OMNI
ISRAEL AND US v. IRAN ANTHOLOGY #9
April 16, 2026
A Selection of Articles v. “Operation Epic Fury” Published March-April 2026.
Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, Ecology,
and Democracy
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What’s at Stake: A Cease Fire
and a Peace Treaty. Carlos Ron and Vijay Prashad.
“The United States has agreed with Iran to cease hostilities
for two weeks. The illegal U.S. and Israeli imposed war has not ended but has a
break, although not in Lebanon which was supposed to be part of the
deal. Just before the ceasefire was announced, the Iranian authorities released
a ten-point peace plan that
promises far more than a cessation of hostilities; it is, in fact, a grand
bargain for peace across West Asia (US President Donald Trump
initially said of
this plan that he believes “it is a workable basis on which to negotiate,” and
then supposedly threw
“it in the garbage” a few hours later). The Iranian plan has been welcomed in
many quarters (such as by
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim), largely because it is not merely
intended to defer the next war but to attempt to build a foundation for
peace.. . . .”
CONTENTS:
US & ISRAEL INVADE IRAN #9
25 ARTICLES AND 1 REVIEW
HISTORY
Sprusansky. “Enduring
Hostility.”
Ghamari. (Book) The Long War on Iran.
US/ISRAELI INVASION
“Will
Trump Nuke Iran?”
Stein. “US to Levy More Sanctions.”
“Big Oil…Windfall Profits.”
“US and Israel Bomb 307+ Medical Facilities.”
MORE
RESISTANCE
“Iran’s Ten-Point Proposal for Peace.”
Petrodollar System and Iran’s Chokehold.
Pope Leo v. War
Ann Wright. Protest Resignations.
Caitlin Johnstone. Reporting Enemy
Violence but Not US.
MORE
TEXTS US & ISRAEL INVADE IRAN #9
(The articles are arranged mainly in three groups: I. History.
II. Invasion. III.
Resistance. These are not neat
categories; for example, the (defeated) Democratic efforts to pass a war powers
resolution and to impeach Hegseth are placed in Resistance, but the article
also recounts Republican support of the invasion.)
Item of special importance see below in
Resistance:
“On Iran’s ten-point
proposal for peace” By Carlos
Ron, Vijay
Prashad.
I.
History of US/Iran Conflict
Dale Sprusansky. “Enduring Hostility: The Making of America’s
Iran Policy.” Book Talks. Washington
Report on Middle East Affairs (March April 2026).
Sprusanky reports on a discussion
on Dec. 4, 2025 by the author of Enduring
Hostility: The Making of America’s Iran Policy, Dalia Dassa Kaye, and the moderator, Barbara
Slavin. The hostility has been
repeatedly reignited by the US largely but not entirely because of “Israel and
its U.S. lobby.” The discussants were
pessimistic about the future (proven prescient by the US invasion March 2026).
WHY THE US WON'T LEAVE IRAN ALONE
Drawing on his recently published book, The Long War on Iran,
Ghamari talks about Iranian civil society, US interference, and the
"logic" of regime change. Watch the full video on YouTube.
THE LONG WAR ON IRAN: New Events, Old Questions. OR Books, 2025.
"Ghamari
parts the dark veil surrounding Iran, allowing us to finally see through the
fog of mystification and misdirection that has warped our perception of one of
the world’s most dangerously misunderstood societies." —Jeffrey St. Clair
“Brimming with insight, this book expertly demystifies Iran.” —Vali Nasr
Drawing on two decades of political analysis, Ghamari explore the
history of US intervention in the region, focusing on the enduring sanctions
imposed on Iran ...Read more
A timely and measured examination of how
US-Iran relations reached their current impasse and what it will take to move
beyond years of distrust. The United
States and Iran have been locked in a decades-long standoff, fueled by
missteps, misunderstandings, and clashing ambitions. . . .
II. INVASION
US Illegal Attack on Iran
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. “ Will Trump Nuke Iran?” ACURA (Apr 12, 2026).
Never has humankind
seen so much power concentrated in the hands of one so capricious. Read in browser »
Will Trump nuke Iran? By Pervez Hoodbhoy. April 10, 2026
No one—not even Donald Trump—knows the end game as the
six-week old US-Israeli war on Iran enters a temporary ceasefire. Just look at
the head-spinning
time-line:
Sunday, April 5 (infrastructure destruction-I): “Tuesday
will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There
will be nothing like it!!! Open the fucking strait, you crazy bastards, or
you’ll be living in Hell — JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.”
