With the media focused on the big questions such as whether or not (1) the hurt feelings of a former American ambassador to Ukraine for being removed from her post constitutes an impeachable offense or (2) is it possible to hear both sides of the conversation on a cell phone in a crowded restaurant when you are sitting across the table from the person on the phone and the phone is not on "speaker", other news items are getting short shrift. The NY Times published an article today in which it quotes the commander of Centcom (the US command that covers the Middle East) as saying that a large scale attack by Iran on one or another of its neighbors is likely imminent. Last time the Iranians attacked the Saudis, they shut down half of Saudi oil output for weeks. The next attack could be worse.
As a test, I looked at the CBS News site to see if this story was covered. Surprise -- it isn't. War in the Middle East doesn't merit a mention even when the source is the NY Times. There was, however, big coverage of Kamala Harris calling Pete Buttigieg "naive".
The media normally doesn't do its job very well these days. Someone ought to be pointing out that the Iranians may mistake the impeachment charade being run by the Democrats as serious and then they may try to use that charade as a reason to attack now while the USA is "distracted".
As a test, I looked at the CBS News site to see if this story was covered. Surprise -- it isn't. War in the Middle East doesn't merit a mention even when the source is the NY Times. There was, however, big coverage of Kamala Harris calling Pete Buttigieg "naive".
The media normally doesn't do its job very well these days. Someone ought to be pointing out that the Iranians may mistake the impeachment charade being run by the Democrats as serious and then they may try to use that charade as a reason to attack now while the USA is "distracted".
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