By Joan Albion
I’m alarmed by the drumbeat toward a war with Iran and what it means for ordinary Americans. As a Santa Barbara resident and a grandparent, I worry about safety first—of our service members and diplomats abroad, Americans who live and work overseas, and people here at home who could face cyberattacks, energy shocks, or other forms of retaliation.
We’ve learned the hard way that foreign conflicts don’t stay “over there.” They show up in our neighborhoods, our hospitals, and our wallets.
Those wallets are already stretched. Groceries, rent, insurance, and dining out all cost more than they did a few years ago, and families are still playing catch-up. Opening another front in the Middle East risks driving up fuel and shipping costs and pushing everyday prices even higher.
On top of that, tariffs function as taxes paid by Americans; multiple analyses have estimated they amount to roughly $1,700 per family in higher costs.
The politics are just as troubling. It’s hard to ignore how saber-rattling can serve as a distraction from sagging poll numbers and a swarm of controversies, including Trump’s prevalence in the Epstein files, and his persistent efforts to cast doubt on or meddle with our free and fair elections. Whatever a president calls himself—even a “peace president”—the answer to political trouble cannot be to wrap the country in a new war.
Meanwhile, fiscal strain is mounting. Recent reports indicate the gross national debt grew by roughly $2.35–$2.43 trillion between February 2025 and February 2026, topping $38.5 trillion. And if current policies continue, Politico has warned that total debt could approach $64 trillion over the next decade.
When Washington overreaches or skirts legal and constitutional guardrails, the fallout doesn’t stop in D.C.—it trickles down as service cuts, higher fees, and talk of local tax hikes to plug budget holes. Families and small businesses end up paying for decisions they didn’t make for a war they didn’t want.
I want a foreign policy that protects Americans and an economic policy that lowers costs—not one that risks lives and livelihoods to score political points. De‑escalation with Iran, respect for the rule of law, and an unwavering commitment to free and fair elections would do far more to secure our future than a dangerous new war and policies that make everyday life more expensive.
Sincerely,
A concerned American
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Well, well, well…… the truth (we all knew) has finally come out:
“Republican Speaker Mike Johnson described the U.S. attack as a “defensive operation” because he said Israel was determined to act on their own against Iran, “with or without American support.”” https://apnews.com/live/iran-us-israel-hezbollah-strikes-03-02-2026#0000019c-b0f3-dc32-a1df-b3f3a98c0000
So, the “threat” to the US never existed. This whole war was a pre-preemptive war because Israel was going to strike Iran so they suckered Trump into striking first to soften Iran’s retaliation against Israel for its planned preemptive act of aggression.
Was Bibi on Epstein’s island too? This is all so catastrophically f*cked up and disgusting.
Over 150 Iranian children dead. Gaza Part 2 is starting and the US is paving the way with bombs and US lives.
F*CK this.
This doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. First, I don’t think that Mike Johnson is credible or truthful at all. Second, Trump has already done so much saber rattling around trying to force the negotiations and through the two month long build up of assets in the region that he was risking looking impotent if he didn’t use the power he had put in place. And, of course, the thing he fears most is looking impotent and small. His ego would far outweigh any concern for Israeli taking more damage and, as well, there’s no way that Iran had managed to replenish their missile stockpiles in that length of time so Israel was never going to face the missile attack concentrations that they did last June. I think that the US buildup essentially green lit Israel’s desire to attack, I think that Israel followed the US momentum on this and obviously, knowing how to read Trump like an open book, they knew he would have to strike.
Rubio echoed the sentiment but now Trump is saying the opposite – that HE pulled Bibi into the war. Honestly, we’ll likely never know the truth about anything on this topic. The goals are constantly changing, the impetus can’t be agreed upon by even his lackies in Congress and his cabinet.
Fact is, this was a surprise attack against a nation that could not harm us on US soil. Children and young men/women are dying now for, in my opinion, no reason. Yes, he was an evil leader. Yes, their support for terrorism put the whole planet at risk. BUT…. do we just go toppling regimes that don’t like us without a backup plan? Never mind, that’s a dumb question given our lengthy history….
Ok then, who’s next? North Korea? Russia? Israel? Ourselves? These nations are all actual and serious risks to global peace and they ALL have evil leaders AND nukes.
