(27 June 2019) — The louder the war drums in Washington the more I think of what has been and what could be. The grainy video presented to prove Iran’s culpability in the attack on the oil tankers in the Gulf of Hormuz purportedly shows the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) removing unexploded mines from the hull of one of the tankers. The video alone is not conclusive evidence to support the claim of Iran’s complicity in the attacks. Iran has denied its own direct involvement or ordering any of its proxies to carry out the attacks. The U.S. had not presented other supporting evidence of Iran’s involvement. Yet, Iran was deemed guilty of the attacks and must be punished. European countries, with few exceptions, were sceptical of the claims out of Washington and were asking for indisputable evidence.
A US-Iran military conflict would be devastating for Iran, destabilize the entire region, and the ensuing impact on the global economy would be at an un-imaginary scale. However, to believe Iran’s denial of culpability for the attacks on the oil tankers would suggest the IRGC was engaged in mitigating action to prevent a US military attack.
Since most do not believe Iran wants a suicidal war with the United States, it raises the possibility the attacks on the oil tankers could have been orchestrated elsewhere other than Tehran. Terrorist groups, such as ISIS and al-Qaida and others less well known, would welcome another Middle East war as an opportunity to resuscitate, grow and extend their reach. Also, countries in the region that are enemies of Iran that encourage destructive US military actions against Iran could see this as an opportunity to further their cause.
It should be while Ward
So far,Trump is doing a good job.And no name calling will change that.He is not after regim change, this is for the people of Iran,yet all you like an old female parrot or a cracked record.”Bolt is a war hawk.” CNN or the other fake news medias say so, doesn’t makes it the gospel.Trump is the one with the final say.
So go ahead call him islamophobic,racist,homophobic and narcissistic.For the last one,Trump is the only president in the U.S.every cent of his salary goes to charity.Presently,there are more jobs in America than people to filled in.All Trump is saying especially those living South of the border,come in legally through the door.
Will Ward and others are suffering with Trump derangement syndrome.The man is working.
Mr. President,may My God Bless You.
Yes Ward you are entitled to your opinions but as the saying goes “You are not entitled to your own facts.” Obama loaded a plane in the night with $150 billion and shipped it to Iran.In the so called Obama successful negotiations.He agreed with Iran some of their nuclear sites are off limits.And even those the nuclear inspections can inspect.They must give the Iranian authorities 2 weeks notice in advance.
Even the sanctions placed by the U.N.were harder than what Ward called successful negotiations.I find you are giving Obama too much credit for these nonsense
Ditto
For the Dan Turner article
Our Bone Spurs President is a criminal, a coward, a bully and a wannabe dictator. Racist too.
The racist president who held back military retaliation (amidst heavy criticism from war hacks) because 150 people in that country would have died. That 150 would be a third of those that were killed in the terrorist bombing on easter.
Totally makese sense to call this president a racist idiot.
You people are sick and twisted
Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton is a warmonger who has advocated attacking Iran for over 25 years, he just wants a chance. He may have had something to do with the oil tanker attack. Trump would be wise to fire him before he talks Trump into launching an attack on Iran which will start a huge region wide war in the middle east. Bolton the warmonger does not care how many people would die, he ran away from service in Vietnam like all coward chicken-hawks. John Bolton is the most dangerous man in the world with close proximity to the US president, if Trump has any sense he will not listen to him and fire him.
This is the most accurate statement ever presented on DNO. You’ve done your research as compared to this J-John Charles. To say that America’s present economic prosperity is as a result of Trump policies, it shows that you do nothing more than listen to Fox News…