Good morning, folks. We have another weekend of violence to report.

Two dead. Ten wounded.

No, no... not Iran.

Chicago.

And before anybody panics, relax. For Chicago, that's practically a Chamber of Commerce commercial. Somewhere in City Hall they're popping champagne because nobody hit double digits.

Yet somehow the people counting bodies in Tehran can't seem to find a calculator for Cook County.

Funny how that works.

The Left has suddenly become fascinated with casualty reports. They have spreadsheets for Iran. Pie charts. PowerPoint presentations. But ask them about Chicago and suddenly they become performance artists.

"Violence is complicated."

Really? Bullets seem remarkably uncomplicated.

I got asked recently why dealing with Iran isn't as easy as dealing with Venezuela.

Because they're not the same country.

That's like asking why climbing Mount Everest isn't as easy as walking up the steps at Walmart.

Venezuela is in our hemisphere. We've had strategic interests there since James Monroe was telling Europe, "Stay on your side of the pond."

Iran has spent decades preparing for exactly this moment.

Their nuclear infrastructure wasn't built in office parks with valet parking. They buried it inside mountains. Granite. Reinforced bunkers. Underground complexes that look like somebody hired a Bond villain as the architect.

These people weren't planning for inspections.

They were planning for survival.

Which makes President Trump's strategy fascinating.

Everybody expected fireworks.

Instead, he's conducting surgery.

One target.

Another target.

Economic pressure.

Military pressure.

Psychological pressure.

It's less "shock and awe" and more "you'll wake up tomorrow and discover another piece of your government has mysteriously disappeared."

Melissa made an interesting point the other day about international law and whether Trump worries about being labeled a war criminal.

That's adorable.

Kevin Jackson has been called, the "white-collar" Joe Rogan. Given their similar backgrounds in TV, comedy, and martial arts, it's easy to see why people enjoy Kevin's show so much.

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