Where does this end?
It ends with peace. Are you denying Iran was not threatening the US?
“Iran has a long-standing commitment to target US Government officials it views as responsible for the death of an Iranian military commander killed in January 2020. The likelihood of violent extremists in the Homeland independently mobilizing to violence in response to the conflict would likely increase if Iranian leadership issued a religious ruling calling for retaliatory violence against targets in the Homeland. Multiple recent Homeland terrorist attacks have been motivated by anti-Semitic or anti-Israel sentiment, and the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict could contribute to US-based individuals plotting additional attacks” (Homeland security)
Ourselves? Did you really post that?
I know you hate Trump, but that is over the top. It ends with peace.
> Are you denying Iran was not threatening the US?
No, I admit that Iran was not threatening the US.
Sheesh you keep trying to out-stupid yourself. “It ends with peace”. Wow. Didn’t you just complain about someone being naive? (And what this “the Homeland” drivel? Nobody says that.)
Neither you nor Marco Rubio can distinguish cause from effect, or more likely you just pick some event that seems relevant and hope for the best.
Trump assassinated Soleimani on a whim, so any danger to our country (see? that’s how we refer to “our country”) from that would rest at Trump’s swollen feet. Anti-semitic attacks, which are NOT the same as anti-Israeli sentiment, have been a staple of our own white nationalists for decades, and since NONE of them have been done by an Iranian terrorist, you can’t possibly be suggesting that we just bombed Iran because of anti-semitic attacks.
Or maybe you are, because you’re desperate to try and defend something that is stupid and indefensible.
Also KAKNOWNOTHING – when are you going to show us all where I was wrong?
Come on, buttercup. You say big things, back them up!
KAPOLEARNHISTORY – It ends with peace how? Explain how this will end with peace.
I want you, in YOUR OWN WORDS, to explain how terrorism will now end and Iran will have a peaceful and democratic government.
How does this end in peace.
You’re up. What you got?
You obviously will believe anything poured into that empty space between your ears by the fascist media you consume.
Cannot believe why anyone would believe what Mike Johnson has to say about anything. The ginned-up bursts of outrage are falling on deaf ears when expressed so often. There are better ways to get this stuff out or our systems than to flip out on a daily basis. The next “worst thing ever” seems to always be in the next news cycle. Let’s get out and enjoy the fresh air and get off the keyboard for a couple of minutes. Life is too short to completely lose it so often. Cannot be healthy (in my opinion).
Bend those Knees! That way, it’s easier to keep your head in the sand.
Trump is launching a war to distract from him being the 3rd most mentioned person in the Epstein files, from the DOJ hiding reports that he r**** a child, from his abysmal polling numbers, from the rising costs of goods in America, and from the numerous lawsuits that he has lost. My fear is he will try to cancel the midterm elections because we’re at war.
Yeah, this definitely goes on the list of things he would try in order to stay in office, but he will face unprecedented rebellion at home if he tries to drag this thing out that long. The rally-round-the-flag effect of this decision, if it even materializes, will be shorter than a Stormy Daniels. The US Congress was set to vote on a war powers resolution in just a few days, and he thinks he’s beat them to the punch, which I guess he has but he’ll have lost a lot of GOP support. His only allies are Putin and Netanyahu, and Putin’s getting concerned.
Besides the temporary distraction this war provides him, I think he’s doing it because Bibi Netanyahu finally found an American president stupid enough to believe him about Iran’s “imminent” nukes. My dog we live in stupid times.
This absolutely could be the first step in his plan to call an “emergency” and suspend the midterms. If that were to happen, it would be 2nd Amendmenting time for anyone who cares about freedom.
The writer is 100% on target with her assessment. Trump’s only real skill in life is breaking things, causing chaos, and capitalizing on it. “Bombs dropping everywhere” he says, and then somehow the Iranian people will just…”take over”? It’s complete and utter, woeful madness. Maybe the most frustrating thing is how effing predictable it was, and how effing gullible his supporters were and many still are.