Monday, April 6: (infrastructure destruction-II): “Their
infrastructure could be taken out in one night. I’m telling you, no bridges, no
power plants. I’m considering blowing everything up and taking over the oil.”
Tuesday, April 7 (morning) (threat to commit genocide): “A
whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t
want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete
and Total Regime Change… maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen,
WHO KNOWS?”
Tuesday, April 7 (evening): Announcement of two-week
Pakistan-mediated ceasefire.
Never has humankind seen so much power concentrated in the
hands of one so capricious. Whether the ceasefire will hold, for how long, and
in what ways is for the days ahead to tell. No one—not even Donald Trump—knows
the end game. But the constant is the man whose finger can push the nuclear
button. A man used to quick, vacuous victories through bullying and unbridled
force is rancorous, thwarted, and vengeful. He has been stymied by a
recalcitrant theocratic state that has taken blow after blow, withstood the
killing of its venerated leader, the bombing of its cities, the destruction of
vital infrastructure, and the systematic targeting of its schools and
universities.
Weeks later, when it should rightly be on its knees, Iran
still controls the Strait of Hormuz and refuses to negotiate while it is being
bombed. Instead, it continues to cause mayhem among America’s allies and take
potshots at Israel. Imagine Trump’s frustration, especially after his bloodless
victory in Venezuela.
But a so-far-unbroken taboo, inviolate since the nuclear
ash settled over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, may crack. What once seemed
preposterous is now a palpable possibility. When Trump, echoing Gen. Curtis
LeMay’s 1965 threat toward North Vietnam, threatened to “obliterate” Iran
and bomb it “back into the Stone Age”—rhetoric repeated by Defense Secretary
Pete Hegseth—he wasn’t just posturing. In fact he was signaling that in an
administration which respects no norms, mushroom clouds may be acceptable.
The
“how” and “when” remain open questions, but if the ceasefire ceases to hold the
crosshairs are likely fixed on the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant or, just as
probably, Isfahan, where Iran’s fissile material was allegedly transferred before
the June 2025 attack. Buried deep beneath a mountain of solid rock, Fordow is
the nuclear facility that Trump had earlier claimed to have “obliterated.”
The math of escalation is inexorable . . .
Even for a man who finds gratification in the suffering of
others—who celebrated the recent destruction of Iran’s biggest bridge followed
by cars plummeting down—Trump’s nuclear ambitions are constrained by American
electoral politics and the upcoming November elections, a potentially hostile
public reaction, and a somewhat reluctant military.
For now, America and Israel are operating in lockstep. . .
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Jeff Stein. “US to levy More Sanctions on Iran.” NW Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (4-17-24). (Orig. pub. Washington Post.)
US attacked Iran by sanctions, Israel attacked Iran with violence, Iran
retaliated, US considers more sanctions, but the problem is “Iran is already
one of the most heavily penalized countries in the world with U.S. sanctions…on
its banking, manufacturing, and energy sectors,” and Iran’s ally China and the
world might be antagonized by more sanctions and accompanying higher oil
prices.
“Thanks to Trump's Iran War, Big
Oil Raking in $30 Million Per Hour in Windfall Profits.” Common Dreams
(4-15-26).
“Moments of global crisis continue to translate into bumper
profits for oil majors while ordinary people pay the price."
“The Average Taxpayer Shelled Out Over $4,000 for War and
Weapons Last Year.” Common Dreams (4-14-26).
Americans want a government that supports them when times
are tough—not one that shakes us down for endless wars By
Lindsay Koshgarian, Hanna Homestead.
“US & Israel Bomb 307+Medical Facilities in Iran.” Consortium News (4-16-26).
The
carefully planned destruction of Iran’s healthcare infrastructure fits into a
long history of deliberate U.S. attacks on hospitals, writes Alan
Macleod. Read here...
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“WATCH:
CN LIVE! —‘War & Deception’.” Consortium News (4-16-26).
Former British diplomat and intelligence officer Alastair Crooke speaks
to CN Live! about war in the Middle East
and the ways Western publics are deceived about it. Watch the replay. Read here...
