tomder55
Feb 20, 2026, 05:20 PM
'Or close the wall up with our American dead!'(paraphrase from Shakespeare 'Henry V ')
We are on the verge of attacking Iran. Trump is putting the chess pieces in place. I just wish he would take the time from his schedule to let the nation and the world know why . ......a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them... (US Declaration of Independence ).
Recall that before the US invaded Iraq ;President Bush and the administration made the case for the war for about a year before the attack began.
Forget the world ; the US is on the brink of war and there has been virtually no public debate or explanation from the administration why.
I could make a compelling case for it ;and will support it .
But that is not my job.
To me the answer is simple . The regime in Iran has been at war with the US for more than 30 years since the 1979 revolution. Indeed since then the US has lost thousands of US troops killed and maimed by the regime and their proxies . Based on U.S.DOD Defense IRGC was responsible for at least 608 American troop deaths in Iraq between 2003 and 2011, accounting for roughly 17% of all U.S. personnel deaths in that period. Thousands more have been maimed or injured in attacks utilizing Iranian supplied weapons, including roadside bombs, EFPs, and drones.
That was largely unanswered by the US until Trump authorized the hit on Qasem Soleimani ;the General in charge of the IRGC .
Iran retaliated by a missile barrage against US troops stationed in Iraq that injured and maimed over 100 US troops .They also by credible accounts sent assassination squads to kill President Trump and John Bolton .
US sanctions Iranians over alleged plots to kill John Bolton and others around the world (https://www.ksat.com/business/2023/06/01/us-sanctions-iranians-over-alleged-assassination-plots-of-former-us-officials-dissidents/)
That they failed is due to luck and due diligence by US intel and law enforcement .
For those reasons alone the US is justified in attacking Iran .
I for one would love for the US to not be a presence in the region. There are certainly other threats to us .
But Iran is an existential threat to the US because of their ongoing terrorism, their nuclear development that was at best delayed by US and Israeli attacks on it's infrastructure .
I do not believe their program was obliterated . At best it was delayed . Only regime change will change the Iranians. Only regime change will eliminate the threat of an Iranian terrorist state hegemon in a vital region of the world . Only regime change will end the brutal repression of the Iranian people .Countless thousands have been murdered in the recent and past regime repressions of the people .
There are unknowns so I cannot guarantee a better outcome . But it is clear that this terror regime can no longer be tolerated .
We are on the verge of attacking Iran. Trump is putting the chess pieces in place. I just wish he would take the time from his schedule to let the nation and the world know why . ......a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them... (US Declaration of Independence ).
Recall that before the US invaded Iraq ;President Bush and the administration made the case for the war for about a year before the attack began.
Forget the world ; the US is on the brink of war and there has been virtually no public debate or explanation from the administration why.
I could make a compelling case for it ;and will support it .
But that is not my job.
To me the answer is simple . The regime in Iran has been at war with the US for more than 30 years since the 1979 revolution. Indeed since then the US has lost thousands of US troops killed and maimed by the regime and their proxies . Based on U.S.DOD Defense IRGC was responsible for at least 608 American troop deaths in Iraq between 2003 and 2011, accounting for roughly 17% of all U.S. personnel deaths in that period. Thousands more have been maimed or injured in attacks utilizing Iranian supplied weapons, including roadside bombs, EFPs, and drones.
That was largely unanswered by the US until Trump authorized the hit on Qasem Soleimani ;the General in charge of the IRGC .
Iran retaliated by a missile barrage against US troops stationed in Iraq that injured and maimed over 100 US troops .They also by credible accounts sent assassination squads to kill President Trump and John Bolton .
US sanctions Iranians over alleged plots to kill John Bolton and others around the world (https://www.ksat.com/business/2023/06/01/us-sanctions-iranians-over-alleged-assassination-plots-of-former-us-officials-dissidents/)
That they failed is due to luck and due diligence by US intel and law enforcement .
For those reasons alone the US is justified in attacking Iran .
I for one would love for the US to not be a presence in the region. There are certainly other threats to us .
But Iran is an existential threat to the US because of their ongoing terrorism, their nuclear development that was at best delayed by US and Israeli attacks on it's infrastructure .
I do not believe their program was obliterated . At best it was delayed . Only regime change will change the Iranians. Only regime change will eliminate the threat of an Iranian terrorist state hegemon in a vital region of the world . Only regime change will end the brutal repression of the Iranian people .Countless thousands have been murdered in the recent and past regime repressions of the people .
There are unknowns so I cannot guarantee a better outcome . But it is clear that this terror regime can no longer be tolerated .