A war Against Iran Serves No Interests of the American People
STOP!
Like all of you, I awoke this morning (February 28) to the report of the United States and Israel bombing of Iran without congressional approval. The bombing was explained in a pre-recorded statement byTrump as an opportunity for the Iranian people to “take back” their government. Such an opportunity, he said, would not arise again for “generations.” Like he knows!
Like all of you, I know that negotiations were going forward between the United States and Iran to limit or abolish Iran’s nuclear enrichment that could lead to Iran’s possession of a nuclear weapon. It has long been the policy of all previous United States governments of both parties that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Our European partners, sharing that policy, have made it clear that they do not support this war.
The notion of regime change in Iran as a result of this attack is against the policy of the ill-named MAGA and its leader.
To be clear, the adventurism of the Iran attack is nothing like Trump’s war on Venezuela. Iran is a heavily armed nation, skilled on the war hardware and software it has.
Perhaps the attack was based on the lie that Iran is “a week away” from having a nuclear weapon.
The continuing ugly events started today have nothing to do with the interests of Americans. Those supporting this dumb action are not the folks preparing breakfast this morning in Peoria. The supporters are folks like Senator Lindsey Graham, a Trump sidekick who perorates in Trump’s favor when he is not officiating at supermarket openings. (Graham’s middle name should be “Available.”)
Other supporters are those who want to make a financial fortune from oil price gyration.
The “rise up” notion of the Iranian people “taking back” their government from the ground up is all well and good. But who will take over? There is every chance that any new leaders will be worse than the ones they replaced. A rumored new leader is Ali Larijani, a buddy of the now-deceased Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Larijani was the mastermind of the January 2026 crackdown against the Iranian people that led to the deaths of 32,000 Iranians.
Many of my military friends are commenting about the brilliance and effectiveness of our attack. If brilliant, in aid of what interests of the American people? Since Trump claimed that his previous war against Iran “obliterated” its nuclear capabilities, what magic potion caused those capabilities to return thus necessitating re-obliteration ?
In the back of my mind I fear that this war may play a role in Trump trying to steal the 2026 election. Claiming a cooked-up “emergency” related to Iran, he might try to wrest control of elections from the states whose control is mandated by the Constitution.
Perilous times!