American
Empire, Analysis, BRICS, Britain, CN Live!, Colonialism, Commentary, Economy, Gulf
States, Intelligence, Iran, Israel, Middle
East, Military, Nakba, Propaganda, United
Nations, United
States, Venezuela, WMD, Zionism
Guest: Alastair
Crooke. Interviewer: Joe Lauria. Producer: Cathy
Vogan
War and
deception have a long association. Donald Trump seems proud that he twice
deceived the Iranians under cover of ongoing peace talks to launch military
attacks against them. But it is not just the enemy that is deceived.
Carrying out an unpopular war of
aggression for no legitimate reason usually requires deceiving your own public
too. Thus the fake Gulf of Tonkin incident, Nazi SS soldiers dressed as Poles
attacking a German radio station to start World War II, and the false story of
weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
In the unprovoked war against Iran, the
big lie is that Tehran is on the verge of getting a nuclear weapon while
being the biggest sponsor of terrorism. This deception comes atop layers of
falsehoods about the founding of the state of Israel and its regional
ambitions, the nature of resistance to it and the identity of the aggressor.
To speak with us today about these
matters is Alastair Crooke. Alastair is a former British diplomat and
intelligence officer with long experience in the Middle East and
elsewhere. Crooke established Conflicts Forum in 2004 with the aim of
helping western governments understand Islamist groups and their military
resistance to Israel. Tags: Alastair Crooke Benjamin Netanyahu Cathy Vogan Donald Trump Joe Lauria
Hegseth Prays for “Overwhelming Violence” in Iran in
the “Name of Jesus Christ.”
The secretary of defense has previously said that the US is
fighting Muslim “religious fanatics” in the Iran war. Sharon Zhang | Truthout.
March 27, 2026.
[VFP-all] “From dropping bombs to pressuring banks: US
pivots to economic warfare on Iran – AP.”
Gerry Condon via uark.onmicrosoft.com 4-16-26 If the
U.S. and Iran aren’t able to soon come to a deal to end the war or extend the
ceasefire, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters at a White House
briefing Wednesday that the U.S. plans to ramp up economic pain on Iran, and
said the new moves will be the “financial equivalent” of a bombing campaign. https://apnews.com/article/trump-treasury-bessent-iran-sanctions-f45619d7ea3050bd4b1cdd9c3881ca2b?
“How the
Iran War Is Already Fueling a Global Food Crisis” by MARK LEON
GOLDBERG. April 16, 2026. A
live interview from Port Sudan on the Red Sea.
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is causing a surge in
food prices around the world — particularly in places already in the midst of
a humanitarian crisis. And it’s about to get worse. This is the planting
season for much of Africa and Asia, and fertilizer shortages mean that
farmers are cutting back. Come this fall, crop yields will be reduced. One of the epicenters of this trend is Sudan,
which, after three years of civil war, is the site of the world’s largest
humanitarian emergency. This is where I caught up with my interview guest,
Kate Philipps-Barrasso, Vice President for Policy and Advocacy at Mercy
Corps, a large international humanitarian relief organization. She spoke with
me from Port Sudan, on the Red Sea, where she describes the immediate impact
that the war in Iran has had on access to food and water. Earlier this week, Mercy Corps released a report showing
how fuel, fertilizer, and shipping disruptions have affected Somalia,
Sudan, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Myanmar, including the kinds of decisions
farmers are making right now. The war in Iran’s impact on global food prices has thus
far been on the periphery of commentary about the conflict — but as this
conversation shows, there is great urgency in understanding the cascading
humanitarian consequences that are already unfolding. Support humanitarian journalism with your paid
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“ Top House Democrats Delay Iran War Powers Vote as
Trump Threatens Ground Invasion.” Party leaders face backlash for
dragging their feet despite possibly having enough votes to pass a
resolution. Truthout. Stephen Prager. March 27, 2026.Common Dreams.
“ The US-Israeli War on Iran Is Incentivizing Nuclear Proliferation.” Truthout. As nuclear-armed countries violate international law, others may turn to proliferation as a form of deterrence. Jon Letman | Truthout. March 27, 2026.
Trump Isn’t Just Bullying Journalists. He’s Subverting the First Amendment.” The right attacked Biden for “jawboning” social media. Now Trump is doing it explicitly to control cable news. Mike Ludwig | Truthout. mARCH 27, 2026.
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“U.S.
pushes toward ground invasion of Iran as air war fails.”
Gary
Wilson. Mronline.org (3-31-26).
