The completely unprovoked attack on Iran initiated by the United States and Israel has, after a little more than a week of military action, opened a new depth of geopolitical insanity.
As suspected, the attack was all about protecting Israel while also minimizing the damage to US military, intelligence and diplomatic facilities in the Persian Gulf region.In that, it has been less than a great success that there has been reportedly considerable damage done by Iranian missiles and drones in both the Jewish State and at American bases.
Iran has also suffered substantially and the US bomb that killed 165 schoolgirls continues to fuel huge demonstrations and rage that is feeding a willingness to resist the United States among the Shia communities both inside Iran and in adjacent states and regions, expanding the conflict.
The combined Israel-US onslaught was intended to destroy Iranian military capabilities, most particularly its fictional nuclear and missile programs, and to bring about regime change after killing its Supreme Leader. As the attack took place,President Donald Trumpannouncedby way of hisTruth Socialplatform, that “We are going to destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground. It will be totally — again — obliterated. We’re going to annihilate their navy.”
On Saturday March 7thTrump elaborated,tweeting how“Today Iran will be hit very hard! Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran’s bad behavior, are areas and groups of people that were not considered for targeting up until this moment in time.”
Trump also expressed himself in a post onTruth Socialhow Americans will die against Iran, elaborating that “the lives of courageous American heroes may be lost” in what the Pentagon dubbed “Operation Epic Fury… We may have casualties.” As Trump’s entire family has avoided military service, the ultimate price for his war-making will consist of using other American families’ sons and daughters as cannon fodder and he may be preparing for a political backlash by demonstrating now how much he cares about the average Americans who will be impacted by his policies. Of course, he clearly does not care unless your name is Adelson or Netanyahu.
That the war is taking place at all is due to Israel’s absolute control over America’s political class, a reality that Netanyahu and his predecessors in office have not been exactly shy about admitting. The US is a hapless giant that has been corrupted by Jewish billionaire money from within, totally committed to the expansion of greater Israel no matter how many have to die in the process. Do the Israelis care what happens to the American people? No. It is only necessary to take a look at the planned or actual killing of Americans by Israel starting with theLavon Affairin 1954 which planned to bomb US Embassy offices in Egypt. Then there came the attack on the USS Liberty in international waters in 1967, an attempt to sink the navy ship and kill all its crew, which was covered-up byPresident Lyndon B Johnsonand hisSecretary of Defense Robert McNamara. More recently, a number of American citizens have been killed with impunity by Israelis. One might mention prominent peace activistRachel Corriein 2003 who was deliberately run over by an Israeli army bulldozer.
To cite how this works in practice and to demonstrate how the United States uniquely favors Israel, one might cite the recent February 18thkilling of the nineteen year old Philadelphia nativeNasrallah Abu Siyam, who was shot in the West Bank village of Mukhmas, when rampaging settlers attacked Palestinian farmers. Nasrallah was trying to stop the settlers from stealing livestock when he was shot and it took hours to transport him to a hospitaldue to “security” checkpointsand Jews-only roads established by the Israeli government. Israeli settlements, built on land stolen in the Palestinian territories, have been expanding at a rapid pace and the rampaging settlers are routinely protected by the army and police. Settler attacks soared to over 1,800 incidents last year,according to a United Nations report. Attacks have included violence, property damage, arson, killing of livestock and theft.
In a normal country, the US Embassy or Consulate would pressure the local government investigate and seek to have the killers arrested, tried and brought to justice, but that does not take place in Israel where the attitude is “we’ll let the Israelis handle it.” Sure.Nine US citizens have been murderedin Israel in the past several years, but no one has been criminally charged in the killings while the United States has declined to open any independent investigations. The death toll includesNew Jersey-bornAmer Rabee, 14, who was shot by soldiers on April 6th, 2025, amid unproven allegations that he had thrown stones. Also there wasSaifullah Kamal Musallet, a 20-year-old resident of Tampa, Florida, who was beaten to death by Israeli settlers in July; andKhamis Ayyad, 44, who died of smoke inhalation in August after settlers set fire to houses in his village.Tawfic Abdel JabbarandMohammad Ahmed MohammadKhdour, both 17, were shot and killed in separate incidents in February 2024 while in September of that year, a soldier fatally shot in the headAysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, of Seattle, during a protest against illegal settlements. And then there wasOmar Assad, 78, who was walking in his village before being seized by soldiers for no reason, handcuffed and gagged, with his hands bound behind his back, and then left alone on his stomach at a cold construction site. He died from a stress-induced heart attack in January 2022.
There is also thehigh-profile killingof journalistShireen Abu Akleh, who lived in New Jersey as a child, in May 2022. Israeli authorities determined that the gunfire from soldiers was likely accidental, despite investigations by media and the UN concluding she was deliberately targeted and killed lest she report on Israeli war crimes. BeyondAbu Akleh, Israel is responsible for two-thirds of all journalists killed in the line of duty worldwide.
Source: Global Research
