American Neocons Get Their Iran War as Congress Sleeps, by Ron Paul

A U.S. war with Iran offers no benefits and potentially unlimited downside. From Ron Paul at ronpaulinstitute.org:

Over the weekend, the Commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael Kurilla, arrived in Israel to “coordinate” with the Israeli military and plan a military strike against Iran. Think about that for a moment: one of the highest-ranking officers in the US military is planning a war in a foreign country against another foreign country which will be fueled by American weapons, American intelligence, and American tax dollars.

Did that foreign country – Iran – attack the United States or threaten Americans? No, it did not. What did Iran do to warrant a CENTCOM commander bringing the weight of the US military into play to plan a war – possibly WWIII? It retaliated against Israeli airstrikes including the assignation of a Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran.

It was the Israeli missile attack on Tehran – an unprecedented event – that set off this chain of escalation, but few would know if from media coverage. This war fever between Israel and Iran not only has nothing to do with us, but our increasing involvement actually hurts our national interests in the region.

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One response to “American Neocons Get Their Iran War as Congress Sleeps, by Ron Paul

  1. Delusions of Moscow, Tehran, Green Zones are the new hopium for the Straussian disciple Neocon warpigs.

    KIA equals shekels, rebuild it back better after bombing outsourced to the smartest guys in the room.

    Old and stale like a 19th century playbook from a German RAT BUM POS.

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