Reports now
indicate that the Trump administration is weighing major escalation, including
seizure of Kharg Island, raids on nuclear facilities and even a large-scale
U.S. ground invasion.
“Iran, Lebanon, and the Normalization of Genocide” by Samer Araabi, Center for Constitutional Rights via uark.onmicrosoft.com 4-15-26.
Dear
Dick, We’ve all watched with
increasing dismay as the U.S. government’s assault on Iran has spiraled into an
ever-worsening regional and global catastrophe. In addition to the thousands
dead in Iran, we are also witnessing the ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands
in southern Lebanon, where entire cities are literally being erased off the
map. Behind it all, the genocide in Palestine continues unabated.
In a new
piece on the Center for Constitutional Rights blog, we trace how the current
war on Iran and the invasion of Lebanon are inseparable from the U.S. and
Israel’s actions in Gaza and the systematic dismantling of the legal and
humanitarian frameworks meant to constrain such violence. From the
normalization of attacks on civilian infrastructure to the expansion of ethnic
cleansing, detention, and unchecked state power, it is critical to understand
how these dynamics are mirroring and reinforcing one another both here in the
United States and overseas.
We must look beyond the wars themselves to the systems of militarism and nationalism that sustain them. We must reckon with the erosion of the systems meant to prevent this violence, and we must confront the structures that have made this moment possible. You can read the full piece here.
In solidarity,
Samer Araabi Associate Director of Political Education
and Research
The Center for Constitutional Rights stands with social justice movements and communities under threat—fusing litigation, advocacy, and narrative shifting to dismantle systems of oppression regardless of the risk.
RESISTANCE
“On Iran’s ten-point
proposal for peace” By Carlos Ron, Vijay Prashad. None of these points are unreasonable. In fact, a serious
commitment to their fulfillment may very well provide the basis for a stability
long stolen from the region by continuous war.
(Posted Apr 11, 2026). Originally published: Peoples Dispatch on April 9, 2026 (more by Peoples Dispatch). Empire, Strategy, WarIran, Middle EastNewswireAbbas Araghchi, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
(IRGC), Israeli aggression on Lebanon, Israeli apartheid, Israeli Occupation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu, President Donald Trump, U.S.-Israel War Against Iran
The United States has agreed with Iran to cease hostilities
for two weeks. The illegal U.S. and Israeli imposed war has not ended but has a
break, although not in Lebanon which was supposed to be part of the
deal. Just before the ceasefire was announced, the Iranian authorities released
a ten-point peace plan that
promises far more than a cessation of hostilities; it is, in fact, a grand
bargain for peace across West Asia (US President Donald Trump
initially said of
this plan that he believes “it is a workable basis on which to negotiate,” and
then supposedly threw
“it in the garbage” a few hours later).
The Iranian plan has been welcomed in
many quarters (such as by
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim), largely because it is not merely
intended to defer the next war but to attempt to build a foundation for
peace. It is worthwhile to go over, briefly, each of the ten proposals to
assess their current validity. We will do so not in the order that these
proposals appear but grouped to better evaluate them. . . .” [Iran had
previously rejected the US 15-point
plan, with one official describing the demands as “largely
excessive, unrealistic and unreasonable”. ...]
“A Primer on the Petrodollar and the War on
Iran: The Sixteenth Newsletter (2026)” by Vijay Prashad. Tricontinental: Institute for Social
Research.
The illegal US-Israeli war on Iran is exposing
the Oil-Dollar-Wall Street complex that binds oil, financial markets, and
dollar power, with consequences that reach far beyond the region.
Dear friends,
Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social
Research.
As you and I worry about how war and inflation
will impact our families and nations, bond traders are fixated on the numbers
on their screens, calculating what might happen to seemingly arcane financial
instruments. Their job is to protect the treasure of the wealthy. For
the past fifty years, the relative stability of the US dollar – above all as
embodied in US Treasury securities – has rested in part on what is called the ‘petrodollar’
system.
When petroleum prices are relatively stable,
the costs of production and transport are more predictable, inflation is easier
to contain, and the prices of bonds and other financial assets are less likely
to swing wildly. In such conditions, the wealthy can multiply their paper
wealth with greater confidence. Despite the existence of the Organisation of
the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil cartel since 1960, the United
States continues to shape the terms on which much of the world’s petroleum is
shipped, priced, and paid for through its monopoly on violence – by securing
key chokepoints and client states with its bases and fleets, and by using
sanctions to make oil sales involving targeted states or firms harder to
insure, finance, transport, and settle financially. Coups and wars also serve
to discipline states that seek too much control over their own resources or
wish to move outside this dollar-centred order. . . .
