Watch carefully as the Trump Administration manufactures the justification for War with Iran. They have been pushing for this for a while, spurred on by John Bolton. First they pulled out of the “Iran Deal” agreed to by Iran, the US and several European countries to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Iran complied, and is currently in compliance, with the plan that limits the cylinders for enriching uranium and allowing inspectors access to all sites.
But we pulled out and unilaterally reinstated the sanctions that we relieved to bring them into compliance. We have named the Revolutionary Guard to a terrorist watchlist - a move against the recommendation of the Pentagon and every diplomat trying to prevent escalation. Then yesterday we jumped to blame Iran for explosions on a Japanese oil tanker - presenting no evidence and before any investigation could be done. At the same time, we started a list of Iranian provocations which clearly includes events for which other groups have taken credit for - like a Taliban bombing in Afghanistan or an ISIS bomb in Iraq.
It is clear that those that brought us the war in Iraq failed to learn any lessons as those same people provoke a new battle. But I think Americans have. We can all agree that war is sometimes a necessary evil. But the reasons must be real, must be based on actual evidence, and not on the whim of a chicken-hawk administration.
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