TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart This is what Trump’s Pentagon had to say after America bombed Iran yesterday. [Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that America “does not seek war” with Iran in the aftermath of a surprise attack overnight on three of that country’s nuclear sites while Vice President JD Vance said the strikes have given Tehran a renewed chance of negotiating with Washington.] What is the difference between bombing Iran and bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945? People are killed: some innocent, and some not. Bombing any nation, including retaliation for an attack on our own country is an act of war. Nations and their citizens around the world are angry about these attacks. The were the act of a bully, and a President of the United States. Using weapons of mass destruction is not the only way in which one nation declares war on another. In 2016, 2020, and 2024, Russia’s interference in our most sacred democratic process, our right to vote, were declarations of war. Vladim...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   On February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin decided to invade the democratic country of Ukraine. His military has wounded and killed at least 10,000 civilians, including more than 560 children, have been killed and over 18,500 have been injured. Not mentioned by the media is the number of children who have been stolen from their families and adopted by Russians. These unforgivable atrocities place Putin on par with Adolf Hitler. I fear that Benjamin Netanyahu is following Putin’s lead with the invasion of Gaza. Israel was given status as an independent nation in 1948 by the United Nations. The Palestinian people continue to seek the same status. However when a vote was taken, making the area occupied by Israel and the Palestinian people a “two state” region, the United States, a member of the Security Council, vetoed the action and protected Israel’s interests in the area. Regardless of what you do or do not hear from the media, this is the primary reason for the...