Tensions between the US and Iran continue to rise, and with them comes a
lot of speculation about an imminent war. For all this, however, US and
Iranian officials seem to be near-unanimous in expressing their desire to avoid any war.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani vowed that Iran would “not wage war with
any nation,” but all signs are that Iranian officials don’t see much
merit in another round of diplomacy after the US withdrew from the
hard-negotiated nuclear deal.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who had previously been emphasizing the
military options under consideration, now insists the US deployments to
the region are entirely for deterrence’s sake, and despite how many there are getting to be in the region, the US doesn’t seek a war.
President Trump was also keen to reiterate that he doesn’t intend to go
to war with Iran, or at least that he wants there to be a “question
mark” over whether he’d start a war with Iran over any matter other than
nuclear weapons.
The Gulf of Oman incident clearly doesn’t seem to be a war-starter, however, with Trump calling the attacks “very minor.”
Though he appeared reluctant to elaborate, it doesn’t seem that a “very
minor” incident would be something to start a war over.
Yet in the meantime, it’s unclear what might be able to calm down the
tensions. Iran isn’t going to engage without any reason to think the US
would be any more trustworthy than last time, while US “maximum
pressure” policy will likely just mean continued military deployments
and sanctions going forward.
Of course Pompeo doesn’t “seek” a war. Even that porcine poltroon knows where it is, all they have to do is pull the trigger.
Neither side might want war, but both claim core interests are at stake. If they become fatalistically wedded to the idea conflict is inevitable – it will be. In that they are following the pattern of history.
https://www.ghostsofhistory.wordpress.com/
As shown in this article, there is one key reason why Iran feels that it must defend itself:
https://viableopposition.blogspot.com/2019/06/irans-forgotten-history-why-iran-must.html
Iranians learned a very painful and costly lesson about who they could count on to defend their sovereignty during the 1980s.
The US doesn’t want war if Iran is willing to give up its sovereignty and capitulates to Pompeo’s 12 commandments.
Iran doesn’t want war.
Neither the US nor Iran wants war .. They know very well such a war would be disastrous. The US Navy would lose most of its ships and aircraft at a cost of some 15,000 sailors, marines and airmen. Iran would lose much of its vessels at a cost of some 10,000 personnel – most of them IRGC forces.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini stated Iran wouldn’t wage war on the US; however, would defend itself if the US did attack. Nobody would capitulate to Pompous Pompass’s idiotic 12 commandments, much less, Iran.
Then our economic war continues. I stand by what I said.
It’s completely pointless to say Iran doesn’t want war with the US – that should be obvious to even the most brain-dead. The US saying it doesn’t want war is also obviously a complete lie. And finally, we all know what Israel wants – and Israel has enormous influence over US foreign policy.
Plus, as I’ve said repeatedly, if Israel foments an incident with either Hezbollah or Iran, Trump will rush to the “rescue”. And that means Israel has complete control over whether the US goes to war against either party.
And once again, Israel can NOT afford a war with Iran or the US starting a war with Iran until Hezbollah in Lebanon is degraded. That obviously is the next move in the game, with the US joining Israel in attacking Hezbollah in the near future.
it was dem I rainins. dey forced us to attack em by not sur renderin…… not our fault at all!
If anyone doubts that Iran absolutely can prevail in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, I implore you to look into the Millennium Challenge 2002 naval war games. What happened is horrifying. If Iran is just a quarter as successful as the Red Team (vs US Navy Blue Team), this would still be be naval devastation we have not seen since WWII. It will not be exactly the same of course, but…. there they are.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190516022203/https://jvictus.blogspot.com/2012/10/grand-theft-uraniumin-hormuz-iran-wins.html
If Americans truly do not want war with Iran, then one way perhaps to stop it is to let your opinion be known and sign a petition against such action. The link I provide here is an online petition to stop the USA from starting a war with Iran. If one million plus are gathered perhaps we can stop this madness!
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/sign-the-petition-congress-must-stop-trump-from-starting-a-war-with-iran?source=2019NoIranWar_DK&link_id=0&can_id=d838f4f46e43f0c8c102c3d9d9d86c96&email_referrer=email_567013&email_subject=no-war-with-iran-signatures-needed
I trying to be optimistic for once!