For anyone paying attention and dealing with the situation honestly, it is apparent that Donald Trump is completely unhinged at this point. He stepped it up this past week and went to a whole new level of evil.
On Easter Sunday, Trump put out a message that, if Iran didn’t open up the Strait of Hormuz, he would destroy the bridges and power plants in Iran. He used some course language in the process.
A lot of people shared their disgust that Trump would use the “f” word, especially on Easter. And maybe this would be an appropriate response for a message that is less consequential.
But using the “f” word on Easter doesn’t come close to the fact that Trump just threatened to destroy the infrastructure of an entire country made up of over 90 million people. To be clear, Trump wasn’t threatening to blow up bridges that were used within Iran to transport military equipment. He was threatening to blow up all of the bridges in Iran.
To follow up on his social media post, the next day Trump threatened to destroy an entire civilization.
Even if Iranian officials had been the ones to start the war (which they weren’t), and even if Iranian officials were making similar threats (which they weren’t), these words from Trump are unacceptable and pure evil. He was threatening an entire civilian population with death and destruction.
The Supposed Ceasefire and Emboldening Trump
Just before Trump’s self-imposed deadline, he announced that there was a ceasefire for two weeks and that Iran’s 10-point proposal was a good start for negotiating. Apparently, Israel didn’t get the memo and kept up the attacks, at least on Lebanon.
There was certainly a big sense of relief throughout the planet because most people didn’t want to see an entire civilization wiped out.
There was one bad thing I saw from this ceasefire. If Iran capitulated because of Trump’s threats, then it could just embolden Trump even more (if that’s possible). Trump is already psychotic enough. If he thinks he just needs to threaten total annihilation to get his way on things, then he is more likely to do so in the future.
The good news is that I tend to think that Trump did not really get his way. I am almost starting to wonder whether Iran even really agreed to a ceasefire and opening up the Strait. We certainly can’t trust what is coming out of the mouth of Trump or anyone in his administration.
Perhaps Trump had a moment of sanity and realized that it wouldn’t be good if he tried to wipe out an entire civilization. Or maybe it was all talk from the beginning. Maybe some of his idiot and evil advisors realized that Iran would unleash missiles all over the Middle East and would destroy a lot more. They realized that $200 oil wouldn’t be a good look.
I don’t know if the Prime Minister of Pakistan really did anything at all other than serve as a messenger. He offered a way out for Trump, or Trump found someone who was willing to go along with him.
The 10-Point Plan
The 10-point plan that Trump referenced had already been on the table for a couple of weeks before this. Maybe it seemed like a new plan to a lot of people because the U.S. establishment media didn’t report about it much.
For Trump to even say that this is a starting point is to admit defeat.
This proposal from Iran states, among other things, the following:
- The U.S. would withdraw combat forces from all bases in the region.
- Iran would be paid reparations for war damages.
- Iran would have the right to nuclear enrichment.
- All sanctions against Iran would be lifted.
- Iran would maintain control of the Strait of Hormuz.
This is unbelievable. If anything close to this proposal goes into effect, it would be a total defeat for Donald Trump and the U.S. empire. To be sure, it would probably actually be a long-term win for the American people if U.S. forces exited the Middle East.
Trump is the one who threw out the JCPOA that was put in place when Obama was president. That agreement allowed inspections of Iran’s enrichment to make sure they couldn’t get a nuclear weapon. It didn’t include anything like having all U.S. forces leave the region. It didn’t include giving Iran control over the Strait of Hormuz.
Great negotiation there, Donald. You tore up Obama’s deal in order to get a much worse deal, at least in the eyes of the U.S. empire. Maybe this really is 5D chess and Trump was determined to play the role of buffoon in order to diminish the power of Israel and the U.S. empire.
The Fallout
Iranian missiles have likely destroyed or severely damaged many of the U.S. bases in the region. Now would be as good of time as any to bring U.S. military forces home.
Again, this would be a major loss for the U.S. empire and a major win for the average American.
If anything close to this happens, expect the war hawks to turn on Trump. Trump won’t have much of a base left.
Tucker Carlson finally fully turned against Trump. Tucker Carlson had been critical of the Trump administration’s policies while going out of his way to not personally criticize Trump. He probably thought that he was the only person left who opposed the war machine who still had Trump’s ear. But he finally had enough after Trump threatened to destroy an entire country. Not only did Tucker criticize Trump directly, but he essentially said he was working against Christian values. Some are saying that Tucker was suggesting that Trump was the anti-Christ.
When the likes of Lindsey Graham and Mark Levin also turn against Trump (who have been never-Trumpers since 2015), he will be a lonely man.
Trump is a pathetic human being, and he will deserve going down in history as pathetic and evil. He made these choices. He chose to attack Thomas Massie and MTG. He chose to listen to the war hawks and attack Iran, Venezuela, Syria, Yemen, Nigeria, and others. He let his ego and lust for power get in the way of good decision making.
Hopefully we can get out of this conflict without too much more damage being done. If the U.S. empire is severely weakened because of it, then the world will be better off.