As most of us are aware, Donald Trump bombed the country of Iran's nuclear sites. No Congressional discussion or approval. Neither my House or two Senators were asked to vote on this action. I worry that Trump has eliminated various government offices and personnel who are consulted on grave matters such as this. It was Trump and his close cabal of inexperienced advisors who most likely went along with G.I. Joe on this misadventure. Thinking back on this country's more recent involvements in warfare, you would think that we would have learned our lesson. We will be talking about this more later, for sure, but as of now the United States is firmly in an area of global governance that invites harmful paybacks. For more, I pass on to you the views of Karen Fite, who has been quoted here before, and who is a graduate of Pomona College, class of 1964. For more information about her; https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-fite-43115112/
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So the United States just launched direct military strikes on Iran's nuclear infrastructure. Not proxies, not cyber games, not covert sabotage. No. Full-on, open-air, bunker-busting bombardment. Fordow. Natanz. Isfahan. Boom. This isn't just an escalation—it's the damn opening act of what could become a generational disaster. And whether the American public realizes it or not, this was the moment we stepped off the edge of the cliff.
Let's be clear: this is a point of no return. For decades, American presidents of both parties danced on the tightrope—saber-rattling, sanctioning, doing covert ops—but always stopping short of full-on bombing. Why? Because once you go there, there's no walking it back. There's no diplomacy left to salvage. You've just told a sovereign nation, "We're done talking. We'll drop bombs now." And you don't do that without expecting retaliation. Not unless you're high on your own propaganda and drunk on empire.
Now, every U.S. military base in the region has a bullseye on it the size of a Walmart parking lot. The 80,000 troops we've scattered across Iraq, Syria, the Gulf—they're not just "overseas assets" anymore. They're hostages to geopolitical hubris. Iran has proxies in every corner of the Middle East—Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, militias in Iraq, even some loyalists in Syria. They're armed, they're angry, and they're not stupid. You think they're just gonna let this slide? Expect missile salvos, suicide drones, and shipping lane sabotage. And when those strikes come—and they will—you better believe the media will call it "unprovoked."
At home, we've got a different kind of explosion brewing. This strike was ordered by Donald Trump, a man who views war like it's a video game and the American people like we're just pawns on his campaign board. There was no Congressional vote. No debate. Just a unilateral act of war from a man currently running for president—again. So brace for the legal shitstorm. Protests. Lawsuits. Maybe even a revived anti-war movement, if people can put their phones down long enough to realize we're back in a war we didn't ask for.
As for Iran? Forget the moderates. Forget the nuclear deal. That window is sealed shut, bolted, and buried under rubble now. This isn't just a military loss for them—it's a unifying event. Even people in Iran who hate the regime will rally behind them now. Nationalism does that. You bomb a nation's sovereign territory and every faction in that country suddenly finds something in common: you.
Iran's gonna kick the inspectors out. They're gonna enrich uranium at full tilt. They might even leave the Non-Proliferation Treaty and say, "To hell with pretending—we're building a bomb." And can you blame them? The one lesson every country seems to learn from dealing with the U.S. is this: you either get a nuke or get invaded. Saddam didn't have one. Gaddafi didn't have one. They're both dead. North Korea? Still standing. Still flipping us the bird.
Meanwhile, the global economy just got kicked in the teeth. The Persian Gulf isn't just a scenic body of water—it's the most important oil artery in the world. You clog the Strait of Hormuz and suddenly everyone's paying ten bucks a gallon and deciding whether to heat their homes or eat dinner. Iran doesn't even have to win a war—they just have to keep things chaotic. Drive up oil prices, watch the global economy crack, and sit back while the West scrambles to explain why your gas bill looks like a mortgage payment.
And while this unfolds, don't expect the rest of the world to stand still. Europe's gonna flip. Russia and China? They'll line up behind Iran, if only to stick it to the U.S. This isn't just another conflict—it's the kind of powder keg that realigns global alliances. It's the kind of thing that breaks American hegemony. That exposes the empire for what it is—blood-soaked, paranoid, and incapable of restraint.
This action didn't just strike a few facilities in the desert—it ripped through the illusion that the U.S. is a stabilizing force in the world. This was imperial violence, dressed up as preemptive defense. And the worst part? Most people here won't even realize what just happened until the body bags come home, the prices go up, and the flags start waving for a war they didn't ask for and won't benefit from.
We've seen this movie before. Vietnam. Iraq. Libya. And just like before, the villains will be dressed up as threats, the motives cloaked in national security, and the profits—surprise!—will go straight to Raytheon, Lockheed, and the same sick little cabal that's been milking the world dry while we eat microwaved lies with a side of flag pins.
This isn't defense. It's empire. It's provocation. It's a historical hinge swinging wide into something dark. And unless people wake up—fast—we're gonna get dragged into another forever war by a man who thinks diplomacy is weakness and bombs are ballots.
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Juan Matute
The Harold Wilke House
Claremont, California
Humpty Trumpty Shat on His Wall
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