Will this still be relevant by the time my “shift” starts? Who knows? We can hope. It seems a certain news source is unhappy with what Trump is doing and with what he was threatening to do yesterday. Today may change the entire equation. (Thank whoever got him to stop, thank you. Who cares if he’s embarrassed? We didn’t drop a nuke.) Let’s take a look, shall we? With respect to Raw Story:
The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board expressed alarm at President Donald Trump’s new threats to carpet-bomb civilian infrastructure in Iran — a vow he leveled at the regime if they do not reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic. This threat follows days of Trump threatening to go after such infrastructure, but he is now taking this to a new, and specific, level.
Good one. Hurt the people we’re trying to help. That will make them very unhappy with the US. The population turning against their supposed benefactors has its place in history. They could make our lives even more difficult. How would we feel if the same thing happened to us? Pretty darn angry, one would expect. Plus, the majority of us don’t have survival skills. We depend on our tech and our transportation to get what we need. No power means no heating or cooling, no cooking, and the list goes on.
“On Monday, state media said Iran had rejected a temporary cease-fire in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Controlling the Strait is Iran’s only defense at this point, since two shootdowns out of 13,000 U.S. combat sorties does not an air defense make,” wrote the board.
“The regime countered by demanding a permanent cease-fire and full sanctions relief, but without the nuclear and other concessions to make it worth the ink. This directs all eyes to Mr. Trump’s Tuesday night deadline for Iran to reopen Hormuz.” If that deadline isn’t met, Trump announced this week, then “we have a plan” where “every bridge in Iran will be decimated by 12 o’clock tomorrow night. Where every power plant in Iran will be out of business.”
Well, points to those who were trying to work out something. Are they still, or have they given up? It would be a really good idea to keep trying. Just the idea of a massive attack worries me. Something this big is disturbing. It’s no surprise that Iran is essentially saying, “No, we won’t reopen.” That‘s their ace in the hole. They are holding the entire world hostage because of attacks by Israel and the US. This was stupid from the get-go. And we are taking the brunt of the war, not Israel.
“We will soon find out who’s calling whose bluff, but don’t expect Iran’s regime to care much about what strikes like those would do to its people. Taken literally, Mr. Trump is proposing to hit many targets that would harm Iranian civilians, which could spark a refugee crisis,” wrote the board. “Striking indiscriminately at critical infrastructure would be wrong as well as unwise, punishing the Iranian people we need on our side.”
Worse still, said the board, attacks of this kind “could give Iranians all the suffering with none of the freedom.” Not all strikes against bridges and power plants are a war crime, the board noted — if that infrastructure serves a key military purpose, it could be a valid target. That said, “not every energy target will meet that standard, and the military benefit doesn’t justify plunging 90 million people into darkness.”
No. No, it does not. It hurts the people, not the regime. The regime doesn’t seem to care at all about the people. They have protections and plans that the people don’t. They won’t suffer. This should have been planned much better. It was half-arsed from the beginning. Overlooking the issues with the Strait of Hormuz was a huge mistake. That’s one for the history books, alright. The war bugs me. Shoulda, coulda, woulda. It’s too late now. And the ‘president’ is escalating his threats. Oh, no.
This just in from my far-right friend: Trump is (bleep) insane! This was supposed to be for regime change, and now he’s going to hurt the Iranian people who need that change. The people have nothing to do with this war and everything to do with wanting a more democratic government!
See you soon!
Friends, I know everyone begs you for money. I promise that among all those asking for spare change, we are the smallest and the hardest-working. We’re a group of elderly, disabled people, except for one writer in his mid-50s. The rest of us are in our sixties and seventies, and this is a labor of love. All we’re asking for is the chance to keep telling the truth about Trump and help ensure democracy survives. If you can help, please do. Thank you. Ursula
Will this still be relevant by the time my “shift” starts? Who knows? We can hope. It seems a certain news source is unhappy with what Trump is doing and with what he was threatening to do yesterday. Today may change the entire equation. Let’s take a look, shall we? With respect to Raw Story:
The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board expressed alarm at President Donald Trump’s new threats to carpet-bomb civilian infrastructure in Iran — a vow he leveled at the regime if they do not reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic. This threat follows days of Trump threatening to go after such infrastructure, but he is now taking this to a new, and specific, level.
Good one. Hurt the people we’re trying to help. That will make them very unhappy with the US. The population turning against their supposed benefactors has its place in history. They could make our lives even more difficult. How would we feel if the same thing happened to us? Pretty darn angry, one would expect. Plus, the majority of us don’t have survival skills. We depend on our tech and our transportation to get what we need. No power means no heating or cooling, no cooking, and the list could go on.
“On Monday, state media said Iran had rejected a temporary cease-fire in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Controlling the Strait is Iran’s only defense at this point, since two shootdowns out of 13,000 U.S. combat sorties does not an air defense make,” wrote the board. “The regime countered by demanding a permanent cease-fire and full sanctions relief, but without the nuclear and other concessions to make it worth the ink. This directs all eyes to Mr. Trump’s Tuesday night deadline for Iran to reopen Hormuz.” If that deadline isn’t met, Trump announced this week, then “we have a plan” where “every bridge in Iran will be decimated by 12 o’clock tomorrow night. Where every power plant in Iran will be out of business.”
Well, points to those who were trying to work out something. Are they still, or have they given up? It would be a really good idea to keep trying. Just the idea of a massive attack worries me. Something this big is disturbing. It’s no surprise that Iran is essentially saying, “No, we won’t reopen.” That‘s their ace in the hole. They are holding the entire world hostage because of attacks by Israel and the US. This was stupid from the get-go. And we are taking the brunt of the war, not Israel.
“We will soon find out who’s calling whose bluff, but don’t expect Iran’s regime to care much about what strikes like those would do to its people. Taken literally, Mr. Trump is proposing to hit many targets that would harm Iranian civilians, which could spark a refugee crisis,” wrote the board. “Striking indiscriminately at critical infrastructure would be wrong as well as unwise, punishing the Iranian people we need on our side.” Worse still, said the board, attacks of this kind “could give Iranians all the suffering with none of the freedom.” Not all strikes against bridges and power plants are a war crime, the board noted — if that infrastructure serves a key military purpose, it could be a valid target. That said, “not every energy target will meet that standard, and the military benefit doesn’t justify plunging 90 million people into darkness.”
No. No, it does not. It hurts the people, not the regime. The regime doesn’t seem to care at all about the people. They have protections and plans that the people don’t. They won’t suffer. This should have been planned much better. It was half-arsed from the beginning. Overlooking the issues with the Strait of Hormuz was a huge mistake. That’s one for the history books, alright. The war bugs me. Shoulda, coulda, woulda. It’s too late now. And the ‘president’ is escalating his threats. Oh, no.
This just in from my far-right friend: Trump is (bleep) insane! This was supposed to be for regime change, and now he’s going to hurt the Iranian people who need that change. The people have nothing to do with this war and everything to do with wanting a more democratic government!
See you soon!
Friends, I know everyone begs you for money. I promise that among all those asking for spare change, we are the smallest and the hardest-working. We’re a group of elderly, disabled people, except for one writer in his mid-50s. The rest of us are in our sixties and seventies, and this is a labor of love. All we’re asking for is the chance to keep telling the truth about Trump and help ensure democracy survives. If you can help, please do. Thank you. Ursula