We hope the above primer has helped explain
some of the more arcane parts of the present conjuncture. These concepts and
processes are important to understand because Iran has linked yuan-denominated
oil trade to safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz as a leverage against
the United States. By controlling a chokepoint carrying major global oil
flows, Iran can bypass sanctions, undermine the petrodollar system, and
strengthen ties with China. While this may not in itself destroy the
petrodollar system, it inflicts upon the US a significant cost for its
unwillingness to come to a grand bargain and end an almost fifty-year conflict.
Warmly, Vijay Prajad
“What Pope
Leo’s Anti-War Stand Means For Catholic Troops” 
by Center on Conscience and War. Popular
Resistance.org (4-16-25). We appear to
be in uncharted territory as His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has repeatedly
and clearly labeled Operation Epic Fury an immoral war. He has called on
its participants to “lay down your weapons,” a call heard by more than 250,000
U.S. service members who are Catholic. At the Center on Conscience and
War, we are already working with several soldiers who called us in the wake of Pope
Leo’s statements, specifically citing his intervention as their motivation to
file as a Conscientious Objector–the only legal option soldiers have to
refuse participation. -more-
Col. Anne Wright: “I Resigned in Opposition to the US War on
Iraq 23 Years Ago.” ACURA (Apr 08, 2026).
To date only one person that we know of from the
Trump administration has resigned over the decision to attack Iran. Joe Kent
a very senior official in the administration. Retired Green Beret and CIA
para-military operative, was Director of the National Counterterrorism Center.
He resigned on March 16 writing in his resignation letter to […]
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“They Always Tell You Why The Empire Uses Violence, But Never Why Its
Enemies Do” by Caitlin
Johnstone (April 16, 2026). Reading by Tim Foley: Upgrade to paid
One
common feature of western empire propaganda is that we are always given
reasons for the empire’s violence, while the violence of those who resist the
empire tends to be framed as happening for no reason at all.
We’ve
all been fed reasons for the US-Israeli war on Iran, and
we all know what those reasons are. Even less-informed members of the western
public will have heard something about the Iranians being a nuclear threat,
having a tyrannical government, and maybe something about sponsoring terrorist
groups. But the so-called “peaceful
protesters” who were killed in an uprising fomented and facilitated by the United States? They were killed for no reason, simply
because the Iranian government is evil and hates dissent. All the Iranian
police officers who died in the uprising perished for no reason, perhaps
of natural causes. It is only by pure coincidence that this happened at the
exact same time the US empire was making the decision to try to topple the
Iranian government.
We’ve
all been given the official reasons why Israel has spent years blanketing the Gaza
Strip with military explosives: Israel was attacked by Hamas on October 7 2023,
so it needs to get rid of Hamas for its own security. But why did the Hamas attack happen? It
happened for no reason. If you look to the propagandists in the western press
for answers, October 7 happened solely because Hamas are evil and wanted to
kill Jews for belonging to the wrong religion. Absolutely no mention of
Israel’s savage treatment of Palestinians for generations, or
the dreadful living conditions imposed upon the giant
concentration camp that Gaza had become.
We’ve
been told why the western empire is pouring weapons into Ukraine:
Ukraine was invaded by Russia. The empire wants to protect the freedom and
democracy of the Ukrainian people, and to deter future expansionism by Vladimir
Putin. Why did Russia invade Ukraine?
No reason. Putin’s just evil and hates freedom, that’s all. Sure, countless
western experts and analysts had been warning for years that NATO aggressions were going to
lead to a war on Russia’s border, but they were just rambling lunatics whose
forecasts of war were proven correct by pure coincidence.
Our
entire understanding of history is framed in this way. Fidel Castro
killed people in Cuba. Why did he kill them? No reason; he was just a mean
jerk. All the violence of the socialist revolutionaries around the world
overthrowing the abusive governments which preceded them is framed as causeless
genocidal carnage inflicted by murderous tyrants who simply loved killing
people. The desperation caused by the capitalist exploitation that had been
imposed upon those populations is completely redacted from our history books.
A
mature understanding of our world begins with a curiosity about why the
violence is happening. Violence is not always justified, but there is always a
reason why it happens. Western pundits, politicians and newscasters will very
seldom tell you what those reasons are unless it advances the interests of the
western empire.