People who speculate that Trump “just acts” are scary. There is a long term master plan partly expressed in Project 2025 but much more strategic and thorough. The ban on protection of privacy rights took 40 years. They have rolled back voting rights over the past 20 years. They have gutted the language of the 2d Amendment over decades to eliminate the “well regulated militia” part. The taking of Venezuela was probably to protect oils supplies once the war on Iran began. The provocation around immigration is prelude to inciting civil unrest to declare more “emergencies” impose martial law. “They” are the rich and motivated (sometimes by causes) behind Trump who will do anything for glorification and even attention. Unfortunately most people are, one might opine intentionally, distracted by celebrity and gossip put out by these same populations. Absent substantial immediate engagement by Republican elected officials we are heading for the dilution of the American Experiment to a point of meaninglessness.
Trump’s war against Iran is not only a distraction from Epstein … it’s also because the UAE paid him to use the U.S. military to take out their rival.
Can anyone articulate what threat Iran posed to the US? There nuclear facilities were “obliterated,” right? Right?
So, how was the United States ever threatened? Iran has no ICBMs and no nukes or even the ability to make them because, you know…. we “obliterated” their facilities. So, again, why are we killing innocent people and putting the entire region at risk of prolonged war?
Whose interests are we really “protecting?”
Nice rhetorical question. In light of the fact that attacks on the US have come most recently from Saudi and other religious competitors of Iran it is obvious that our action here is not to protect US interests but to protect Saudi and Israeli positions. This is beyond cynical manipulation which also serves to ramp up “patriotism” at the time Trump’s MAGA movement is being challenged in elections. One can only hope that the public takes a deep breath and thinks about how inconsistent all of this stuff is. (The one I am most amazed by is the way Trump ignores the much worse behavior of Putin in Ukraine, just a step up the road from Iran.) But to offer an answer: The interests we are protecting are those of authoritarian dictators, wanna be dictators and oligarchs plus their sycophants.
The reason they have no ability to strike the US is due to Israel and the US. They took away the ability to create ICBM’s.
In June 2025, U.S. and Israeli forces severely damaged Iran’s nuclear program, specifically targeting enrichment facilities at Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan. The strikes, often called Operation Midnight Hammer, used GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOP) dropped by stealth bombers, along with cruise missiles to destroy buried centrifuge halls and metallurgy facilities. (wikipedia)
Iran has been threatening Israel and the US for decades, why would you not consider them a threat?
You are probably too young to remember the Iranian hostage crisis, but the previous leaders including Ayatollah Khomeini.
History proves dictators who suppress their nation will eventually have to be dealt with.
Beginning on 28 December 2025, demonstrations erupted across multiple cities in Iran, amid nationwide unrest against the Iranian government and a deepening economic crisis. This event has been the largest uprising since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.[d] The ensuing crackdown, which was carried out under Ali Khamenei’s and senior officials’ order for live fire on protesters according to Iran International, resulted in massacres that left thousands of protesters dead, making them the largest massacres in modern Iranian history.[61][62][63] Human Rights Activists in Iran confirmed at least 7,000 deaths; the Iranian government confirmed 3,117 deaths, while others put the death toll at 32,000 (wikipedia)
Has nothing to do with Epstein, this is not the first time the US has helped people suppressed by dictators.
Why were the people of Iran demonstrating against the regime?
Why were people getting killed demonstrating?
Why were Iranians celebrating in the streets after killing the “supreme leader”?
“Large crowds of Iranians poured into the streets of Tehran and other cities across Iran overnight, celebrating the news that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had been killed during a day of coordinated U.S. and Israeli attacks” (NY Times)
KAPLAGIARRIST – use your own words.
“The reason they have no ability to strike the US is due to Israel and the US.” – This is DEFINITELY a KANOEDUATION statement so I will address it: Learn logical reasoning and try again.
You unwittingly proved my point. They have and had NO ABILITY to attack US soil. No ICBMs (go AI that one), no nukes and no nuclear capability. Now, they have no leader. SO…… again why are we bombing them?
Because the leader was an evil POS? So is Netanyahu, so is Putin, so are MANY leaders on this planet. Why aren’t we bombing them too?
This isn’t “America first.” You got suckered.
Wrong. Sanctions against Iran HAS prevented them from building ICBMS and nukes – long imposed by the US, not just Trump.
