*** “Orthodoxy means not thinking – not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness.”
[ George Orwell: “1984” ]

This post provides YOU with information from only a FEW of the many reports on the Trump DICTATORSHIP’s monumental record of rigid, often fact-free, INCOMPETENCE and Stupidity in dealing with the Middle East. By the time you read this post, things will likely have gotten worse. The possibility is substantial that Trump’s “war of choice” will devastate the WORLD economy. The origin of much of this INCOMPETENCE and Stupidity is Trump’s own ego and desire for revenge. Some excerpts from only a few reports follow:

A] “State Dept. cut jobs with expertise in Middle East”. {Byron Tau; Associated Press; 3/20/26:
3]. “These kinds of personnel and management choices – coupled with President Donald Trump’s moves to shrink government and confine decision-making to a tight circle – are limiting the ability of the United States to handle a global emergency..”
1]. “The Trump administration for a time put mora Namdar, a lawyer of Iranian descent with limited management experience in charge…One of her credentials was her contribution to Project 2025”..
2]. “Namdar’s last Senate-confirmed predecessor was a long-time middle East expert who had been with the department since 1984 an had served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.” [ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!///!!!!!!!!!!! ]

***. “Based on my reporting, Trump’s language and conduct has at times presented risks to national security – both during his presidency and afterward. Many of Trump’s former top cabinet officers and aides have said publicly that Trump should not be president again and should not even be on the ballot.” [ Bob Woodward: “War” ]

B] “War poses test for DOJ”. [ Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush; New York Times; 3/8/26 ]:
2] “..hardball personnel and policy directives, often at the command of the Trump White House, has led to an exodus of experienced investigators and prosecutors…The priority placed on Trump’s directives has also diverted agents from national security matters to immigration enforcement or other ancillary tasks…” [NOTE: is this sabotage?]
1] “after a year of constant firings, resignations and other disruptive distractions, elite counterterrorism and counterintelligence units have been stretched thin and left short-handed..” [NOTE: sooo – catching the woman who babysits YOUR child is more important than catching a Chinese spy or a terrorist who’ll blow up YOUR kid’s school???]
3] “some of those let go included agents who worked on efforts to stem Iran’s ability to operate stealthily in the United States..” [ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????? ]

***. “All American presidents before Trump had, in varying degrees, modulated their remarks to avoid exacerbating the centuries-old rivalries within Islamic countries…to balance American interets among those contending factions. Abandoning that history of thoughtful diplomacy, Trump…” [Pulitzer Prize winner David Cay Johnston: “It’s Even Worse Than You Think” ]

c] “Depleted FBI, DOJ on guard for terror” [ Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer; Associated Press; 3/5/26 ]:
3] “The Justice Department’s National Security Division was established in 2006 to address threats of terrorism, espionage and other concerns. In the last year, lawyers in the division found themselves assigned to review the Jeffrey Epstein files…and elite sections dedicated to prosecuting terrorists and catching spies have endured turnover.”
4]. “This is not an exaggeration to say that the are not as capable as they were a year ago,” Matthew Olsen, who led the national Security Division…”they’ve lost, forced out, fired, the most capable, the most experienced FBI agents, FBI officials and DOJ prosecutors that were working on the Iran threat.” [Note: sabotage???]
1]. “The firings and resignations, along with the diversion of resources and personnel over the last year to meet the Trump administration priorities, have fueled concerns about the capability to head off a potential surge in threats.”
2] “So much experience has been decimated from the ranks,”…”The folks that were best positioned to get to the bottom of it before something really bad happened”. are in many cases no longer with the government..”

*** “Ive served the man for two years. [Trump’s]..a long-term and immediate danger to the country,” a senior national security official told us. Another senior administration official said, “The guy is completely crazy.”
{ Pulitzer Prize winners Philip Rucker, Carol Leonnig: “A Very Stable Genius” }

D]. “The U.S. desperately needs functional counterterrorism”. [ Jacob Ware, Colin Clarke: Los Angeles Times; 3/22/26]:
3] “..the Trump administration has repeatedly invoked Iran’s history of support for terrorist proxies to justify the conflict…But without a more defined strategy, America will likely struggle to mount an effective response.”
1] “Without a strategy that clearly lays out American priorities and responses, America’s counterterrorism defenses are divided, disorganized and under-resourced.”
2]. “The home-grown backlash to the Iran conflict began on March 1… The diversity of the attacks and the perpetrators makes matters worse..”

*** “Mattis, Tillerson and Coats are all conservatives or apolitical people who wanted to help him and the country…They concluded that Trump was an unstable threat to their country.”

Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward: “Rage” ]

E] “Gulf allies say U.S. ignored their warnings on Iran”. [ Samy Magdy, Michelle Price, Aamer Madhanl; Associated Press; 3/7/26]: This title says it all!!! INCOMPETENCE and Stupidity. Plus not really caring what happened to these small ‘allies” of the U.S.. Read the article for specific quotes. Note their disappointment. Will they still be ‘allies” when this is over???

*** “when his performance as president is taken in its entirety, I can only reach one conclusion: Trump is the wrong man for the job.” [ Bob Woodward; “Rage” ]