International, National & Minnesota Report
When Barry Levinson directed the movie Wag the Dog and Dustin Hoffman won the Oscar for Best Actor it was deemed as a comedy. The problem is in real life the Iran War is actually a tragedy.
But it’s implementation is transparent. For Donald J Trump (R) it is obfuscation away from the Epstein Files, and for Israeli Prime Minnister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu (Likud) it extends his time in office and holds off Israeli elections, maintains his power and allows him to protect himself for any corruption trial.
We will see how long the war plays out, but the advancement of the Christian Nationals agenda is front and center with the best mouthpiece being Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
This resurgence of the Crusades, the military campaigns launched by the papacy between 1095 and 1291, is emblematic of the revisionist history of the Arch-conservative Religious Right. Those who hold the belief of the resurrection of the third Temple of Israel and the second coming of Jesus Christ to hold dominion over the world.
Now, to be clear, Iran is a significant threat to peace and democracy in the region and throughout the world, but because there are many more interests beyond just those of America—and its various internal factions—starting a regional war, which may expand, is not a well thought-out enterprise.
In spite of Trump receiving the hokey inaugural “FIFA Peace Prize” and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presenting to him, her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize medal, the Nobel Committee does not provide medal for people who start wars and then settle them.