The Ignorance That Pervades us

The uncalled for attack on Iran by the most insane group of people who inhabit this planet was expected; what do the insane do, they do the insane. Not expected is that recognized people do not recognize the insanity of the action. Put it simple — Iranians are not eager to have a nuclear bomb. Why would they when knowing an attempt to nuke anyone will be retaliated by a devastation that will erase their ancestral Persian land and its inhabitants from the Earth. They also realize that Israel cannot be attacked with a weapon that will release radioactivity in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria, and they will be labelled as international killers. These are obvious to their educated minds. Why aren’t they obvious to the rest of the world?

The only reason that the Islamic Republic might pursue a nuclear weapon is for the same reason the U.S. and the Soviet Union rattled against one another, for deterrence. Only Iran stands in the way of genocidal Israel’s constant attacks on humanity. If Iran stalls Israel’s belligerent efforts, assuredly, Israel, who has shown contempt for the entire human race, and would even use the atomic bomb against the United States, will drop “Big Boy” on the Islamic Republic, but only if the Mullahs do not have a reprisal weapon.

Unlike media portrayals, history shows that Iran has never been and is not now a threat to any nation. Iran has not attacked another nation and has built only defensive and retaliatory weapons. Compared to the United States and Israel, who have started several wars and slaughtered millions of innocents throughout the globe, Iran is a cherub.

Israel did not attack Iran to prevent Iran from developing a bomb it could never use and was years away from being workable, tested, and mated to a workable and tested delivery system. Israel attacked Iran because it knew it had the military power to subdue Iran and could get away with the nefarious deed by reciting the usual, “we were ready to be attacked by anti-Semites and had to defend ourselves.” Now, Israel can carry on with the genocide of the Palestinians, seize the oilfields off the Gaza coast, take over the Haram al-Sharif, push the Palestinians out of the West Bank and all the way to Amman while it takes the East Bank of the Jordan River, move its checkerboard boundaries to the Litany River in Lebanon, and close to Damascus in Syria, and seize all the remaining aquifers in the Levant.

Summarizing the previous paragraphs — Iran cannot use atomic weapons for offensive purposes and might need them for defensive measures, principally to deter a nuclear attack by Israel. Israel has no defensive need for atomic weapons and has developed them for offensive tactics.

Not countering an Israel that attacked a sovereign nation and not containing an Israel that continues its merciless onslaught against the civilized world emphasizes the ignorance that pervades us. Call for a Security Council meeting to discuss and do nothing about the situation and not a meeting to defend a nation’s sovereignty. Instead, we have an American president gloating over his deception, telling ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl, “I think it’s been excellent.” We gave them a chance and they didn’t take it. They got hit hard, very hard. They got hit about as hard as you’re going to get hit. And there’s more to come, a lot more.”

What chance did Trump give Iran? It was the same chance he took away from the Islamic Republic when he terminated United States participation in the JCPOA, a treaty that already prevented Iran from enriching uranium and would be renegotiated, but could not after Trump had unilaterally terminated it and moved Iran to lost trust in U.S. efforts. Trump’s termination of the JCPOA initiated the havoc, another mindless scheme from an unstable derelict.

Added to the distress is media interpretation of the attack, with nobody, from what I have read, reciting the real purpose — Israel knowing it had the military power to subdue Iran, could get away with the nefarious deed, and then accelerate its war against civilization.

As an example, New York Times columnist, Bret Stephens, headlines an article with Israel Had the Courage to Do What Needed to Be Done, and continues with “All the other options have run their course.” His closing paragraph,

But for those who worry about a future in which one of the world’s most awful regimes takes advantage of international irresolution to gain possession of the most dangerous weapons, Israel’s strike is a display of clarity and courage for which we may all one day be grateful.

Reworded for clarity and reality,

Now we must worry about a future in which the world’s most awful regime, Israel, takes advantage of international ignorance to maintain unique possession of the most dangerous weapons. Israel’s strike is a display of scheming madness for which we should all be fearful and will one day regret.

Not knowing where this madness will lead, except to know the madness will not be calmed and will lead to more madness, I will calm myself by closing Word and playing a game of online scrabble.

Dan Lieberman publishes commentaries on foreign policy, economics, and politics at https://dlieb10gmailcom.substack.com/.  He is author of the non-fiction books A Third Party Can Succeed in America, Not Until They Were Gone, Think Tanks of DC, The Artistry of a Dog, and a novel: The Victory (under a pen name, David L. McWellan)