There is a somewhat troublesome backstory to President Donald Trump’s glorification of how Saturday’s U.S. forces attack on three Iranian nuclear sites that “completely obliterated” their targets was carried out without any declaration of war against a country that has not attacked and was not in any way threatening the United States.
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ON IRAN
On the 21st of June, a day that will live in infamy, President Trump led the American People to War with Iran. Trump’s message to Americans? Striking Iran's three nuclear facilities is all that U.S. Forces do. Unless, of course, the Iranians have the temerity to strike back. In that case Trump promises to destroy Iran. Ridiculous.
THE REAL NATIONAL EMERGENCY: ENDLESS WARS, FAILING INFRASTRUCTURE, AND A DYING REPUBLIC
Seventy years after President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned about the cost of a military-industrial complex, America is still stealing from its own people to fund a global empire.
GALLANT: U.S. HAS OBLIGATION TO COME TO ISRAEL’S AID AGAINST IRAN
Yoav Gallant, the former Israeli defense minister, said in an interview on Monday that he believes the U.S. has an obligation to come to assist Israel’s war in Iran, and said U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent “determination” seems to “pave the way” for the U.S.’s involvement.
TRUMP CONSIDERS U.S. STRIKES ON IRAN, MEANING TEHRAN CAN RETALIATE
U.S. President Donald Trump may decide to carry out strikes across Iran before a meeting with his top administration officials in the Situation Room on Tuesday afternoon, meaning Tehran would have the legal right to retaliate against American interests.
THE SPECTACLE OF A POLICE STATE: THIS IS MARTIAL LAW WITHOUT A FORMAL DECLARATION OF WAR
In Trump’s America, the bar for martial law is no longer constitutional—it’s personal.
“BAD THINGS” HAPPEN IN WASHINGTON
There were quite a lot of what Donald Trump might describe as “bad things” taking place in Washington over the past week, to include the worsening of relations with China shortly after what appeared to be an agreement had been reached over tariffs.
COLLEGE GRADUATES IN THE U.S. ENTER A TOUGH JOBS MARKET AMID CONCERNS ABOUT THE WIDER LABOR MARKET
With graduation season in full swing, graduates across the U.S. have been having difficulty landing their first jobs out of school—from entry-level positions to even internships, which economists say could be a signal of a softening labor market.
MAKING PALESTINE GO AWAY
It has been another exciting week in a world at war where the word “diplomacy” has no meaning and would probably be defined by America’s head of Homeland Security Kristi Noem as a doctrine in which you shoot someone first before he or she can shoot you.
U.K. NOW OWNS MORE U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES THAN CHINA
In March, China continued reducing its portfolio of U.S. treasury securities, dropping it behind the U.K. as the largest foreign owner of U.S. debt.