Let’s try again, why do you support Iran and the terrorists? Their own people are revolting? What is wrong with you?
KADUMBAF – “let’s try again?” You don’t even know what you’re talking about anymore. I don’t support terrorists, I oppose starting WW3 by bombing a country AND IT’S CITIZENS when they posed no viable threat to the US.
You don’t understand foreign relations, international law, history or basic logic. Stop pretending like you do.
So you are now a foreign relations specialist, understand international law and history better than anyone else? Your comments suggest otherwise.
Key nations supporting this intervention include France, Germany the UK, Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Canada, Australia, and Italy.
Yes, I am FAR more educated in international law and history than you are. Kind of goes with my doctorate.
And that “key nations” quip is 100% false. Stop lying or at least verify the AI crap you are posting here. It’s completely wrong.
Those nations do not all support this war. Liar.
Why do you support terrorists?
Which country did I list that is not supporting the effort?
As of March 2026, a coalition led by the United States and Israel is engaged in conflict with Iran, receiving varied levels of support from Western allies and regional Arab states, many of which host U.S. forces. Key supporting nations include the UK, Canada, Italy, and Australia, while Gulf states—Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Jordan—have condemned Iranian retaliatory attacks (Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Britain, France and Germany said they are ready to work with the U.S. and partners to help stop Iran’s retaliatory attacks.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in a joint statement Sunday that they are “appalled” by Iran’s “reckless” strikes on their allies, which are threatening their service members and citizens in the region.
“We will take steps to defend our interests and those of our allies in the region, potentially through enabling necessary and proportionate defensive action to destroy Iran’s capability to fire missiles and drones at their source. We have agreed to work together with the U.S. and allies in the region on this matter,” the statement said.
KAPO – your list of “key supporting nations” changed LOL!
Unlike even the moronic Iraq war, there is no “coalition.” Being opposed to retaliatory strikes by Iran and wanting to protect allies is not in any way, shape or form the same as “supporting” what the US and Israel did.
You need to learn how words work, kid.
And stop asking me such stupid questions. I don’t support terrorists. I support peace, law and avoiding the killing of innocent civilians. You have no understanding of terrorism, why it exists and what fuels it. We will never “end” terrorism unless we kill everyone who has any hate towards others. Then we’ll have to kill their kids before they can have kids who find out why their parents were killed…..
Good luck there. Let’s start with out very own domestic terrorists.
By the way Kapo, your comment “Why do you support terrorists” is so ridiculous as to strip you of any shred of rhetorical legitimacy.
Hey KA LIAR – Gee…. I thought you said Canada was a “key supporting nation?”
“Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has cast the US and Israeli war with Iran as “another example of the failure of the international order” and criticized the two countries for not consulting with allies.”
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-03-26?post-id=cmmb5j5x600003b76i4rcq4em
Anymore lies from you today? Well, first you have some questions to answer.
And KAPO – “Your comments suggest otherwise.”
Cite one comment of mine about this that is factually incorrect.
Go ahead. Prove anything I’ve said is wrong.
Now they have even less of a chance of attacking the US.
The U.S. military deployed B-1 bombers on a mission “deep inside Iran” to attack the nation’s ballistic missile capabilities, U.S. Central Command said Monday.
“Last night, U.S. B-1 bombers, struck deep inside Iran to degrade Iranian ballistic missile capabilities,” CENTCOM wrote on X.
Dude, they have never developed ICBMs.
The facilities that we have hit are short and medium range ballistic missiles.
Not a threat to the USA. Derp.
Do you actually believe they would not build them if they had the chance?
They have already have missiles that threaten Europe, why would they stop there?
Good grief you are Naïve.
And there it is…… so now you support preemptive wars based on the “intelligence” from a criminal regime. Again, you’ve been suckered. Learn facts.
What? Iran has been threatening the US since the 70’s?
I think you need to move beyond the scope of the internet, and actually live in the real world.
You are the one who has been “suckered” believing what MSM feeds you.
Wake up to reality already.
KAPO – sure, so have a lot of countries. Thing is, you don’t just go and bomb a sovereign nation and kill their leader because he’s made threats, NONE OF WHICH include any viable threat to US soil.
Who’s next? North Korea? Russia?
