For Those of Us Who Weren’t Just Born Yesterday…
I started writing this piece about how Trump started a new war with Iran, late last night. As of my last edit here, Trump has claimed that Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire. This is of course coming from the social media mouth of Donald Trump, so it should be taken with heavy grains of salt. I think the fact that Iran ultimately did not attempt very hard to kill American soldiers in the region, the aggression of the United States and Israel no longer looks necessary.
Either this is the end of this war (which the administration was just saying isn’t a war) or it isn’t, but the lessons of this moment are also incredibly important to learn for the future. This would otherwise not be the last time Donald Trump hijacks our government and military for his own ends.
Trump (May [Not] Have) Started It, But Will Now Try To Take Credit For Ending It
Trump started war with Iran, via Israel as a proxy. Or, you could look at it as Trump dragged America into the war with Iran that Benjamin Netanyahu dragged the Israelis into. Either way, you have to understand this story as a small group of people with an overt amount of control over nations and armed forces. Rather, than nations and armed forces insisting their leaders go to war with one another. That isn’t what’s happening.
But today, Iran fired missiles at American bases in both Qatar and Iraq. Air defenses appear to have thwarted these attacks, at least in Qatar. News will continue breaking about this after I move to publish, so there may be escalatory actions in the next few hours which I miss. Hopefully none of them are so consequential as to alter the face of the planet, though they may move forward into further stages of warfare. The latest news I have is that the Qatari strikes are being reported to have not done any real damage. No casualties reported yet, too, thank God.
With the Trump position (and therefore in many ways the presumed American position) being that Iran can have 0 enrichment whatsoever, and with theocrats in Congress essentially wanting to erase Iran from the map, it’s hard to know what Iran’s response might be, or what American responses might be – to those Iranian responses.
“The 12 Day War” Is Literally Rebranding The 6 Day War, Because Trump Is An Asshole
Despite being told by administration officials for the last few days that this is not a war, Donald Trump just declared the war is over. He also went out of his way to give it a name, which the press – predictably – has decided to run with. Therefore it will now be known as The 12 Day War, which should ensure that nobody else can name it something less respectful to him. It will also overshadow the history of The 6 Day War.
Remember, by the time you’re reading this, things may have changed.
But some things haven’t changed.
The establishment of uniparty shills and bribed officials will want you to fall back in line again. Yet, something changed recently. A new awakening perhaps, for many Americans. That awakening is what I have been working tirelessly for years to cultivate.
Do not forsake it now.
Why Are There Still So Many American Forces In Iraq, Qatar, and Across The Middle East?
Perhaps there are good reasons for this. Iran seems to want to repel America, and their bases, as well as allowing the Iranian regime to continue unperturbed. I did not hear the withdrawal of American troops from the Middle East as a demand from the Iranians in terms of this nuclear deal.
Trump and his team have spoken out of both sides of their mouths about regime change, though they have already killed many senior leaders, repositioned Iran as a less capable nuclear producer, demonstrated military dominance, and forged alliances with nations throughout the region where America has bases.
Make no mistake, it is the fault of Trump (and Netanyahu) that Qatar and Iraq was attacked. This was in response to Israeli & American aggression, over false pretenses and lies during negotiations. Therefore, Americans are like hostages of a rogue President who is using the White House to unjustly enrich himself and his friends.
First, Understand What’s Been Happening Behind the Scenes
The reason this article is called “Why Trump Started War With Iran” and not “Why America Is At War With Iran” is because this is personal for Donald John Trump.
Though he echoes many of the neocon talking points he once professed to oppose, like “regime change” in the Middle East, or starting new wars, the true rationale for Trump fighting with Iran, has to do with his own financial affairs.
It is critical that you recognize this, realize this, and keep it in mind throughout the entire breakdown of this situation. If you forget, or lose track of the fact that Donald Trump is using our military, financial system, and public welfare, to his personal advantage in negotiations, you will miss the whole thing. The bigger picture, is that it is not Donald Trump who got “dragged” into this war with Iran by Israel, it is Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu who dragged us into this war, kicking and screaming.
However, the purpose of this piece is not just to explain these things or depress the reader. The purpose of this piece is to address the full understanding of this situation, so that the citizens of the country can apply their civil pressure on elected officials here and abroad, to make Donald Trump stop waging this illegal selfish war.
You Missed What Was Right In Front of You
This is not speculation, nor conspiracy theory.
Donald Trump has been using his personal friend and professional business partner Steve Witkoff as an “envoy” to make trade deals around the world. These deals are being negotiated under the very loose auspices that they have something to do with the benefit of the United States of America. Even those detractors of Donald Trump, and even his outright political enemies, agree on a few things. Namely, they both actually believe that Donald Trump generally acts in what he thinks is best for the country. There is a smaller fringe of people who think he is an agent of a foreign nation like Russia (or Israel) and that he intentionally harms the United States.
In reality, Donald Trump has always been indifferent to the United States. For the people in the elected class (on both sides of the aisle) who have hitched their professional and financial waggon to Donald Trump, they need him to be ultimately successful, to justify their corruption or sacrifices. It’s obvious that some members of the government (like Kash Patel and Linda McMahon) were given “gifts,” similar to Donald Trump being given a plane from the Qataris.
Corruption is often plain to see, but hard to prove.
People see Donald Trump launch a cryptocurrency meme/shit coin $TRUMP and that he is selling this worthless thing to his followers. They think that’s corruption. It may be. But if those people don’t feel damaged, they won’t bring a lawsuit. If you don’t purchase his product, you have very little legal case to say you were damaged by it even though it might be wrong. Therefore it exists in a very gray area, legally speaking.
Similarly, Donald Trump accepting a bribe from the Qatari government, which could be a violation of certain provisions of the federal government. I agree that it’s wrong and shouldn’t be done. However, the mechanism to force him to return the plane, and effecting some kind of consequence on the man – not the office of the President – is difficult to see. At a certain point, due to so many of these and similar types of infractions, our Congress is supposed to impeach a President like this.
Since they do not impeach him, these practices become normalized.
They are normalized already, even before he took office again.
Steve Witkoff, “The Consortium” and New Development Bank
Steve Witkoff had been negotiating with the Iranians regarding both their nuclear program and the creation of an energy industry “consortium” that Trump wanted the United States to lead. Supervising uranium enrichment outside and/or inside of Iran, in a way that was an absolute deal-breaker to the Iranians. Additionally, Witkoff apparently presented a red line which was that the Iranians could do no enrichment in Iran anymore. Not weapons grade. Not 60% enrichment. The Trump envoy wanted to completely eliminate any nuclear energy from Iran – for no known policy reason.
Witkoff, remember, is a partner in Trump’s cryptocurrency firm World Liberty Financial. They fancy themselves some kind of decentralized central or global bank. It seems, though, that their ambitions have been thwarted totally. That means they will not be getting their hands on any more money within the energy trade of this part of the Middle East. Not American interests. Donald Trump’s personal financial interests.
That is important.
How Badly Do You Want To Stop Iran From Having Nuclear Capabilities?
Because Trump sent (presumably) American pilots into harm’s way to bomb the nuclear facilities under the auspices that it was a national security threat. However it looks more like this was retaliation for keeping Trump out of this region as a trader or financier. That is why the narrative of the propaganda is so sloppy. They are just covering up that this was not the President who ordered a strike, but rather, a businessman who was looking out for his best interests, while working in the White House.
There are many millions of people who believe that Donald Trump sparked riots in Los Angeles to distract from the failure of his “One Big Beautiful Bill” in Washington DC. If you believe that fully, I have another one for you. What if I was to tell you that Donald Trump started his war with Iran in part because they blocked him from getting a bank account? A very special bank account, in a very special bank.
Something that is not secret at all, but something that is also not very widely known. The bank is called New Development Bank, and it was formed in 2014/2015 by countries in the BRICS trading bloc. These countries are involved in the oil trade, among other businesses.
America is not a member of this bank, though their charter suggests that any member of the United Nations could become one. I have never heard of any politicians discuss this institution. Why would it even matter to be part of this bank? It’s exclusive, and probably comes with it, certain benefits within the trading bloc. A trading bloc that neither the United States, nor Donald Trump (personally) have much influence in.
Iran, is in BRICS, and they just joined the New Development Bank last year.
Donald Trump Is A Bitter Old Man, But Not As Egotistical As You Think
As I mentioned before, Donald Trump and Witkoff have been kept out.
Notice, Donald Trump does not say how unfair it is that this bank exists and he is not saying that they are keeping America out of it. There is no mention of this aspect of the financial relationship. But if we were to do business with them in terms of a “consortium,” as it was previously positioned, where would the money go? How would we make sure we’re not getting ripped off? Sharing the same financial institution would help. So Trump is actually standing in America’s way on this one, yet again.
This means that many high-ranking officials like JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, Scott Bessent, and others, have to know some version of what is really going on here.
Their silence, willingness to not ask too many questions, stupidity, gullibility, or pure blind ambitions, all keep this secret. Therefore, in order to sell this war (similar to the Iraq War which was more about Bush/Cheney personal profiteering) they need to rely on a lot of contingents of both Republicans and Democrats. Those politicians have their own beliefs (whether those are genuine beliefs or not) and that’s why you see a distributed narrative about it that sounds familiar while also making little sense.
The excuses are not coherent.
That’s because they aren’t saying out loud, “This is Donald Trump’s personal War.”
Breaking Down the Public Talking Points
One day we will be rid of Donald Trump in the political realm. The sooner that day comes, the sooner there will be a chance to evolve as a global society. Keep in mind throughout the rest of this piece, though, that the war is actually being waged because Donald Trump has personal financial ambitions that are being thwarted. He is using our military like a mercenary corps, not a defensive fighting force.
That is treasonous and he must be impeached for all the things associated with World Liberty Financial, his illegal wars abroad, and the abuse of civil rights at home. But there are also a lot of talking points which are going to be shared, and they can be combatted.
The thing to keep in mind, though, is that the bottom line is always these excuses are on top of the base, the foundation, that Trump is trying to punish Iran for stopping him personally from advancing in the energy trade.
“Peace through strength” …is exercised as a fascist policy
The phrase “peace through strength” is not ordinarily attributed to anybody. Like many things of this nature, Donald Trump has attempted to reclaim it as his own. The way this phrase is interpreted is one thing, but more importantly, is how it is implemented. I believe there is a philosophic and rhetorical flaw with the phrase itself, which is that it complicates what is being achieved. If you want peace, you must therefore go through strength. This sets up a condition where you must fight your allies, even, to keep peace with them.
I understand the premise is supposed to be about commanding a strong military will keep enemies from messing with you. Yet even in today’s world, most people admit to an asymmetrical warfare that is fought which includes cyber attacks and psychological attacks. This means that you don’t need to show strength to have it.
Though few people these days have actually read Benito Mussolini’s Doctrine of Fascism, I have. He was the co-author of this philosophical slop, and it helped to fuel Hitler and other dictators over the years. The main premise of fascism, of which Mussolini was the inventor, is a rejection of the philosopher Immanuel Kant’s concept of perpetual peace. This was a state that Kant believed nation-states should seek after, which is guiding towards peace. Rejecting this notion, by Mussolini, could have taken many forms. One rejection of perpetual peace, is to say it is a fantasy, not a destination.
No Justice – No Peace Is Another Fascistic Battle Cry
I know, many people thought this meant, “there will be no peace when there is no justice.”
Unfortunately, that’s not how it turns out. It turns out that this phrase “no justice – no peace” ends up creating a situation where an injustice is instigated, that leads to a lack of peace. These movements, just like the “peace through strength” crowd, all fail to achieve peaceful resolutions of any kind.
This concept of peace through strength gained traction after the Cold War, which makes sense, because it is a secretive way to harbor war waging tendencies while pretending to look like you want peace. That is a way to lure people into submission and that is something Donald Trump and his “diplomats” have been caught doing now. Senator John Fetterman recently said (about war with Iran and how people like him were promoting it) that, “this is not war mongering, this is peace mongering.”
The word “mongering,” means – promoting – so those who promote war. They can say they are promoting war, for peaceful means, however, they are not promoting peace. There is no talk about how peace could be achieved, including no willingness from the American side (Donald Trump’s side, remember) to change their positions.
Standing for peace is harder, and requires sacrifice that those who are fascists are unwilling to make. For example, you might get attacked, and have to allow yourself to be the last one attacked prior to a settlement. If, on the other hand, you (or your side) always must have the last *word* so to speak – i.e. attacking one last time – you might find yourself in a so-called “endless war.”
If you want to be strong, you must first practice being peaceful.
A lot of ancient wisdom about war suggests that the most powerful maneuver is to not fight. Avoid fighting. It is a losing effort. War actually makes a nation weak. Look at all the fascist countries of World War 2. It drained them. Made them vulnerable. Quickly.
Therefore, “peace through strength” as American doctrine must be undone. We as a nation must revert back to strength through peace. That is something I know a lot about. One of my monikers in both graffiti and online is “PEACENOW.”
Originally inspired by a scene in Forrest Gump, where the word “NOW” had a peace sign in the “O,” I have written this message including just “NOW” with a peace sign, all over the world. For decades I’ve used this message – where it’s not “supposed” to be – to herald this most valuable concept into the world. It is illegal to write graffiti, and email bombs are often treated like they are dangerous. Which shows you that you could aggressively be peaceful, without resorting to violence.
In fact, the necessity for kinetic force is in direct conflict with the notion of peace.
Most people know that to be true on a guttural level.
But intellectually, there is still an appeal to “peace through strength,” on both sides of the aisle, whether they say those exact words or not.
This is how fascism is bred in America.
Tangibly, What Would Strength Through Peace Look Like?
With respect to Iran, I believe we need a new diplomat in chief. Donald Trump does not have the disposition for diplomacy, his erratic publishing makes it confusing for both allies and adversaries to know what to do, and most importantly – his personal financial conflicts of interest are lethal. So, in this acute example, we need to replace Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff, and Marco Rubio as the three-headed snake which is creating so many problems for us around the world.
Moving forward, though, the federal government should audit and review all existing and past wars/declarations, military actions which have been authorized and troop deployments, treaties, marques, and other war fighting paperwork.
This will tell us how many dead Presidents’ wars we’re still fighting.
From Korea To Shining Sea
It is not widely known by Americans, for example, that we have yet to sign a treaty with Korea from the Korean War of the early 50’s. That, and only that, is why DPRK is treated so much worse than even China. Even if a new war or hostilities were to be initiated, declaring the end of that war and making peace over it with the Kim regime would bring conclusion, clarity, and stability. Again, that does not mean we start sending tourists on direct flights from San Francisco to Pyongyang.
But it means a war that has been over for many decades, could actually be officially over. There is a high likelihood that a portion of military funding in our Congressional budgets are just holdovers from wars like this that aren’t even technically being fought. Yet, the existence of no treaty formally signed, keeps hostilities in place.
Peace Through Bureaucracy?
Imagine how many wars we could solve, end, or never fight, simply by digging out this kind of paperwork and signing agreements with foreign nations.
That would take a special kind of President, and a special kind of White House. It would take a selfish person. Somebody who could be capable of holding the blame of our nation, and settling the score without more bloodshed. Too many people inherit the blame of their parents’ and their party, to be able to do what I could do. That is why Trump will not do what I’m suggesting.
Strength through peace would look like paying for the damages done to Iran in this war. Admitting that it’s wrong to assume they should not even be able to enrich uranium at all despite having been in good standing with the world for a while. But let’s not mistake ourselves, that just because our government and media are giving a simplified version of events, Iran is absolutely involved in the nuclear weapons trade.
“Iran is the foremost state sponsor of terror” …of the 20th century
This phrase is widely used in American politics. American people won’t even bat an eye if you say this, especially if they are in the boomer generation. Those people remember an era (in the 80’s and 90’s) where Iranian sponsored suicide bombers and other attacks were commonplace around the world. In 2016, a class action lawsuit called Peterson v. Bank Markazi (the bank of Iran) was finally settled for damages of wrongful death, terrorism, and injury victims/their families. The events included in this lawsuit ranged from about 1983 – 1996.
One of the reasons it took so long to settle, has to do with a law Congress passed in 2012 which allowed our federal government to seize assets to pay damages, like with respect to this case. Bank Markazi had assets in a bank in New York, which were seized, to pay victims from this class action – against the Iranian regime.
When Justice Is Less Swift Than Terror
Something that is a hard pill to swallow, is that, according to our laws – in the case of those attacks – justice was served. That does not mean it’s okay or acceptable for Iran or any other nation to kill innocent civilians to prove a political point or win negotiations. However, it does mean that – as a country – we have to move on. Those victims are free to be upset as long as it takes for the grief to be resolved. But we cannot do that, as a country. We must find peace, to become strong again. Otherwise we can be baited into actions like bombing facilities in Iran, that give them a pretext to do more things like terroristic attacks.
Iran funds Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis, all of whom have attacked American military members and/or civilians, as well as Israelis – among others. Their political goals, religious beliefs, and philosophy aside, in the Middle East, they do control many factions. Or at least, they fund those factions.
Branding “Foremost Sponsor of Terror” Is A Somewhat Arbitrary Designation
Yet, as the Peterson case showed, for the victims of Iranian terror, there are legal mechanisms to receive justice and compensation. For those of us who are blessed to not be victims of these attacks, we have other work to do to stop them from waging this war. But keep in mind the narrative of the foremost sponsor of terror is meant for shutting down dissent on aggression towards them.
By the way, another mentality with respect to a nation that’s supposed to be really mean and scary, is to stay away from them. That would be like being fearful of gangs in a neighborhood that is a 9 hours drive away from you, and so you buy a bunch of guns and go over to their neighborhood to kill them. Though they may lash out for no reason – even though they are ordinarily reactionary – why give them new reasons?
“Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon” …that’s not for US to say
This sentence demonstrates American official arrogance which I would also like to expunge from our culture. It’s very similar to how English teachers might scold you when you ask to leave their classroom – to go to the bathroom. “Can I go to the bathroom Miss Teacher?” you ask. She says, “I don’t know…can you?!” And the class erupts into laughter. Then you sheepishly change your question to, “May I go to the bathroom Miss Teacher?” She says, “Of course, you may.”
Now put this stupid, childish and infantile statement to Iran and apply it to nuclear weapons. “You cannot have a nuclear weapon” Donald Trump (personally) says to Iran, as if that is the United States of America’s peoples’ position. They say, “That is not for you to decide.” To which, Donald Trump practically nukes their nuclear facilities, but doesn’t do so in such a way that actually deters or degrades their capabilities at all.
In fact, if they have been running a black market operation, this just marketed that they have one. It also, consequentially, was great marketing for Northrop Grumman (the manufacturer of the B2 bombers which dropped the bunker buster bombs) to show that this works. Even if it didn’t.
It’s Not Only Up To US
So the first thing to realize is that it is not up to the United States whether or not Iran has a nuclear weapon. Moreover, the world seems to have convinced itself of something that isn’t really true regarding the phrase “nuclear weapon.”
The debate on Iran’s nuclear program has to do with distinctions like “weapons grade” enrichment, which is around 90% compared to the publicly known material Iran had been stockpiling which is ~60%. There is a fear of what they call “breakout,” or a “sprint,” whereby Iranian scientists could take 60% enriched material and further enrich it into weapons grade in between inspections.
But just like with other concentrated forms, 60% and 90% are irrelevant if you have a big enough form factor.
In other words, you could take 60% enriched uranium and make a weapon just as dangerous or deadly as another weapon with 90% uranium. In fact it could be equally or more devastating if enough material were used. Think about it like hemp cannabis compared to medical marijuana. Both are cannabis, with THC. But hemp is .3% or less THC per dry weight compared to medical marijuana which is more like 25% or more by dry weight. They both have THC, and some people feel effects from the low dose hemp. Others do not. But it’s the same chemical compound, essentially.
No need to “sprint” at all.
Ingenuity Creates Asymmetry In War Fighting
Just ingenuity, and thinking of the distinction “weapons grade” differently.
There was a black market nuclear weapons operation in Pakistan many years ago that the United States intervened with to shut down. That operation sold components to North Korea, and Iran, among other nations. Therefore, the model already exists, as well, for a nation to be restricted from creating their own nuclear weapons, but supplying the capabilities to others.
Eventually, as we know, Pakistan has acquired nuclear weapons of their own. So to that end, if Iran followed the same model, it is likely they already have access to some kind of nuclear weapon or partnership with DPRK to control them. That is another reason why assassinating Iranian scientists is not the end of their nuclear program. They have been working with DPRK on nuclear weapons for a generation already. It is, in some ways, too late.
Keep in mind, that DPRK (and Russia) have developed UUV with nuclear weapons on board, designed not even just to make massive explosions.
Though the distinction is not often or even made, nuclear weapons are also capable of being like chemical/biological weapons.
For example, 60% uranium may not be considered “weapons grade” by today’s standards, because it cannot be put in a form factor small enough to be used with conventional traditional planes or submarines, typical missiles could be tipped with uranium to make them explode with radioactive material. This would make people sick with inexplicable ailments, potentially, or the material could seep into water and pollute a population over a slower period of time.
Israel’s Iron Dome, for example, would not be able to stop this.
If the Iranian missiles shot at Tel Aviv were tipped with their 60% uranium, it would spray into the air and begin getting into the population. The Iron Dome could intercept those missiles, but the interceptors force an explosion of the incoming projectile. That would cause the radioactive isotopes to spread, not stop the damage. Though there is not yet evidence this has been done, it is absolutely possible. It would be hard to detect, hard to prove, and extremely terrifying.
If America wants to be safe in the future, we need to rethink the definitions of things like “nuclear weapons,” and “weapons grade,” or we could become the unwitting victims of some very scary and terrible attacks.
Also, lightening up against Iran for whatever they are doing would ensure we are not so much on their radar for such things anyway.
“They cannot retaliate against us” …of course they can
Members of Congress and the press have been citing Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis who once said, “The enemy gets a vote.”
Which means, similar to the idea that Iran “cannot” have a “nuclear weapon,” it is insane to even outwardly say that they cannot retaliate. Telling them they should not retaliate is even kind of dumb. If you attack somebody, you should expect them to fight back one way or another. If our troops are attacked, it would be a tragedy, but also it would be understandable. That is a sad thing to think about when you realize this isn’t about protecting the homeland from a nuclear weapon so much as it is about providing muscle for Donald Trump and Steve Witkoff to enact their “consortium” so he can be a petro war lord.
“We are not at war with Iran” …that’s not (just) for US to say
I’ll revert back to Mattis’ quote on this one. Netanyahu declared war. Similarly to Trump, Netanyahu appears to be freelancing for himself from the seat of chief diplomat for his nation. Due to the actions of these men and the troops they command, we are absolutely at war with Iran. They are at war with us, as well.
So because Donald Trump was blocked from creating a competitor to BRICS, he retaliated by attempting to destroy Iranian uranium facilities.
Due to a lack of Congressional war declaration, there is confusion akin to what SCOTUS Jackson called the “zone of twilight.”
Furthermore, command and control is unclear right now.
Netanyahu struck Iran first, assassinating military commanders and nuclear scientists, as well as killing innocent civilians in the pathway. Trump struck next by attacking the nuclear facilities. Who flew the B2’s, though? I would have believed they were American pilots because only America supposedly has these B2’s. Until of course I heard another talking point about this war and these relationships.
“No other military in the world could have done this” …they say
If you listen to Trump, Netanyahu, Hegseth, Rubio, Vance, and even military leaders, they will all say this or some version of it.
Meanwhile, if you watched Trump’s military parade, you saw soldiers sloppily walking around aimlessly. Not exactly the rigid fighting force we are led to believe completed this incredibly complex series of maneuvers which included decoys, submarines, and this new kind of munition the bunker buster.
Yet, the number of times I’ve heard this line repeated makes me think it’s a lie.
The confusion that Netanyahu and Trump have created surrounding who is ultimately in charge between the two of them in terms of authorizing strikes and such, leads me to question who authorized the B2 strike.
But even more, it makes me wonder who flew the planes?
Were they really American Air Force pilots?
Or were they IDF pilots?
Pilots from another country entirely?
Were they flown by people or remote controlled?
- Is this why 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines were sent to CA?
- Revert back to Mattis’ quote
- The unacknowledged possibility of terror attack responses already happening
- Minnesota lawmakers
- Paris attacks
- Syria church
The Culprits
Keeping in mind again, that this war is because of Donald Trump personally retaliating against another nation for blocking him in business. Don’t forget that. But he got help from a lot of contingents of American politics and government who always wanted war with Iran anyway. If you focus on those people, their statements, etc. you will fail to stop this. If you don’t care about stopping this and you just want to sound like you are trying to stop it, then join Bernie Sanders and “Fight Oligarchy.”
But if you want to actually stop these people, remember that Donald Trump personally abusing the office of the President for his own gain, is the problem.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s Imperial Ambissions
Though there are religious debates about which peoples deserve the land known as Israel, Palestine, Zion, or whatever you want to call it – there are few widely known theories of the region which give the Jewish state a right to expand. Certainly not expanding as far as Iran. I also don’t remember the part of the Torah where God gave Gaza to the Jews in order to let Donald Trump develop condominiums. So, clearly the guys involved in this affair are not exactly religious scholars.
Benjamin Netanyahu invoking biblical passages or religious rationale for his war efforts is about as pathetic as my father using Yom Kippur to pretend to apologize for the lifetime of lies and pain he’s caused. It’s actually unholy to do that.
But, Benjamin Netanyahu has exposed himself as an imperialist.
That is a dramatic departure from past Israeli foreign policy.
They used to only fight war(s) of defense.
This is clearly a war of expansion for him.
Theocratic Zionist Orthodoxy
Ted Cruz revealed in his now infamous interview with Tucker Carlson, that he has believed since the beginning of his political life, that he is biblically commanded to support Israel. Furthermore, he believes that those who curse Israel will be cursed.
That is why people like Ted Cruz support war with Iran, and why he is willing to do cursed or wicked things in the name of supporting Israel. That’s also how you know there is very little actual Christianity in this theology.
Similarly, people like Chuck Schumer play the antisemitism card, and some people really believe that. He doesn’t. Schumer plays the card because it works on some people. This unholy alliance pushes for these wars.
The War Party Blood Lust
Schumer may technically be in this camp, and Ted Cruz might too. But there are people who have no religious ideology, in the forefront or the background of their minds.
These people are just war mongers who want to sell weapons, kill people, and take over land. They want resources, slaves, indentured servants, and power over others.
Lindsey Graham is a prime example of this kind of creature of Washington D.C.
They feed the religious types who are hard to argue with.
At the bottom of this pit of thieves you’ll find weapons manufacturer donors, mining companies and other industry.
There Is No Such Thing As “Endless War”
You will hear politicians pretend to be anti-war by claiming they are against “endless war” or “forever war.” Those phrases sound like fairy tales, or things in a Disney movie.
There is no such thing as either endless or forever war. If nations keep fighting war eventually those nations will no longer exist. That war will end. Peace treaties also end wars. Think about the most violent wars America has ever been involved with from the Revolutionary War through to World War II. Even the Cold War is said to have ended after decades. There has not even been a 100 year long war.
So why do politicians use this phrase?
They use it because it doesn’t exist.
That means when they eventually keep a war going for 5 years or 10 years or 20 years they can say it isn’t endless. They can claim there is an exit ramp even if there isn’t, and the only thing that actually ends a war is a treaty or annihilation.
How about “no more genocidal wars.”
That would require an admission that the United States has engaged in or supported genocide, which cannot even be argued anymore by an honest or serious person.
“No more wars of annihilation” would be another more practical phrase.
We Can’t Solve The American Debt Crisis With Another War
The wars in the Middle East have cost trillions of dollars. That is why Donald Trump is attempting to get a $4 trillion debt ceiling raise through in his One Big Beautiful Bill. If he doesn’t get that, he will be unable to fulfill promises he’s made to countries like the UAE who claimed to have promised $4 trillion in investments here. Those numbers being exactly equal should concern you. It means we are as a nation borrowing this money to fulfill on Donald Trump’s regime change in Iran.
Not so we will be safer.
But so he can get his precious little bank account in the BRICS bank.
So Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff, Benjamin Netanyahu, and their associates can get richer. Yet, we will get poorer. All of us.
Not only will this bill kick poor people off entitlement programs, it will saddle us with debt from funding a war that isn’t ours.
DOGE Was 1 Giant Domino, But There Are Many More
DOGE was never set up to solve our debt crisis. It was always a distraction for Trump to hide the things he was doing behind the scenes in government to transform it into his personal play thing. Elon may have known that, he may not have known that.
Trump has been focused on tariffs and trade deals (which were totally shut down since February) publicly – but if we want peace we should focus on all deals between nations. Especially those deals between Donald Trump personally as guarantor or intermediary, to undo the damage he’s done.
A quick reminder that I am responsible for derailing Donald Trump’s tariff side show because on January 7th and February 3rd of 2025 I emailed the Canadian Parliament to tell them to refuse to do a deal with Donald Trump. I explained how his World Liberty Financial, DOGE, and other takeover projects were setting up a skimming operation. My message told them that the American people were against this and that he had no support for it. They were convinced of this, and Trudeau paused their negotiations for 30 days. That was the beginning of the end of the tariff program.
If you don’t believe me, contact a member of Canadian Parliament and ask them about the strange email(s) they got from a guy named Mattske in America.
From that moment on, no country in the world has signed a substantive deal with Donald Trump. Frameworks of deals, maybe. The UK signed a deal – twice – that has virtually no differences between what was going on before he started this. Now that Trump’s negotiation style has been exposed with Ukraine, and the whole “you don’t have the cards” nonsense, and lying to/luring Iran – the world does not trust him.
I Make Peace Like Nobody’s Ever Seen Before
When I was a child, I remember being told about the Intifada and suicide bombers during synagogue services. It was presented very plainly that Muslim factions were antisemitic, wanted Israel to not exist, etc. Some of those things are true, and embedded in the founding documents or charters of organizations like Hamas or Hezbollah. However, it is also true, that the narrative about Israel’s responsibility throughout the years, has been highly skewed.
Naturally, in synagogues and Jewish communities in America, there is a very one-sided picture. Over the last few years though, the picture of Israel as a defensive state, has vanished from many former supporters. Even Jewish Americans and some Israelis are feeling sickened by all the things that are happening to the Palestinian people. I would protest my parents’ suggestions to fully support the state of Israel, especially financially speaking. When it came to things like Israel bonds, for example, I was not interested in giving them my money. Instruments like these help to keep support for Israel the nation, from Americans overseas.
My Word Is Stronger Than Bonds
Even experienced bond departments in American banks are unfamiliar for the most part, with this bond system in Israel.
Throughout the George W. Bush administration, I also made it known that I opposed what was transparently a war for oil and to boost defense stocks like Haliburton. As a young person back then, I could only understand I was being sold lies, and did not like that. I had very little understanding of the mechanisms or historical reasons for these wars. These days I have a lot more of that knowledge, and even more ability to somehow impact the levers of decision-making in favor of peace.
It is not easy. But it is possible.
If you are reading this message, you know that to be true.
What’s Next Is Up To US
Whether you support or oppose Donald Trump, it is presumed that he gets his way. It has become like watching a soap opera for many people who just love to hate him. Regardless of the topic, even as things become increasingly more surreal or sinister, the public is ineffective at stopping it. I have caused private and public opinion to change on various topics including Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the tariff game Trump started playing, and many other things. Donald Trump does not always get his way. He is actually easy to beat.
That means his war in Iran can be stoped.
But it cannot be stopped by pretending it isn’t happening. It cannot be stopped by pretending that this has become a defensive war, given how aggressive Trump and Netanyahu were. This war must be stopped via making peace. That starts with making peace with our past. For some – like Tucker Carlson – it means making peace with the past of war mongering. Our country is full of people, both influential and unknown, who have been wrapped up in this kind of mentality without realizing. Some people knew or know full well what they have done is wrong.
We need to have a reckoning with that.
That is what I’m here to lead.
But you have to allow me to.
So…will you let me s
