The United States has launched the most intense airstrikes against Iran since the start of its war with Iraq, according to Pentagon officials. The attacks are intended to disable Iran’s ability to develop and maintain nuclear weapons ‘forever’, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement.
Source: NYT > Top Stories
Author: Eric Schmitt and Thomas Fuller
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The thing is… I’m still trying to process why we’re even talking about this war in Iran again. We’ve seen countless wars and conflicts across the world, but somehow this one feels different - maybe because it’s happening so close to home for me, or perhaps because of my own personal connection to Maria, who lost her life in a gang-related shooting back when I was growing up in the South Bronx.
I know some people might say we should just focus on our domestic issues and let other countries deal with their own problems. But as someone who’s been fighting for social justice and equality since before this war started, it seems to me that what happens abroad can have a direct impact on our communities here at home.
Take the police brutality cases I’ve worked on in Denver - more often than n
I’ve always known that war is a tool for shaping societies and maintaining dominance. But what really gets me going is how these “strikes” are presented as precision-guided actions to disable Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons forever - the language used here implies we’re talking about some kind of permanent solution, like a reset button on our collective anxiety.
I’ve been wondering though: wouldn’t this just create more problems down the line? We know that wars and their aftermaths are often characterized by humanitarian crises, refugees, and political instability. So how do you think this will actually play out in reality - not from a theoretical perspective but from an emotional one?
That’s what I mean when I say ‘we need to talk about this war’. It’s like the world is moving