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Israeli Attack on Tehran
00:02:28
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| Hello everybody and thank you for tuning in to the weekly report. | |
| American neocons get their Iran war as Congress sleeps. | |
| Over the weekend, the commander of the U.S. Central Command arrived in Israel to coordinate with the Israeli military and plan a military strike against Iran. | |
| Think about that for a moment. | |
| One of the highest ranking officers in the U.S. military is planning a war in a foreign country against another foreign country, which will be fueled by American weapons, American intelligence, and American tax dollars. | |
| Did that foreign country, Iran, attack the United States or threaten Americans? | |
| No, it did not. | |
| What did Iran do to warrant a CENTCOM commander bringing the weight of the U.S. military into play to plan a war, possibly World War III? | |
| It retaliated against Israeli airstrikes, including the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran. | |
| It was the Israeli missile attack on Tehran, an unprecedented event, that set off this chain of escalation. | |
| But few would know if from the media coverage. | |
| This war fever between Israel and Iran not only has nothing to do with us, but our increasing involvement actually hurts our national interest in the region. | |
| After a deadly and feudal three-year proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, the last thing we need is another war in the Middle East, especially against Iran. | |
| But make no mistake, war is what we are getting. | |
| This administration has even offered to compensate Israel with even more weapons and diplomatic support if they hit targets of the U.S. choosing and avoid others in Iran. | |
| Imagine if China sent military officials to Iran to pay Tehran to make sure some of U.S. targets were struck and others avoided. | |
| Would we consider it Iran's war against us or China's war against us or both? | |
| Has Congress declared war on Iran or even authorized the war? | |
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Why We Shouldn't
00:01:58
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| No. | |
| Has the administration explained to us why Americans suffering after the catastrophic hurricane, Helene, are on their own because we need to spend billions on a war that is none of our business? | |
| No. | |
| The neocons have wanted this war for decades and for them it's always America last. | |
| This war will make us less free, less safe, and much poorer. | |
| There will be no benefits at all, only downside. | |
| Will the Biden-Harris administration green light Israel taking out of Iran's oil production and other energy facilities? | |
| That would mean the average American already suffering under high inflation and an economic downturn would be paying orders of a magnitude higher for not just gasoline, but everything. | |
| Consider the cost of shipping and trucking and every aspect of our lives that depends on world energy prices. | |
| It would be an economic calamity for Americans for the benefit of a foreign country. | |
| This is what they call patriotism. | |
| We are sleepwalking into a catastrophic war lulled into compliance by non-stop media propaganda. | |
| More billions of dollars will be drained from our economy, and many more innocent lives will be lost in this madness. | |
| Almost a quarter of a century later, we still have not learned the lessons of 9/11. | |
| When we go abroad wreaking havoc and destruction on foreign populations who have not harmed us, we create enemies who will seek revenge. | |
| We harm ourselves and we risk blowback. | |
| The time to oppose this impending war is now. | |