‘It’s not 2003.” So say some fervent Donald Trump supporters who are desperate to distinguish the U.S. attack on Iran from the U.S. invasion of Iraq 23 years ago. And

No, “it’s not 2003.” It’s a generation later, and the problem of the worst weapons in the hands of the worst state actors persists. Iraq under Saddam Hussein was one. It is no longer. Donald Trump has made it clear he is determined to make sure the Islamic Republic follows the Baath regime into the dustbin of history. It’s likely that one person in America who is rooting him on, based on his own complex and rueful experience, is George W. Bush.

  • GhostedIC@sh.itjust.works
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    29 days ago

    On the one hand: WMD’s!!!

    On the other hand, Iran themselves claimed to have enough uranium to build 11 nuclear bombs. You could hope they’re just bluffing. But if you wait until they have these weapons, you’ll regret it. Iran’s government is probably as bad or worse than actual historical fascism.