Renee Parsons<\/p>\n
On February 28, US President Donald Trump launched a joint airstrike with Israel to target the country of Iran. \u00a0 <\/span>That attack was unconstitutional, illegal, in violation of Article 51 of the UN Charter as well as a violation of international law.\u00a0 <\/span>The US attack, dubbed\u00a0 <\/span>Epic Fury,\u00a0 <\/span>was also an unprovoked war of aggression which the Nuremberg War Crime Trials defined in 1945 as a war crime.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Iran\u2019s response within hours was focused and far exceeded expectations<\/span><\/a> with its precision guided hypersonic Fattah 2 system which is technologically superior and outpaces the Israel-US response.\u00a0 <\/span>The Iran response exceeded whatever Iron Dome protection Israel assumed was in place.<\/p>\n Within that first day, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was assassinated in his office with his family and hours later 165 students (age 6 -12) were killed by a double tap Tomahawk missile strike<\/span><\/a> in the Shajareh Tayyiba elementary school<\/span><\/a> in Teheran; thereby adding potential war crimes to the\u00a0 <\/span>US-Israel war.<\/p>\n In response to the President\u2019s air strike,\u00a0 <\/span>Sen. Tim Caine (D-Va0 offered a War Powers Resolution<\/span><\/a> vote which was defeated 53-47\u00a0 <\/span>with\u00a0 <\/span>Sen. Rand Paul (Ky) the only Republican Senator ito support the Resolution. \u00a0 <\/span>The next day, the House of Representatives also defeated a War Powers Resolution<\/span><\/a> on a 212 -219 vote with two Republicans Rep. Tom Massie (R-Ky) and Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) voting in support. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Resolutions would have \u201cremoved United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress<\/i>.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In addition, on March 5, Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla) Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee sponsored HR 1099 which affirmed US policy that Iran is the world\u2019s largest state sponsor of terrorism.\u00a0 <\/span>The vote was 372 \u2013 53 with all Republicans voting Aye and 53 Democrats<\/span><\/a> voting No.\u00a0 <\/span>This might be qualify as the pot calling the kettle black.<\/p>\n In other words, if the Congress had the wisdom to adopt a War Power Resolution, the situation with Iran might not have escalated and presumably might have forced the President to diplomatically address Iran but as most of us know by now, that is not Trump\u2019s style.\u00a0 <\/span>Since the entire Congress, with few exceptions, are recipients to large amounts of Zionist campaign donations and the Congress, as a legislative body, has become a dormant shell of its former self.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n With the ever aggressive Israel as his partner, a country focused on dismantling much of the Middle East in favor of a Greater Israel<\/span><\/a> project, with a Secretary of War Pete Hegseth who takes his title as a green light to kill and a President who does not know how to spell diplomacy as much as practice it, the conflict continues to escalate costing the US taxpayer $2 billion a day.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There has also been a shortage of defense interceptors to counter incoming missiles while Iran shrewdly targeted Israeli production facilities for destruction.\u00a0 <\/span>US support for the war in Ukraine and its bombing campaign against the Houthis also contributed to a US shortage of ballistic missile interceptors while Iran maintains a scheduled sustained bombing campaign.<\/p>\n In other words, as the conflict was predicted to last a few days or \u201dthroughout the week\u2019<\/i><\/span><\/a> until Monday, the President\u2019s prediction on March 9th<\/sup><\/span> that\u00a0 <\/span>the war will end \u2018very soon\u2019<\/span><\/a> has not materialized nor has the war been the slam-dunk the President expected while less than 10%<\/span><\/a> of Americans support deployment of ground forces in Iran.<\/p>\n Opinion: Spooked Trump lets slip the realization that his war is doomed<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/x.com\/search?q=Anthony%20Aguilar&src=typed_query<\/a><\/span> with Jackson Hinkle<\/span><\/p>\n Enter retired Lt. Colonel Anthony Aguilar for an interview who expressed\u00a0 <\/span>BREAKING: Israel Threatens Iran with a Ground Component \/Lt Col Daniel Davis<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>Netanyahu ie ground forces –\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In an online X interview, Jackson Hinkle interviewed retired Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar<\/span><\/a> for his expertise on Trump\u2019s war against Iran and its continuing escalation. \u00a0 <\/span>Aguilar is a 2004 Graduate of West Point Military Academy and served as a Green Beret Special Forces Officer rising to the rank of Lt. Colonel.\u00a0 <\/span>He spent the next twenty five years with deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan, Jordan, the Philippines and Tajikstan and served as a Security Contractor in Gaza. He resigned to become a whistleblower alleging severe misconduct regarding inadequate aid distribution.<\/p>\n During the interview, Aguilar identified the war as \u201cunjustified<\/i>\u201d and questioned how history will judge the conflict, predicting that, as Nuremberg taught,\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cjust following orders is not a defense<\/i>\u201d against war crimes. \u00a0 <\/span>Aguilar reported that US CentCom has begun an active deliberate campaign to target assets in the Hormuz Strait region conducting preparatory strikes in anticipation of bringing the 31st<\/sup><\/span> Marine Expeditionary Unit to take possession of the Kharg island which has 10,000 Iranian residents. \u00a0 <\/span>With little clear objective, the US will conduct an amphibious assault on Kharg which Aguilar labeled born out of hubris, arrogance and ego and as well as \u2018militarily stupid.\u2019 \u00a0 <\/span><\/i>Aguilar made the dire prediction of \u2018tremendous US losses –<\/i> of both personnel or equipment<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n Aguilar then explained the accelerated conflict with \u2018boots on the ground\u2019 as a pretense for the potential use of a tactical nuclear weapon on its list of\u00a0 <\/span>possible \u2018courses of action\u2019\u00a0 <\/span>that are \u2018on the table.<\/i>\u2019\u00a0 <\/span>The ground assault is little more than a pretext that may begin in a limited fashion, then escalate into a full ground assault with US ground forces on alert; like the 82nd Airborne Division and the 75th<\/sup><\/span> Ranger Regiment waiting to be called.\u00a0 <\/span>While it will take time for the 31st<\/sup><\/span> Marine to organize for \u2018theatre,\u2019\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>strategic preparatory efforts are meant to encourage Iranian capitulation \u2013 which will not happen. \u00a0 <\/span>Aguilar state unequivocally \u201cIt\u2019s a lie that Iran is the Big Bad Wolf of the Region.\u201d <\/i><\/p>\n When asked whether he would suggest whether\u00a0 <\/span>current military members might refuse to fight, Aguilar said he was calling upon Admiral Brad Cooper, AF General\u00a0 <\/span>and Chief of JCS Dan Kaine and all the Service Chiefs of Staff to stand against this illegal and unjustified war<\/i>, to stand by the oath taken in support of the Constitution and to conscientiously object\u00a0 <\/span>approaching every avenue legally.\u00a0 <\/span>Aguilar added that he would not fight\u00a0 <\/span>in this war and suggested using every legal avenue at their disposal to \u2018get out of the war<\/i>.\u2019<\/p>\n If American forces are able to access the Island or nearby area, Aguilar further anticipates potential dire\u00a0 <\/span>predicament as American troops may not be able to leave the Island as their presence will dramatically escalate the conflict.\u00a0 <\/span>American troops\u00a0 <\/span>may become trapped, to die or be captured, The more the US escalates the conflict, the more costly the conflict will be.<\/i> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Aguilar expressed concern that as escalation increases\u00a0 <\/span>may lead to Trump who can be unpredictably irrational,\u00a0 <\/span>consider the use of a tactical nuclear weapon which is currently \u2018on the table<\/i>.\u2019<\/p>\n In addition, the US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has urged the US adopt the \u2018no quarter, no mercy given\u2019\u00a0 <\/span><\/i>position <\/i>which is considered a heinous war crime<\/span><\/a> under US military code and international law, even just in the verbalizing the phrase.\u00a0 <\/span>Under\u00a0international humanitarian law<\/span><\/a>, “it is especially forbidden\u00a0[…] to declare that no quarter will be given<\/i>” established under Article 23(d) of the\u00a01907 Hague Convention<\/span><\/a>\u00a0IV \u2013 The Laws and Customs of War on Land<\/i>.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>Hegseth has received some serious push back by the military establishment; whether he will pay attention is another matter.<\/p>\n In military lingo, \u2018no quarter\u2019<\/i> (no dwelling) is said to mean take no prisoners, no surrender and killing enemy combatants unequivocally.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, back in Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu has expressed that \u201cno revolution in Iran can be accomplished from the air<\/i>\u201d, that there needs to be a significant \u201cground component<\/i>\u201d as well.\u00a0 <\/span>In other words, at his recent press statement, Netanyahu is more than suggesting that the US get \u2018troops on the ground\u2019 asap.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
![Greater Israel<\/span><\/a> project, with a Secretary of War Pete Hegseth who takes his title as a green light to kill and a President who does not know how to spell diplomacy as much as practice it, the conflict continues to escalate costing the US taxpayer $2 billion a day.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThere has also been a shortage of defense interceptors to counter incoming missiles while Iran shrewdly targeted Israeli production facilities for destruction.\u00a0 <\/span>US support for the war in Ukraine and its bombing campaign against the Houthis also contributed to a US shortage of ballistic missile interceptors while Iran maintains a scheduled sustained bombing campaign.<\/p>\nIn other words, as the conflict was predicted to last a few days or \u201dthroughout the week\u2019<\/i><\/span><\/a> until Monday, the President\u2019s prediction on March 9th<\/sup><\/span> that\u00a0 <\/span>the war will end \u2018very soon\u2019<\/span><\/a> has not materialized nor has the war been the slam-dunk the President expected while less than 10%<\/span><\/a> of Americans support deployment of ground forces in Iran.<\/p>\nOpinion: Spooked Trump lets slip the realization that his war is doomed<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/x.com\/search?q=Anthony%20Aguilar&src=typed_query<\/a><\/span> with Jackson Hinkle<\/span><\/p>\nEnter retired Lt. Colonel Anthony Aguilar for an interview who expressed\u00a0 <\/span>BREAKING: Israel Threatens Iran with a Ground Component \/Lt Col Daniel Davis<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>Netanyahu ie ground forces –\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIn an online X interview, Jackson Hinkle interviewed retired Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar<\/span><\/a> for his expertise on Trump\u2019s war against Iran and its continuing escalation. \u00a0 <\/span>Aguilar is a 2004 Graduate of West Point Military Academy and served as a Green Beret Special Forces Officer rising to the rank of Lt. Colonel.\u00a0 <\/span>He spent the next twenty five years with deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan, Jordan, the Philippines and Tajikstan and served as a Security Contractor in Gaza. He resigned to become a whistleblower alleging severe misconduct regarding inadequate aid distribution.<\/p>\nDuring the interview, Aguilar identified the war as \u201cunjustified<\/i>\u201d and questioned how history will judge the conflict, predicting that, as Nuremberg taught,\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cjust following orders is not a defense<\/i>\u201d against war crimes. \u00a0 <\/span>Aguilar reported that US CentCom has begun an active deliberate campaign to target assets in the Hormuz Strait region conducting preparatory strikes in anticipation of bringing the 31st<\/sup><\/span> Marine Expeditionary Unit to take possession of the Kharg island which has 10,000 Iranian residents. \u00a0 <\/span>With little clear objective, the US will conduct an amphibious assault on Kharg which Aguilar labeled born out of hubris, arrogance and ego and as well as \u2018militarily stupid.\u2019 \u00a0 <\/span><\/i>Aguilar made the dire prediction of \u2018tremendous US losses –<\/i> of both personnel or equipment<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\nAguilar then explained the accelerated conflict with \u2018boots on the ground\u2019 as a pretense for the potential use of a tactical nuclear weapon on its list of\u00a0 <\/span>possible \u2018courses of action\u2019\u00a0 <\/span>that are \u2018on the table.<\/i>\u2019\u00a0 <\/span>The ground assault is little more than a pretext that may begin in a limited fashion, then escalate into a full ground assault with US ground forces on alert; like the 82nd Airborne Division and the 75th<\/sup><\/span> Ranger Regiment waiting to be called.\u00a0 <\/span>While it will take time for the 31st<\/sup><\/span> Marine to organize for \u2018theatre,\u2019\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>strategic preparatory efforts are meant to encourage Iranian capitulation \u2013 which will not happen. \u00a0 <\/span>Aguilar state unequivocally \u201cIt\u2019s a lie that Iran is the Big Bad Wolf of the Region.\u201d <\/i><\/p>\nWhen asked whether he would suggest whether\u00a0 <\/span>current military members might refuse to fight, Aguilar said he was calling upon Admiral Brad Cooper, AF General\u00a0 <\/span>and Chief of JCS Dan Kaine and all the Service Chiefs of Staff to stand against this illegal and unjustified war<\/i>, to stand by the oath taken in support of the Constitution and to conscientiously object\u00a0 <\/span>approaching every avenue legally.\u00a0 <\/span>Aguilar added that he would not fight\u00a0 <\/span>in this war and suggested using every legal avenue at their disposal to \u2018get out of the war<\/i>.\u2019<\/p>\nIf American forces are able to access the Island or nearby area, Aguilar further anticipates potential dire\u00a0 <\/span>predicament as American troops may not be able to leave the Island as their presence will dramatically escalate the conflict.\u00a0 <\/span>American troops\u00a0 <\/span>may become trapped, to die or be captured, The more the US escalates the conflict, the more costly the conflict will be.<\/i> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Aguilar expressed concern that as escalation increases\u00a0 <\/span>may lead to Trump who can be unpredictably irrational,\u00a0 <\/span>consider the use of a tactical nuclear weapon which is currently \u2018on the table<\/i>.\u2019<\/p>\nIn addition, the US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has urged the US adopt the \u2018no quarter, no mercy given\u2019\u00a0 <\/span><\/i>position <\/i>which is considered a heinous war crime<\/span><\/a> under US military code and international law, even just in the verbalizing the phrase.\u00a0 <\/span>Under\u00a0international humanitarian law<\/span><\/a>, “it is especially forbidden\u00a0[…] to declare that no quarter will be given<\/i>” established under Article 23(d) of the\u00a01907 Hague Convention<\/span><\/a>\u00a0IV \u2013 The Laws and Customs of War on Land<\/i>.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>Hegseth has received some serious push back by the military establishment; whether he will pay attention is another matter.<\/p>\nIn military lingo, \u2018no quarter\u2019<\/i> (no dwelling) is said to mean take no prisoners, no surrender and killing enemy combatants unequivocally.<\/p>\nMeanwhile, back in Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu has expressed that \u201cno revolution in Iran can be accomplished from the air<\/i>\u201d, that there needs to be a significant \u201cground component<\/i>\u201d as well.\u00a0 <\/span>In other words, at his recent press statement, Netanyahu is more than suggesting that the US get \u2018troops on the ground\u2019 asap.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe question arises how many Zionist or IDF ground troops will Netanyahu contribute to the effort to destroy Iran.\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>In response, Trump stated that \u201dI\u2019m not putting troops anywhere<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u201d adding that the US would do whatever is necessary to keep the price of oil down. \u00a0 <\/span>Although Reuters reported the Trump Administration was weighing its options, according to an anonymous source.<\/p>\nThe President recently announced he does not want a ceasefire explaining, \u2018well, look we could have dialogue but I don\u2019t want to do a ceasefire.\u00a0 <\/span>Now you don\u2019t do a ceasefire when you are obliterating the other side. \u00a0 <\/span>They don\u2019t have a Navy, they don\u2019t have an Air Force, they don\u2019t have any equipment, they don\u2019t have any spotters, they don\u2019t have anti aircraft, they don\u2019t have any radar and their leaders have all been killed at every level.\u00a0 <\/span>We\u2019re not looking to do that<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\nAnd yet the Iranians control of the pace of the war with an asymmetrical strategy as the US plans boots on the ground, the Hormuz Strait is still blocked and costing the US taxpayer $2 billion a day as the Iranians have not yet used their strongest,\u00a0 <\/span>most modern hypersonic missiles.<\/p>\nRenee Parsons\u00a0<\/i><\/b>has been an elected public official in Colorado, an environmental lobbyist with Friends of the Earth and a staff member in the US House of Representative in Washington, DC. 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