Hope for the best.

Expect the worst.

Some bring Champagne, some die of furs.

A-a-furs.

The way of knowing which way it's going.

Hope for the best expect the worst.

The worst of the best Welcome to the

the Commentary magazine Daily Podcast. Today is Wednesday, October 16th,

2024. I am John Podhoritz, the editor of Commentary with me as always. Senior editor Seth Mandel,

Hi Seth. Hi, Seth. Hi, John. Washington Commentary Columnist Matthew Gondetti.

Hi Matt. Hi, John. And media commentary columnist Christine Rosen,

hi Christine.

Hi, John.

Aim Greenwald is out today yet.

Again, Seth Mandel, yesterday afternoon, the United States government, under the direction of

Joe Biden released a letter that it sent to Israeli defense minister Joav Galant, a sequel to a letter that was written

and sent in April, demanding that Israel increase the flow of humanitarian aid and lighten its restrictions on the inflow of aid through third-party

NGOs to Northern Gaza or in 30 days the United States may have to restrict arm shipments

and other forms of military aid to Israel.

This is the Ides of October, October 15th,

out of nowhere who's talking about Gaza, Israel is at war in Lebanon, ramping up to strike Iran,

and suddenly out of the past, one more greatest hits medley revival the the April letter that said the same thing

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