Disgusting

 

 

Don't get me wrong. I'm glad the American pilot is safe. I'm happy for his family. I'm happy no other American was killed.

But there were other deaths. Sadly part of the operation, according to the news, America bombed a hospital, killing nine. Are their lives worth less to their families? Will it make them not hate America even more?

The pilot, although following orders, was engaged in an illegal war both nationally and internationally, that is wreaking havoc on not just Iran but on the world. Let's not count all the other deaths that the U.S. has wrought at the will of a demented U.S. president. 

Let's not think of balance. After all the 1000 to 75000+ ratio of dead Israels to Palestinians is considered more than okay by many. Israel, it is said has a right to defend itself, but, of course, not Iran or any other country that doesn't fall in lockstep with the U.S. In fact, supporting Palestine is a reason for punishment. 

But that's not why I'm writing.

Globally Iran is 17th in size with 92 million people. The U.S. has interfered regularly in its government by coups, yes plural coups, and financially with sanctions. Iran has good reason to have been and to be pissed off with the United States, which is a victim of its own bad behavior to it. 

Saying that, I'm not a big fan of Iran as a feminist and a supporter of democracy, but that does not give my birth country a right to kill and bomb.

And let's not think about the cost of the illegal war, when U.S. citizens should not have their tax money spent on weapons that maim and kill, but are great for the arms manufacturers and especially their CEOs.

Once more the U.S. population is lied into a war under false threats. At my age, I'm not only tired of it, I'm disgusted.