Battle Bits – Three pings on the “protracted conflict”: Trump’s talks; the Hormuz saga; countering malign influence from the mayor’s office in New York
Peloni: Good input from J.E. Dyer as always. Specifically, addressing the matter of Caroline Glick‘s potential appointment to be the NY Consul, I think it is a great choice. I think back to more than a decade ago when Caroline provided one of the all time best responses to the blind condescending demonstrations of European antisemitism which could not have been improved upon even if it had not been a spontaneous response. The point, of course, of the NY Consul should not be one of antagonism nor of abuse, but as Caroline so adeptly demonstrated in that famous exchange in the link above, one can and should directly address such gross displays of Jew Hatred directly and appropriately even while maintaining an air of decorum but still addressing outrageous dog whistles of Jew Hatred. I believe Caroline would be perfect in the role of the NY Consul.
Iran, and radical themes, in interesting times.
J.E. Dyer, a retired Naval Intelligence officer, blogs as The Optimistic Conservative, May 31, 2026
Feature image: Tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Social media.
National Review’s 70th anniversary issue in October 2025 reminded us of the long-running, thematic Cold War column “The Protracted Conflict,” written for many years by James Burnham (and later continued by Brian Crozier, until the Soviet Union met its demise in the early 1990s).
CAIR. Photo: Alparslan Esmer, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons.
