy.

But Netanyahu has failed the good people of Israel. He has become one of the world’s most virulent warmongers, reacting to a horrific attack by Hamas in October of 2023 — not with a well-deserved proportional response — but with a vicious, scorched-earth war in Gaza and elsewhere, deliberately intended to wipe out an entire civilization . . . the very sort of hatred and violence that necessitated the creation of Israel in the first place.

He has also joined with Donald Trump in his insane action against Iran, using it as an excuse for further attacks against neighboring countries. But even that wasn’t enough. Because now, as Trump appears to have found a way to end that conflict (though in a less-than-satisfactory manner for everyone except Iran), Netanyahu has expressed his obvious disdain for peace by continuing his strikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, and saying:

“President Trump and I do not always see eye to eye. He is the president of the United States, and I am the prime minister of Israel. I am responsible for Israel’s security interests, and it needs to be done wisely.

“With or without an agreement, Iran will not have nuclear weapons — not today and not tomorrow. As long as I am prime miister of Israel, it will not happen.

“The struggle is not over. We will need to remain vigilant, strong and determined to defend ourselves, as required.” [Tal Shalev, CNN, June 15, 2026.]

As the world teeters on the brink of yet another world war, I agree that the last thing we need is one more tyrannical regime in possession of the most destructive weapons known to man. But former President Barack Obama had already accomplished Iran’s denuclearization in an agreement that Donald Trump, in his first term, brilliantly tore up, opening the door to this current conflict.

And his friend “Bibi” Netanyahu is happily joining in the melee — in fact, extending it further — in the name of “defense.”

Both men advocate regime change. But perhaps it is their own regimes they should be looking at before castigating others. Because while they’re busy playing their war games, they’re not paying attention to the new world order being created in plain sight, which could lead to the demise of two of the greatest democracies the world has ever known.

BRICS was established for the sole purpose of displacing the long-standing economic and military dominance of the democratic Western alliance of nations. They are just waiting for the right moment.

The question is: Will our present leaders give it to them?

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
6/16/26