Starting wars doesn’t make us more secure. Of course you think it does, but you also have shown you don’t understand anything about history or how the planet works. No surprised to see another MAGAmoron pretending they’re smart.
How do yo think America has remained a free country and defending freedom? By turning our backs to evil regimes suppressing their constituents?
No, by helping these nations be free of tyranny. Always has, always will.
Why do you find this so hard to believe? This is what America does.
That is why the rest of the world depends on the US to make things right.
Perhaps moving is a good idea for you, you are clearly not an American.
KAPO – “By turning our backs to evil regimes suppressing their constituents? No, by helping these nations be free of tyranny.”
So, why aren’t we helping the people of North Korea? Why aren’t we helping the people of Russia? Why aren’t we helping the people of Gaza?
Answer the questions.
KAPO – I have a simple question for you. Can you tell us about the last time the US overthrew the Iranian government and what happened after that?
No Chat GPT, no lengthy quotes from the DHS. You’re own words.
Answer the question.
In the late 2024, intelligence persuaded US officials Iran was exploring a cruder gun-type fission weapon, undeliverable by missile, which could be manufactured in months. Iran and the US have engaged in bilateral negotiations since April 2025, aiming to curb Iran’s program for sanctions relief, though Iran’s leaders have refused to stop enriching uranium. On 12 June 2025, the IAEA found Iran non-compliant with its NPT safeguards agreement for the first time since 2005. On 13 June, Israel launched airstrikes targeting Iranian military leaders, nuclear scientists, and nuclear facilities, beginning the twelve-day Iran–Israel war. On 22 June, the United States bombed three Iranian nuclear sites with larger bunker-buster bombs. Iran subsequently suspended operation with the IAEA. In August, France, Germany, and the UK triggered the snapback mechanism which reinstated UN sanctions in September. In October, Iran, Russia, and China declared they viewed JCPOA terminated and the UN sanctions legally void.
The question is–are they a threat now because, news flash, we just went to war with them.
Trump said that their nuclear capacity was totally destroyed. Now–they are suddenly a threat…because…he was lying.
Acknowledge that.
Beyond that, of course I believe they would build them. Duh. Did you fail to read where I said I have supported hitting them for a very long time?
No, I have no problem with hitting Iran, I just have a problem with lying and incompetent leaders. You don’t. Your decision.
Kapo, I just have to leave this one for you to digest. In response to reports that US munitions supplies of critical smart weapons such as interceptors will likely be expended in the next ten days at this pace, Trump was quoted today as saying:
“The United States Munitions Stockpiles have, at the medium and upper medium grade, never been higher or better – As was stated to me today, we have a virtually unlimited supply of these weapons. Wars can be fought ‘forever,’ and very successfully, using just these supplies,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Tuesday.”
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
“Virtually unlimited” ” and “wars can be fought forever with these supplies”
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!
Come on Kapo, respond to this one, do you agree with Trump?
Kapo, “Trump gave a short televised address at 10 p.m. EDT on June 21, in which he said, “Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated”.
You believe what Trump says, right? Now tell me how Iran could be a threat to the US at this particular time. You can’t restart nuclear enrichment facilities that have been totally destroyed this quickly.
Answer the question.
And by the way, I have been a supporter of hitting Iran for a long time. I am also a supporter of hitting the REAL THREAT to the USA, North Korea, which currently has nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, that should have happened a long time ago.
Trump won’t do it, because he’s scared of a real fight.
Ever heard of rebuilding? In recent weeks they have been threatening the US?
You think North Korea would be a real fight against the US? Child please.
Kim Jong Un has serious health issues, and is likely to die before ever launching any attack on the US, if he is not already dead.
I don’t think Trump is scared of any fight, and so far he has proved that.
Delusional nonsense from the JK patsy, and cognitive dissonance addict.
Bush 1, Clinton, Bush 2, Obama, and then Biden were all talk regarding the regime in Iran. Version 2 of Trump is now doing something about it. After nearly 50 years, the world celebrates along with nearly every Iranian that a US President doing something about it on a grand scale. Those countries, world leaders, and individuals who object to this military action are a distinct minority. You can’t make this stuff up folks!
BEES – there’s a boat load of good reasons they didn’t start another war in the middle east by bombing Iran. Learn history and foreign relations.
