Trump bragged about being a peace keeper; he wanted the Nobel Peace Prize. What happened? Iran posed no threat to Americans; yet we attacked them for no clear reason. Nothing justifies our killing over 800 Iraqi civilians, including nearly 150 innocent school girls, as young as 12. Hours before our attack, the foreign minister of Oman revealed concessions Iranians had made in negotiations: not just agreeing to not stockpile uranium, making it impossible to build a bomb, but diluting the uranium it currently holds and agreeing to full verification by International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors. What are the real reasons for starting what may become WWIII? Netanyahu has been lobbying for war on Iran, which would divert attention from his corruption trial. Saudi bin Salman, who wants to curb Iran’s power, has been privately advocating US attack on Iran while publicly advocating diplomacy. In 2024 alone Trump and family collected $50M from deals with Saudi Arabia, not to mention the $300 billion arms deal he signed during his first term. The United Arab Emirates invested $500,000,000 to buy 49% of the stock of the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial cryptocurrency company shortly before Trump took office, putting $187 million directly into the pockets of the Trump family.

Already this war has cost U.S. taxpayers more than $1 billion. Oil prices have skyrocketed, causing the price of gasoline and other commodities to rise. So many deaths and so much destruction, we have nothing to gain from Trump’s war.

SANDRA FOLZER

Mansfield

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