Waltz Threatens Iran, Forgetting Who Pays the Piper
Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) declared, regarding Iran, that ‘all options are on the table,’ echoing decades of U.S. saber-rattling often preceding disastrous interventions. This familiar rhetoric (Netanyahu used similar phrases in 2002, 2006, and 2014) consistently overlooks the devastating human cost and destabilizing regional fallout. Meanwhile, Waltz's public financials, readily available via
OpenSecrets.org, reveal a significant $47,600 from pro-Israel groups and individuals, including substantial AIPAC contributions, since 2019. It's almost as if 'national security' concerns align neatly with donor interests. One might wonder if these 'options' would be quite so omnipresent if the pipeline of lobbying dollars wasn't quite so robust. How many 'all options' warnings must we endure
before asking whose interests are truly being served? It appears some 'options' are just better funded than others.