Here we are, 12 days since the inauguration of Donald Trump, and it is very clear America will go to war with Iran, and soon, while ignoring Russian intervention in Ukraine.
The fact that Michael Flynn, the unstable National Security Adviser, appeared in the Press Room to say Iran is “on notice” because of their testing of a missile, and the fact that Trump is going to meet in person with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on February 15, is evidence that we will see a bombing and possible ground invasion of a nation considered by many to be a major international problem, and a particular threat to Israel.
This is not meant to mean that the author admires the Iranian government, the evil theocracy that has run Iran since 1979, and it is not to say that Iran is not, at least in theory, a threat to Israel in the Middle East.
Yes, Iran has helped Palestinian terror groups and engaged in the war in Syria, nearing six tragic years in length with no end in sight.
However, six nations (the US, Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia, China) signed an agreement with Iran on nuclear energy, hopefully to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, and it is not yet clear that Iran has broken the agreement.
So to step up the rhetoric so soon in the new administration reminds us of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney wanting to engage in war with Iraq, which was a total disaster that went on for eight years, and still has an American presence in the area on a small scale.
And while this is going on, right after Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the weekend, now there is shelling and military action in southeast Ukraine, and the Trump government has nothing to say. It looks as if Russia will now invade Ukraine, and that Trump has decided to ignore it, and in fact, seemingly, is encouraging it.
So we will likely be in war soon, tragically, and see a likely high number of American casualties, and the pro Russian policy of Trump will cause a massive split in the Republican Party, and will lead ever further to a constitutional crisis. Trump is already displaying, in so many other ways, that he is mentally unhinged, and a danger to the American people at large, and much of the civilized world, particularly in Europe, is totally terrified about Russian expansionism and aggression.
This is what 80,000 people in three states has led to–a leader who is the most dangerous in all of American history, bar none.
In addition to that he’s insulted the Australian Prime Minister: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/no-gday-mate-on-call-with-australian-pm-trump-badgers-and-brags/2017/02/01/88a3bfb0-e8bf-11e6-80c2-30e57e57e05d_story.html?utm_term=.4be012d6493b
And threatens to send troops to Mexico: https://apnews.com/0b3f5db59b2e4aa78cdbbf008f27fb49
There are no words…
It is stunning beyond words what is happening.
And war with Mexico seems also on the horizon.
Trump embarrassed our country yet again at the National Prayer Breakfast. http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/02/politics/donald-trump-national-prayer-breakfast/index.html
Trump made a mockery of Black History Month. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-strikes-awkward-tone–and-resurrects-frederick-douglass–in-black-history-month-speech/2017/02/01/d979d150-e8cd-11e6-bf6f-301b6b443624_story.html?utm_term=.add53beac485
Apparently, Trump administration’s foreign policy is all over the map. During her first day on the job at the UN, Nikki Haley condemned Russia’s latest actions in Ukraine.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/world/europe/nikki-haley-trump-ukraine-russia-putin.html?_r=0
Perfectly described, Rustbelt. Trump administration warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel against construction of new settlements.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/world/middleeast/iran-missile-test-trump.html