Trump Must Pay for His War: Literally

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart

Trump’s invasion of Iran is both illegal and immoral. Most Americans oppose another unwinnable war in the Middle East. Trump made a unilateral decision to attack Iran based on lies and misinformation. The Constitution means nothing to Trump: only Congress can declare war.

This war has already claimed the lives of more than 1,000 Iranian civilians—including 200 children—and 13 U.S. service members. This reckless and immoral war, which has driven gasoline prices up roughly a third to an average of $3.98 in the United States, cost $11.3 billion in the first six days alone. As of today, Trump has wasted more than 25 billion dollars of taxpayer money in an attempt to annihilate every Muslim in the nation of Iran.

ONCE AGAIN, TRUMP HAS NO PLAN TO END THE ATTACKS ON IRAN: HE IS ABOUT TO PUT “BOOTS ON THE GROUND”

Trump is completely incompetent. He has no idea what he is doing and no plan for how long his deadly attacks will continue.

Make no mistake about the facts. This is Trump’s war, and his alone. Only a very small number of our nation’s citizens support Trump’s immoral actions.

Trump is a dictator. He believes that the people exist to serve him. This proves my allegation that he is not an American president: he refuses to serve the people who elected him.

As early as today, America’s foot soldiers will complete the definition of 'war.' The number of American lives lost will increase dramatically.

TRUMP IS AN ISLAMOPHOBE

The very fact that Trump joined Benjamin Netanyahu in his efforts to kill all Muslims in the Middle East proves that among his other racist and bigoted beliefs is hatred for all Muslims. Never forget that in 2017 one of his first failed efforts was to ban all Muslims from entering the United States, with the exception of his friends from Saudi Arabia.

Trump’s baseless reason for attacking Iran is founded in a fallacious allegation that Iran was very close to completing its efforts to manufacture nuclear weapons. Experts find no truth in his statement. They are years away from becoming a member of a growing nuclear family.

ALL OF THE ABOVE IS BASED ON FACT. HOW WILL OUR GOVERNMENT RESPOND?

America’s government is the most corrupt, most cowardly, and most incompetent in the world. If our leaders loved their country and supported the Constitution, Trump would be in a federal prison today, and would have been there since January 6, 2021.

As a taxpaying citizen, I demand justice. This illegal war is solely on the narrow shoulders of one man: Donald John Trump.

Therefore, I demand reimbursement for his poor choices and hasty decisions. He must repay the American people for the total cost of his invasion, and be tried for war crimes related to the deaths of innocent Iranian citizens and our own men and women who are forced to engage in such a dangerous and deadly military action.

THE WORLD CANNOT ALLOW TRUMP TO REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE FUTURE OF 8.3 BILLION PEOPLE

Trump is pure evil. For me, this old, obese narcissist is proof that if there ever was a God, He or She is no longer alive. No deity who cared for His or Her people would allow one useless orange buffoon to cause so much harm to good people.

Op-ed by James Turnage

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Source: americanprogress.org: By the End of the Week, the Trump Administration’s War in Iran Will Likely Have Cost $25 Billion