We already knew that Trump = neocon on Iran. We are now seeing that position being fleshed out. Trump wants more sanctions. He wants the nuclear agreement nullified. He wants an excuse to nullify it. He wants regime change in Iran.
The State Department is considering the sanctions. Steps are being taken to rally the usual sock puppet allies of the U.S. against Iran. These steps are parts of a plan, in my view, of which currently secret, unreported and unknown steps by the U.S. to foster protests were a crucial part. I think as time passes, information will be leaked and dribble out or be uncovered by sharp reporters that will show that critical parts of what is happening in Iran are not spontaneous and not accidental.
Full neocon on Iran means war against Iran. Trump isn’t there. He’ll be happy for now if he scuttles the nuclear agreement and starves Iran of resources. He’ll hurt the Iranian people. He’s moving in the war direction, however. Clashes in Syria of American forces against Iranian and Hezbollah forces can become part of this motion. Remember, he’s kept those forces there and beefed them up. If Trump tastes the power to repress and thinks it successful, this will whet his appetite for more grandiose military moves. At least that’s what his rhetoric against North Korea and his open love for the U.S. military and its deadly toys both suggest. He has drones, assassinations, computer worms and financial freezes in his arsenal.
7:05 pm on January 2, 2018
