Tag Archives: Iran

The Stealth of Decisions Made

Posted on June 21, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

The Stealth of Decisions Madeby Michael DoyleWhatever we do militarily and strategicallyIs to protect the American people from our enemies.The trick is in believing exactly what we’re seeing.Every move made is made for America’s well-being.Trump isn’t breaking promises about avoiding … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alliance, America First, American Good, American People, Appease, Ascendency, Axis of Evil, Believe, Bonds, Capability, Cause, China, Communism, Conflice, Decision, Defend, Elites, EMP Technology, Enemies, Evil, Extremism, Fall of the Shah, Foes, Forces For Freedom, Free Pass, Gaza, Global Struggle, Iran, Israel, Just This Far, Killing Capibility, Killing Stroke, Measure and Capability, Middle East, Military, Natural Friends, Natural Gas, Natural Opposition, Necessary, New War, No Kings, Nuclear Technology, Open Secret, Optimism, Peace Negotiations, Poetry and Poems, Politics, Power Blocs, President Trump, Primacy, Promises, Protection, Reason, See, Stealth, Strategy, Struggle, Successs, Terrorism, The Chinese, Tyranny, Useful Tool, Victor's Seat, Well Being, Western Christendom, Wise Men, World War III | Leave a comment

What Comes Next?

Posted on June 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

What Comes Next?by Michael DoyleDay after day, dot after dotOne way or another, it connectsTaking chances and casting lotsAs we wonder about what comes next.The mullahs act with intimidation,But they aren’t the heart of the nation.And we must never forget … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Aspiration, Belief, Blood Price, Chance, Change, Clarion, Conention, Connect, Contrartian, Culture, Day, Death, Discconnection, Dot, Farsi, Final Hour, God's Mercy, Grief, Heart, Hope, Human Rights, Identity, Intervention, Intimidation, Iran, Iranian People, Khamenei, Lot, Martyrdom, Mullah, Nation, Nations, Next, Opposition, Poetry and Poem, Repression, Repressive Regime, Rubaiyat, Slogans, Society, Staying Power, Tabrizi, Tehran, Trust, Truth | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Special Note To the RNC: Now’s A Good Time To Open Up Mobile Voter Registration Sites – At Gasoline Stations

Posted on March 19, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Special note to the RNC: Now’s a good time to open up mobile voter registration sites — at gasoline stations!” – Gary Bauer

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Buzzing Navy Vessels, China, Cyberwarfare, Gary Bauer, Gas Shortages, Gasoline Stations, Good Time, Illegal Immigration, Iran, Israel, Jobs, Lumber Prices, Missile Attack, Mobile, Open Up, RNC, Special Note, Thought For the Day, United States, Voter Registration Sites, Welfare | Leave a comment

The Rise and Fall of Richard Nixon

Posted on April 10, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

American history continues: The Rise and Fall of Richard Nixon by Michael Doyle Richard Nixon was a non-charming and awkward leader But then again to the astute among history readers His reappraisal warrants much for our consideration Hard born and … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 1976, Abuse of Power, Accomodation, Affirmation, Afghanistan, Ambition, American History, Cambodia, China, Cold Warrior, Confirmation, Constitution, Credibility, Detente, Diplomacy, Dirty Tricks, Eisenhower, Energy Policy, Fall, Gerald Ford, Hardball, Henry Kissinger, Honor, Hostages, Imperial Presidency, Inflation, Iran, Jimmy Carter, Le Duc Tho, Malaise, Nixon Doctrine, Nobel Peace Prize, OPEC, Paris Peace Accords, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pol Pot, Realism, Realpolitik, Reelection, Resignation, Richard Nixon, Rise, Russia, Sovie-Sino, Stagflation, Tapes, Transformation, Unemployment, Vice President, Vietnam, Vietnamization, Watergate | Leave a comment

On the Losing Side of History

Posted on March 11, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

A piece dedicated to the ending days of Bernie Sanders’ attempt to hold a revolution. It begs the question, “What if they gave a revolution and nobody came?”. On the Losing Side of History by Michael Doyle Sanders lumbers on … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alienation, Amercian Dream, Baloney, Base, Beliefs, Bernie Sanders, Brilliance, Champion, Character, Class, Cling, Constitution, Criticism, Defer, Democratic Party, Discredit, Double Talk, Elite, Emperor, Enlighten, Factional Infighting, Fantasy, Followers, Gender, God, Guns, Hillary Clinton, History, Identity Politics, Ideology, Inspire, Intolerance, Iran, Ivory Tower, Know, Lead, Legendary, Losing Side, Masculine Toxicity, Merit, Nation, Optimism, Peek, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Practical, President Trump, Revolution, Rubbish, Seams, Socialist, Speak, Steeple, Sympathy, The Left, The People, Theory, Threadbare, Toxic, Twisted, Walk, Woke | Leave a comment

Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam – FitzGerald

Posted on January 15, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Born on May 18, 1048 in Nishapur, Iran, the Persian mathematician, astronomer and sometime poet, Omar Khayyam, passed away on December 4, 1131. But not before his work with cubic equations and the composition of a calendar more accurate than … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Edward FitzGerald, Harvard Classics, Iran, Omar Khayyam, Persia, Poetry, Pre-Raphaelitte, Quatrain, Rubaiyat, Skepticism, Suffism, Whitley Stokes | Leave a comment

Aloha Promises Forever Supports The Iranian Protesters’ Demand For Freedom

Posted on January 2, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“We will die. But we will take Iran back.” Aloha Promises Forever stands behind the brave men and women of Iran as they speak for their human rights against their tyrannical government. My father was an American officer who … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Courage, Farsi, Freedom, Human Rights, Iran, Solidarity | Leave a comment

Sonic Gems: Ghazal: Lost Songs of the Silk Road

Posted on October 5, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

The Silk Road was an extended matrix of overland trade routes across Eurasia which linked multiple nations including India and Persia/Iran. As these nations brushed against one another, sometimes their cultures and music would form a confluence that was and … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Ghazal: Lost Songs of the Silk Road, India, Iran, Kamancheh, Kayhan Kalhor, Miicrotones, Persia, Shujaat Hussain Khan, Silk Road, Sitar, Sonic Gems, Swapan Chaudhuri, Tabla, World Beat | Leave a comment