Trump Briefed on Iran Strikes… Again. How Many Times Is That Now?
The mainstream media breathlessly announces Trump is reviewing 'options' for striking Iran again, as if the concept spontaneously materialized. This isn't a new development; it's a recycled script. George W. Bush and Barack Obama faced similar 'options' presentations, each time trotting out the same hawkish demands, often driven by the same lobbying groups. (Remember when neocons were saying 'Bomb
Iran' in 2007? Or 2017?) We might ask why every U.S. administration, regardless of party, finds 'striking Iran' such an enduringly popular notion, especially when key Congressional figures like Senator Lindsey Graham, who vocally advocates for such actions, have received significant financial backing. Graham, for instance, has received over $100,000 from pro-Israel PACs over his career, according
to OpenSecrets.org, consistently pushing for confrontational policies. One might almost suspect a pattern, or perhaps just deeply held, yet coincidentally convenient, convictions.