The Trump administration has unilaterally—without any Congressional debate or vote, of course—forced Americans into yet another war. This time, the war is a large-scale military campaign against Iran. Was there any groundswell of public support for this war? Did the Congress vote to spend more American tax dollars on another war? Apparently not. According to a March 1 poll from Reuters, only 27 percent of Americans polled said they support the US’s new war on Iran.
The current war is a timely reminder that the US ruling elites regard the US taxpayers and ordinary Americans as little more than inconvenient afterthoughts in the formation of US foreign policy. At the same time, the US regime also claims to have the moral high ground precisely because the American regime is supposedly “democratic” with the support of “the people.”
What’s so interesting about this is how in DC right now I see minorities from the Middle East celebrating while it’s white people who are upset. When you look at what party is “supposed” to define a certain group it’s flipped.
This was a once in a generation opportunity and if we didn’t cease it now and Iran executed a dirty bomb or doubled down on its terror proxies we would have kicked ourselves.
It’s important to note that while the initial strikes were called US-Israel strikes Israel launched there’s 20 minutes before ours. Once this was happening Iran was going to strike the U.S. assets in the area creating the emergency allowing the U.S. to protect its soldiers and interests.
These technicalities matter and as long as within 60 days this starts being wrapped up, which the enormous fallout in Iranian attacks are points towards this is going to not only be successful but realistically wrap up before War Powers issues. Israel is the one going after the leadership and regime targets we have just been hitting the military ones. For once the Admin has kept the Gang of 8 in the loop and there stances have been telling.
I personally question the wisdom and propriety of the strikes, but I do acknowledge that the Persian diaspora supports it. I dont know how actual Iranians living in Iran feel about it, I imagine it's a mix of support but also fear for what comes next as well as anger over the destruction
I was in DC in 1979 and the early 1980s. Many of my college classmates were the sons and daughters of the Shah's supporters who fled Iran. No doubt the diaspora is happy.
Westwood (in Los Angeles), which is sometimes called "Little Tehran" due to the large Persian population, had a massive demonstration in support of the strikes this past Sunday.
They want their country back. I can relate to that. I want my country back too.
When would you say you lost it?
Good question. Probably before I was born.
Dang.
Probably 1913, when both the Federal Reserve was created and when the US Federal Government was granted the power to levy direct taxes.
https://constitution.laws.com/preamble/we-the-people
President Donald Trump was anointed by Jesus… to cause Armageddon”(complaint says)
Separate thread worth adding to “WWIII / escalation risk”: troops say a commander framed the Iran war as prophecy.
Source: U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus