As I was getting ready for bed on Friday night/Saturday morning I heard on MS/NOW that Israel had made a “pre-emptive strike” on Iran, followed shortly thereafter by a statement from President Trump that we are in a state of war with Iran. He spoke very concretely about using the full force of the U.S. armed forces to create “regime change” because Iran and its surrogates present an imminent threat to the U.S., Israel and “its friends in Western Europe,” even if it causes the deaths of American service persons.
Reading the New York Times today, there were talks between U.S. and Iran that broke for the weekend and would restart next week.
Let’s take a step back into history, November and December 1941, Japan and the U.S. were in “peace talks” while a Japanese attack fleet steamed toward Pearl Harbor. Even on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941 a Japanese diplomat was waiting to meet with the U.S. Secretary of State as the dive bombers and torpedo were being launched to bomb all of the U.S. ships moored peacefully.
Today’s unprovoked attack on Iran is exactly the same kind of lethal trust-destroying bait and switch. We talked negotiation and peace with Iran while we planned a lethal naval and air attack on Iran.
How do we expect any country, friend or foe, to trust us in any way from this point on? Make no mistake, we are now at war with Iran, without Congressional authorization and without the support of the American people.
Frank Vozak
Oak Park
