Trump Celebrates New Decade by Trying to Start World War III

[babylonsister]

https://truthout.org/articles/trump-celebrates-new-decade-by-trying-to-start-world-war-iii/


Trump Celebrates New Decade by Trying to Start World War III
By William Rivers Pitt, Truthout
Published January 3, 2020


I have maintained a straightforward core operating principle for the last 20 years: If John Bolton is happy, we are all in deep trouble. The assassination on Sunday of Iranian military leader Qassim Suleimani on the orders of Donald Trump has made Bolton — a bloodthirsty neocon war-hawk whose lust for war in Iran is bottomless — a very happy man.

“Congratulations to all involved in eliminating Qassem Soleimani,” Bolton tweeted first thing Monday morning. “Long in the making, this was a decisive blow against Iran’s malign Quds Force activities worldwide. Hope this is the first step to regime change in Tehran.”

That core operating principle of mine is now three days into its third decade. We are all in deep trouble.

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Trying to ascertain Trump’s motivations for this attack is like trying to peer into the bottom of a bowl of mud … or blood. The recent assault on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad by Iran-backed protesters may have spooked him into this rash action; the image of Jimmy Carter wrestling with a hostage crisis during an election year probably loomed large in his — or somebody’s — mind.

This attack also serves as a nifty distraction from his looming impeachment trial in the Senate. I am waiting for the moment when Sen. Floopdoodle from Red State America storms the chamber and demands all impeachment proceedings be suspended so the commander-in-chief can focus on our glorious new war in Iran. Frankly, I’m astonished this hasn’t happened yet.

Thanks to Donald Trump, this assassination has placed the United States into a de facto state of war with Iran. Airports, sporting events, large public gathering places of any kind in every city in the country, and even the benign skies above Nebraska became fearful places after Sunday night. Well … more fearful, anyway; the ever-present threat of an angry white man running amok with an AR-15 has already made most ground-bound spaces frightening enough as it is. Now we have this.

If this is the world you want, you’ve got it with spangles and bunting. If fear, assassinations of major world figures without congressional approval and wars compounded by wars are not what you were hoping for in the new year, now is the time to act. John Bolton got what he has always wanted on Sunday night. When will it be your turn? Let’s find out together.

[shanti]

1. And as we all said here on DU

little more than 20 years ago, regime change begins at home! I miss Will Pitt.

[Gothmog]

2. From Prof. Tribe

Link to tweet

[Bucky]

3. My theory: attacking Iran is a B-Day gift to K. Salman of Saudi Arabia

Salman just turned 85 on Tuesday.

[snort]

4. Too be a nitpicker:

New Decade starts next year.

Who stirred up those protesters? Who had a phone chat with Putin again? Let's do something the Americans will recognize, like go after the Embassy.?