Again and again, I repeat. For all the war hawks or idealogues talking about a transformative moment, let me make this clear: the Gulf states will soon teach the US that they love their commerce more than they hate Iran.
Iran has the capacity to launch terror and cyber attacks against allies and US. Due to DOGE, partisan firings of FBI and cyber officials, and lack of focus or know how by AG Bondi and DHS Noem, they are ignoring this possibility completely.
Unstable.
@mediaite.com
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NPR reports that a U.S.–Israeli strike
has hit a girls’ elementary school in
Iran. Iranian officials say 53 students
were needlessly murdered.
America is murdering children to
protect a fucking child murderer.
"Make it make sense..."
I love that we all know 90 percent of them will flip on a dime now, from “trump won’t send your sons to war” (like it’s only sons) to “trump is sending your sons to war and that’s good.”
He’s not addressing the nation anymore today.
The U.S.-Iran conflict grew from a high-stakes exchange of miscalculations between two men, Karim Sadjadpour argues:
In the past, sometimes presidents have said it’s just a military operation or limited airstrikes to skirt Congress. Trump has unilaterally launched major combat operations, declaring war with the goal of regime change. A major violation of the U.S. Constitution, also illegal under international law
“.. Over the past year, he has .. ordered military strikes in seven nations. His appetite for military intervention grows with the eating.”
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Trump is pursuing war in Iran without congressional approval, with little appetite among his base for another regime-change operation in the Middle East, and with allies in the region having discouraged it, Nancy A. Youssef and Jonathan Lemire report: theatln.tc/UHnAEJAr
FEDSPEAK: “.. several oil tankers are moving away from the Strait of Hormuz. Kalshi has the odds of a full closure of the Strait at 41% (slightly lower now), and this is what the market will care most about in terms of the attacks' macro implications.”
Democrats need to stop hiding behind legal concerns or asking for briefings. This is wrong. It is deadly. It is being run and managed by a political leadership that is not capable. It is without justification.
This is psychotic.
major us and israel attacks across iran as expected.
unlike regime change in iraq and afghanistan, unilateral in us decision process.
no coordination with allies (other than israel), no deterrent effect of adversaries.
> @washingtonpost.com
The president has no idea why we are going to war.
Just a reminder: instead of an actual diplomat, we sent Trump’s deeply compromised son-in-law as the lead negotiator to avert war with Iran.
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THIS.
There is no justification for this war. Not even close.
The steady drift toward war against Iran is not matched by clear strategic thinking.
FAFO on her new signature coin.
Classy as always.
“White girl.” Is “black girl magic” going to win the general? That’s some hopeful campaign strategy. Shameful.
So we are just going to war and the WH has not offered a single plausible explanation about any imminent threat nor even tried to make one up? At least Bush/Cheney had the courtesy to claim, falsely, there was WMD in Iraq.
“I think it’s a little precious Secretary Noem, who has not talked a lot about terrorism … about climate disasters …about cybersecurity now is using those issues to defend DHS ….when it is her horrible and chaotic immigration procedures” that are responsible for the shutdown. @cnn.com
Trump’s immigration policy is a foreign policy one. The world doesn’t want to visit. CNN International follows this as much as domestic with a keen focus on what it means for international visitors. @cnn.com
"I don't use the word outrageous often, but you don't mess around with commercial aviation space." I joined
@pbsnews.org again to discuss the FAA closing of the El Paso airspace, a WH narrative that didn't hold up, and the DOD and FAA fighting about the skies.
!!! No explanation except vague special security concerns. No notice to airlines or passengers. If we were going to use military action in Mexico, it would include closing the airport called the “gateway to Mexico.”
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I joins @cnn.com @davidarind.bsky.social The One Thing podcast to discuss ICE’s use of facial recognition and biometric information.
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