So if
you want to have a truth-based understanding of what’s really going on in our
world, you need to actively seek out the answers for yourself.
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“Iran Blasts YouTube Ban on Lego Mockery Videos.” Consortium News (4-16-25).
While Explosive Media’s
content can no longer be viewed on YouTube — which is owned by Google — it
appears unaffected on other major platforms such as Instagram, X and TikTok,
where it has garnered millions of views.
By StephenPrager Common Dreams. Iran’s Foreign Ministry is accusing YouTube of trying to “suppress the
truth” by banning the account responsible for a series of viral Lego-style
animations mocking the U.S.-Israeli war.
The small [Iranian digital media] team known as Explosive Media has racked up
tens of millions of views across several platforms, with slickly produced music
videos mercilessly lampooning the Trump administration and glorifying
Iran’s struggle against the U.S. and Israel in attacks that began at the
end of February. Last week, Explosive
Media had its channel suspended from
YouTube for “violent content,” which its owners disputed. “Are our LEGO-style
animations actually violent?” the group asked on social
media. . . . Read here...
Thank you for joining us in the fight for justice.
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“In 47-52 Vote, Senate GOP Blocks
Another Iran War Powers Resolution.” Common Dreams (4-15-26).
"Trump’s war of choice in Iran is a moral tragedy and
economic disaster playing out before our eyes. It is only making the United
States and the world less safe," said Sen. Ed Markey.
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“Hegseth Impeachment Articles
Land as Thousands More US Troops Deploy for Iran War.” Common
Dreams (4-15-26). The
new articles of impeachment unveiled by House Democrats accuse the Pentagon
chief of directing an illegal war and backing deadly attacks on civilians. |
“The political
underpinnings of Iran’s military strategy.”
Editor. mronline.org (4-15-26).
For the second time
in less than a year, a ceasefire has been called on a genocide being carried
out by imperialism.
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“If You'd Only Oppose The Iran War When There's Boots On The Ground, You're A Scumbag” by Caitlin Johnstone. March 27, 2026.
LBC
has a report titled “Republicans ‘storm out’ of Iran briefing as they claim US
‘war machine’ is trying to put boots on ground”
about MAGA lawmakers whining that Trump’s war looks set to turn into a land
invasion.
LBC
reports: A number of usually loyal MAGA
Republicans left the Iran briefing early — including US congresswoman Nancy
Mace, who told the waiting media “we were misled” about the war after
walking out of a Pentagon briefing. Mace,
a widely controversial lawmaker, was seen to urge President Trump to remove Lindsey
Graham from the Situation Room — the White House’s round-the-clock command
centre — as tensions rose. The lawmaker
claims Graham “brags about” advising the president and his aggressive war
strategy. It comes as the US is
reportedly considering a massive troop deployment that would include ‘infantry
and armoured vehicles,’ according to the Wall Street Journal. Tensions continue to rise from within Trump’s
own party amid plans to put troops on the ground in Iran, as peace talks
continue amid the constantly changing situation.I get so tired of all this
American hand-wringing about “boots on the ground”. It’s a symptom of a
wildly sick dystopia that these people are fine with raining military
explosives on a densely populated city but draw the line at putting American
troops in the line of fire.
Sure,
killing kids is fine, just don’t put boots on the ground! Sure you can rain hellfire on hospitals,
homes and schools for weeks, just make sure you do all your massacring from the
sky where nobody can return fire. Killing
is okie dokie, so long as our troops aren’t the ones getting killed.
These
people have no compassion. No morality. No empathy. American conservatives are
constantly wagging their fingers and bloviating puritanically about immorality
and degeneracy, but they’re the least moral people in the country. Their
positions aren’t driven by care for human life, no matter how hard they try to
pretend otherwise. They are driven by blind loyalty to the empire and the
groveling adoration of power.
If you
only oppose mass military slaughter if it is carried out in a way that
puts your own countrymen at risk, that makes you a piece of shit. People should oppose the evil wars
inflicted by their government and its allies because the wars are evil, not
because they might impact someone you know. The people being murdered in Iran
are no less human than Americans, and their lives don’t matter any less. I want to live in a healthy world where
self-evident statements like this don’t even need to be made. Instead I live in
a world where the war on Iran is barely receiving any meaningful
domestic opposition from the populations of the primary aggressor nations.
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