Ian Kummer

I'm a former US Marine fire support specialist, and also worked for about 10 years as a public affairs specialist in the US Army National Guard and Reserves. For that reason I will mostly opine about the "information operations" aspect of current events. Please see my "about" page for more information. If you would like to reach out, you can email me at ian.michael@readingjunkie.com

The Big Problem Facing Iran.

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Iran is a highly educated country governed by people who are educated in western political and philosophical history. And their opponents are people who are not educated at all. Trying to negotiate with Trump is pointless because he’s proven that negotiations are just an opportunity for betrayal and sneak attacks. Even trying to appeal to … Read more

Will the USA Invade Iran?

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will the usa invade iran

Trump’s ultimatum and everything else in this war is a farce that upends any remaining pretense of legitimacy the USA’s “rules based world order” had. There was no lawful justification for the unprovoked war against Iran, and it was certainly illegal to launch a sneak attack in the middle of peace negotiations (even Imperial Japan … Read more