Trump Has Bombed Iran. What Happens Next Is His Fault. By Caitlin Johnstone

The masterful Trump negotiating style: do what I say or you’ll be attacked. It hasn’t worked too well with either Russia or Iran. From Caitlin Johnstone at caitlinjohnstone.com:

The US military has bombed multiple Iranian nuclear sites on the orders of President Trump, immediately putting tens of thousands of US military personnel in the region at risk of an Iranian retaliation which can then escalate to full-scale war.

Earlier this month Iran’s Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh explicitly warned the United States that a direct US attack would result in Tehran ordering strikes on US bases in the middle east, saying “all US bases are within our reach and we will boldly target them in host countries.”

In the lead-up to Trump’s act of war on Iran, the president told the press that an attack on American troops will mean a harsh response from the US, saying, “We’ll come down so hard if they do anything to our people. We’ll come down so hard. The gloves are off. I think they know not to touch our troops.”

Trump reiterated this threat to Iran in his announcement of the US attack today.

“There will be either peace, or there will be tragedy for Iran, far greater than we have witnessed over the last eight days,” Trump said. “Remember, there are many targets left. Tonight’s was the most difficult of them all, by far, and perhaps the most lethal. But if peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed and skill. Most of them can be taken out in a matter of minutes.”

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One response to “Trump Has Bombed Iran. What Happens Next Is His Fault. By Caitlin Johnstone”

  1. fourth world turd's avatar fourth world turd

    What is the cost in shekels?

    Better open up domestic drilling with Hormuz about to be closed.

    When no Rapture Express and no Messiah, then what?

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