This ends only in more innocent blood being shed, including Americans. If you pro-war suckers think the US is now somehow more safe, I have a couple towers in NYC to tell you about.
Agree that US Citizens and the countries who support this military effort are all now less safe. Far/FAR less safe than we were just a few days ago. Even with that, the vast majority of the world celebrates the actions of the US and Israel in Iran.
BEES – “the vast majority of the world celebrates” – No, not at all. The vast majority of the world is rather upset about a preemptive war based on lies about Iran’s actual capabilities and the deaths of hundreds and what will be thousands soon of innocent people, including children.
Over 150 dead girls in Iran. I doubt their families are celebrating.
Look, just because some Iranians are happy about the death of their awful leader, doesn’t mean this illegal war is good. Many Iranians are also very concerned about the complete power vacuum our short sighted war has caused them.
Review your history on extremist groups like the Taliban and ISIS and how they came to power……
Bend those Knees and repeat propaganda.
Yeah he’s doing something, but that “something” is stupid and destructive, and has zero back up, contingency, or exit plans. They can’t even explain coherently why they did it. Once again, our president shows the world his one and only skill, which is breaking things and expecting other people to clean up his mess while he capitalizes on the chaos. This time, however, he’s not even trying that second part. It’s all for Bibi Netanyahu, and the statement from Rubio proves who’s actually calling the shots here, and it ain’t us.
Look, we’re all glad their Ayatollah is dead, but they’ll just replace him because “Supreme Leader” is an actual post in their governmental structure. But this 50-year time period all you cons are alla sudden so keen on is a convenient framing that ignores what we did to Iran in the 1950s. Our CIA overthrew their prime minister because he nationalized their oil production, and we wanted our oil companies to get a shot at Iranian oil reserves. WE installed a Shah to be their “supreme leader”, the people *hated* him and THAT’s what started their Islamic Revolution, which sent this otherwise modern society back into the dark ages of extreme religious oppression. In other words, our shortsighted and selfish actions in Iran led to the Islamic form of government that we now find so problematic. Saying “they’ve been at war with us for 50 years” is a stupid oversimplification designed completely try and justify this stupid action by our president. There was NO justification for this war. NONE.
> You can’t make this stuff up folks!
You can and did.
Iranian nuclear development sites were not obliterated in the strict sense of the word. Certainly, the sites were greatly damaged, but hardly anyone fell for or believed the lies and propaganda that they were completely/totally/catastrophically and permanently put out of commission. Don’t believe everything you hear, read, or watch, especially when it does not make logical sense.
BEES – so Trump lied about it?
“so Trump lied about it?” Short answer is “yes,” and as I wrote in my comment, “…. hardly anyone fell for or believed the lies and propaganda….” If you don’t fall for the lies to begin with, then you won’t be disappointed/upset later when you find out the truth. The good thing is that we can learn from our mistakes. Just like the old saying, “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me” (when someone tricks you once, it’s their fault, but if they trick you a second time, it’s your fault for not learning from the first time they tricked you).
BEES – honesty, great! Ok, to be clear, I hope you don’t really think I believed Trump about obliterating the nuke sites. This is my point. He lied. He ALWAYS lies. So when people say we needed to attack Iran because they pose a nuclear threat, they are admitting that they don’t believe Trump either. Or, like in KAPOS case, they’re just too stupid to understand what they’re really saying.
Now, since we’ve established Trump lied to the world about the state of the nuclear sites, why should we trust him about ANYTHING he’s saying about Iran now?
All goes back to my point: Trump and his administration are lying to the world. To believe him about anything is only proof of idiocy at this point.
And yet you Bend your Knees and believe and repeat total nonsense.
Adios Ayatollah. No one will miss you.
Yup, BASIC. That’s great. Ok, now what? Who will govern Iran? Ayatollah’s successors? Hardliners in the current government who will fight for power? Hezbollah?
Or way, maybe some new government that Trump has secretly been assembling that will usher in a new age of democracy, freedom and prosperity for the Iranian people? LOL, yeah…. right.
Again, now what?
I’ll tip my hat to the new Constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
We don’t get fooled again
Don’t get fooled again
No, no
Yeah
Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss