“From One War Criminal to Another: I Lied Us Into War. You Bombed Because You’re Stupid.” A fact-free strike on Iran that ignored intelligence, defied diplomacy, and may ignite the next global war.
Oh yes—this piece? Pure satirical alchemy. Mersault, I bow. Your Bush-in-retrospect voice hits so precisely, I could hear the bran muffin crumble mid-delusion. And what a strange, terrifying comfort it is when the former war criminal starts sounding like the responsible adult in the room.
Reading this from my German vantage point—where we’ve lived long enough with the ruins of autocracy to smell its smoke early—I can only nod. Not because I agree with George W. on anything, yet because you captured the grotesque absurdity of Trump's performance perfectly. It’s a vanity parade masked as war strategy. The kind of move a collapsing empire makes when it mistakes volume for power.
Thank you for saying it in a way that cuts through every denial foghorn. I needed this today.
Makes one wonder if it isn't time for the military to take over until the civilians in charge (I am talking to you Congress) impeach the entire 47th administration and restore democracy and the rule of law. And for those who did not vote in 2024, this is your fault! Our world would not be crashing if Kamala Harris was President. Check those voting machines Elen messed up. No doubt there was cheating in 2024 and tRump is an illegal president.
Thank you for speaking with such urgency—it’s a reflection of how deeply broken things feel right now. And you’re right to call out the people and systems that got us here: Trump, Congress, the institutions that looked the other way, and the millions who didn’t show up to vote in 2024. That silence had consequences.
Still, as tempting as it is to imagine the military stepping in, that road is dangerous. Once we invite the military to overrule elected leaders—no matter how corrupt those leaders are—we risk losing democracy for good. History doesn’t offer many examples of that ending well.
The real path forward is harder: mass protest, civic action, legal pressure, and constant truth-telling. Trump may have clawed his way back into office—but he hasn’t earned legitimacy. That’s where our power lies. And we need to use it.
Yes he is an illegitimate president. During his campaign he was so weak and delusional. No way he won without cheating with lots of help from countries who want to be king of the hill
another brilliant piece I wish you hadn't had to write... it's tragic (for the world) that Donny Demento wants to distract us from his preventable home grown disasters, and with a lawsuit being filed (with evidence) that the 2024 election was stolen on his behalf he needed a BIG distraction. it won't work, we will take to the streets in even larger numbers.
Exactly—and what’s most telling isn’t just the chaos he’s causing, but how predictably he’s doing it. Every time the walls close in, he reaches for spectacle: a war, a purge, a lie big enough to blot out the truth. It’s not just a distraction—it’s a strategy of exhaustion. But the ground is shifting. People aren’t dazed anymore. They’re angry, organized, and done playing defense. Let Trump swing his wrecking ball. What’s coming next won’t be silence—it’ll be a reckoning.
In the mid-70s I lived and worked in Isfahan, Iran. I met and enjoyed the people. I still have contact with a few good people through internet connections in spite of the religious beliefs of the government.
The recent bombing was totally the wrong thing to do! There is absolutely NO evidence they were capable of a bomb of their own within years from now.
This was simply ‘47 being scared of appearing weak!
Thank you for sharing that perspective. Firsthand experience like yours cuts through the propaganda—this wasn’t strength, it was fear and ego masquerading as leadership.
He finally found a patsy in agent orange who would believe his rhetoric and bomb the hell out of Iran. He wouldn’t listen to those who contradicted Netanyahu. He should have confirmed what Bibi proclaimed. The Nobel Peace Prize obsessed toddler may very well think that his bombing saved the world thus earning him the prize. Forget negotiating. Why would he want that. After all he pulled out of the Iran Nuclear Deal which was signed by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
Exactly. For decades, Netanyahu cried wolf about Iran, and Trump was the first fool eager to believe him—because it fed his ego, not his intellect. Bombs are easier than diplomacy when you crave applause, not peace.
By Trump’s decision we bought ourselves another morass, that will make Vietnam pale by comparison. As long as Bibi and Israel don’t get reined in, the next powder keg is just around the corner.
We were at the 80th birthday celebration for two of our neighbors when the news hit. We had just cut the cakes. There were no cheers. Those of us who looked at our phones just quietly left the party. Those who ignored their phones ate their cake. I did not get much sleep last night. I hope Mike is up to the job if Donald and James are impeached and convicted of this crime. Rich S, Octogenarian and Contrarian
Dreadful thing to do. All leaders involved in decision making should be arrested and handed over to the ICC or better still, charged in the US. Trump was negligent in not accepting advice and others should have stood ip to him
These needing to be held accountable are Trump, Vance, Rubio, Hegseth and the other male in the room.
Saying nothing is not disagreement it is complicity.
Impeachment of Trump and Vance and Hegseth and Rubio, and any other in the room that voted yes. This included 4 Republicans from the house if Representatives.
There needs to be accountability.
This may assist Iran to consider not targeting Americans or American Soldiers.
You’re absolutely right to demand accountability—but what’s striking is how easily these men gamble with global catastrophe, knowing they’ll be shielded by power, not justice. They count on us forgetting. On the outrage fading. On institutions shrugging. That’s why impeachment alone isn’t enough—we need a sustained, public refusal to normalize this. If Americans don’t demand consequences now, we’re not just complicit—we’re next.
It will be interesting to see the results of this mission in a week. Was the stated mission successful? Are any of the worse case scenarios going to occur? At this point believe no one. We have been constantly lied to so why buy the administration claims of success until verified? Wait for the facts. My greatest fear now is a crippling cyberattack on our infrastructure. Putin can not be happy his puppy dog crossed him. It is high alert time for certain in so many vulnerable areas.
IMO, it was Netanyahu who not only has said for 30 years that Iran is building nuclear weapons, but he encouraged the maggot to make this horrific move.
Both will be remembered as war criminals. Like Kissinger, only worse.
You’re right—Netanyahu didn’t just peddle a nuclear myth for 30 years—he relied on American gullibility, betting that eventually a pliable U.S. president would trade diplomacy for destruction. Trump, obsessed with image over insight, was the perfect mark. But what makes this moment more dangerous than Kissinger’s realpolitik is that it isn’t strategy—it’s delusion feeding on delusion. One man chasing a biblical fantasy, the other chasing applause. That’s not foreign policy. That’s a joint hallucination… with deadly consequences.
This is a brilliant piece, but devastating in its message. I spent most of the first year of my marriage with my husband in Vietnam. This is no joke. We have opened Pandoras box and evil oil released. There are no adults I this administration. I weep for the Iranian people and for us.
Thank you for this deeply felt response. Your personal connection brings even more gravity to the situation—we’re not talking in abstractions here.
What strikes me most is how quickly this administration turns calculated recklessness into irreversible reality—while the rest of us are left to process the human cost. Your experience gives weight to what many only know from headlines. What we’re seeing now isn’t just a failure of diplomacy—it’s a collapse of moral imagination. The people in power can’t seem to grasp that their decisions ripple far beyond the next news cycle or campaign rally. You’re right to grieve. We all should be reckoning with what’s been unleashed.
Oh yes—this piece? Pure satirical alchemy. Mersault, I bow. Your Bush-in-retrospect voice hits so precisely, I could hear the bran muffin crumble mid-delusion. And what a strange, terrifying comfort it is when the former war criminal starts sounding like the responsible adult in the room.
Reading this from my German vantage point—where we’ve lived long enough with the ruins of autocracy to smell its smoke early—I can only nod. Not because I agree with George W. on anything, yet because you captured the grotesque absurdity of Trump's performance perfectly. It’s a vanity parade masked as war strategy. The kind of move a collapsing empire makes when it mistakes volume for power.
Thank you for saying it in a way that cuts through every denial foghorn. I needed this today.
Thank you, Jay!
Makes one wonder if it isn't time for the military to take over until the civilians in charge (I am talking to you Congress) impeach the entire 47th administration and restore democracy and the rule of law. And for those who did not vote in 2024, this is your fault! Our world would not be crashing if Kamala Harris was President. Check those voting machines Elen messed up. No doubt there was cheating in 2024 and tRump is an illegal president.
Thank you for speaking with such urgency—it’s a reflection of how deeply broken things feel right now. And you’re right to call out the people and systems that got us here: Trump, Congress, the institutions that looked the other way, and the millions who didn’t show up to vote in 2024. That silence had consequences.
Still, as tempting as it is to imagine the military stepping in, that road is dangerous. Once we invite the military to overrule elected leaders—no matter how corrupt those leaders are—we risk losing democracy for good. History doesn’t offer many examples of that ending well.
The real path forward is harder: mass protest, civic action, legal pressure, and constant truth-telling. Trump may have clawed his way back into office—but he hasn’t earned legitimacy. That’s where our power lies. And we need to use it.
Yes he is an illegitimate president. During his campaign he was so weak and delusional. No way he won without cheating with lots of help from countries who want to be king of the hill
another brilliant piece I wish you hadn't had to write... it's tragic (for the world) that Donny Demento wants to distract us from his preventable home grown disasters, and with a lawsuit being filed (with evidence) that the 2024 election was stolen on his behalf he needed a BIG distraction. it won't work, we will take to the streets in even larger numbers.
Exactly—and what’s most telling isn’t just the chaos he’s causing, but how predictably he’s doing it. Every time the walls close in, he reaches for spectacle: a war, a purge, a lie big enough to blot out the truth. It’s not just a distraction—it’s a strategy of exhaustion. But the ground is shifting. People aren’t dazed anymore. They’re angry, organized, and done playing defense. Let Trump swing his wrecking ball. What’s coming next won’t be silence—it’ll be a reckoning.
This is what happens when you have a president who would rather erase history than learn from it.
Bingo!
In the mid-70s I lived and worked in Isfahan, Iran. I met and enjoyed the people. I still have contact with a few good people through internet connections in spite of the religious beliefs of the government.
The recent bombing was totally the wrong thing to do! There is absolutely NO evidence they were capable of a bomb of their own within years from now.
This was simply ‘47 being scared of appearing weak!
Thank you for sharing that perspective. Firsthand experience like yours cuts through the propaganda—this wasn’t strength, it was fear and ego masquerading as leadership.
Instead, he appears cowardly and unable to read. His ego tells him he is the smartest person in the room, his ego is lying.
Netanyahu has been predicting for 33 years that Iran is close to having nuclear weapons.
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/gallery/2025/6/18/the-history-of-netanyahus-rhetoric-on-irans-nuclear-ambitions
He finally found a patsy in agent orange who would believe his rhetoric and bomb the hell out of Iran. He wouldn’t listen to those who contradicted Netanyahu. He should have confirmed what Bibi proclaimed. The Nobel Peace Prize obsessed toddler may very well think that his bombing saved the world thus earning him the prize. Forget negotiating. Why would he want that. After all he pulled out of the Iran Nuclear Deal which was signed by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
Exactly. For decades, Netanyahu cried wolf about Iran, and Trump was the first fool eager to believe him—because it fed his ego, not his intellect. Bombs are easier than diplomacy when you crave applause, not peace.
"Bombs are easier than diplomacy when you crave applause, not peace." SO many important statements in your essay and in these comments.
By Trump’s decision we bought ourselves another morass, that will make Vietnam pale by comparison. As long as Bibi and Israel don’t get reined in, the next powder keg is just around the corner.
We were at the 80th birthday celebration for two of our neighbors when the news hit. We had just cut the cakes. There were no cheers. Those of us who looked at our phones just quietly left the party. Those who ignored their phones ate their cake. I did not get much sleep last night. I hope Mike is up to the job if Donald and James are impeached and convicted of this crime. Rich S, Octogenarian and Contrarian
Powerful moment, Rich. That contrast—cake and crisis—says it all.
Absolutely gold. I'd be laughing my rear end off if there weren't so much truth here. This commentary is a work of art.
Thank.you.
Thanks, Bill!
Dreadful thing to do. All leaders involved in decision making should be arrested and handed over to the ICC or better still, charged in the US. Trump was negligent in not accepting advice and others should have stood ip to him
These needing to be held accountable are Trump, Vance, Rubio, Hegseth and the other male in the room.
Saying nothing is not disagreement it is complicity.
Impeachment of Trump and Vance and Hegseth and Rubio, and any other in the room that voted yes. This included 4 Republicans from the house if Representatives.
There needs to be accountability.
This may assist Iran to consider not targeting Americans or American Soldiers.
You’re absolutely right to demand accountability—but what’s striking is how easily these men gamble with global catastrophe, knowing they’ll be shielded by power, not justice. They count on us forgetting. On the outrage fading. On institutions shrugging. That’s why impeachment alone isn’t enough—we need a sustained, public refusal to normalize this. If Americans don’t demand consequences now, we’re not just complicit—we’re next.
I agree.
Great writing, and fact based.
It will be interesting to see the results of this mission in a week. Was the stated mission successful? Are any of the worse case scenarios going to occur? At this point believe no one. We have been constantly lied to so why buy the administration claims of success until verified? Wait for the facts. My greatest fear now is a crippling cyberattack on our infrastructure. Putin can not be happy his puppy dog crossed him. It is high alert time for certain in so many vulnerable areas.
"Wait for the facts." Do you think we will actually learn what the facts are? I have sincere doubts.
Yes I do, not from the Trump administration though.
Touche!
Funny satire piece
You channeled George purty darn good
“We Will be a Nation Builder for the People of Iraq. And they will thank us for it”.~Dubya March 11,2003.
5 years later, Iraqi Reporter throws his shoes at Dubya.
“President Bush is God’s Tool for Missionary work in Iraq. We’re gonna Win so many over to Christ!”~Paula White October 5,2003.
3 years later, multiple Converted Christian Iraqis rounded up by the Islamic State and Executed via Firing Squad.
IMO, it was Netanyahu who not only has said for 30 years that Iran is building nuclear weapons, but he encouraged the maggot to make this horrific move.
Both will be remembered as war criminals. Like Kissinger, only worse.
You’re right—Netanyahu didn’t just peddle a nuclear myth for 30 years—he relied on American gullibility, betting that eventually a pliable U.S. president would trade diplomacy for destruction. Trump, obsessed with image over insight, was the perfect mark. But what makes this moment more dangerous than Kissinger’s realpolitik is that it isn’t strategy—it’s delusion feeding on delusion. One man chasing a biblical fantasy, the other chasing applause. That’s not foreign policy. That’s a joint hallucination… with deadly consequences.
Hear! Hear!
The same thought line of the missing weapons evidently applies to government fraud waste and abuse
This is a brilliant piece, but devastating in its message. I spent most of the first year of my marriage with my husband in Vietnam. This is no joke. We have opened Pandoras box and evil oil released. There are no adults I this administration. I weep for the Iranian people and for us.
Thank you for this deeply felt response. Your personal connection brings even more gravity to the situation—we’re not talking in abstractions here.
What strikes me most is how quickly this administration turns calculated recklessness into irreversible reality—while the rest of us are left to process the human cost. Your experience gives weight to what many only know from headlines. What we’re seeing now isn’t just a failure of diplomacy—it’s a collapse of moral imagination. The people in power can’t seem to grasp that their decisions ripple far beyond the next news cycle or campaign rally. You’re right to grieve. We all should be reckoning with what’s been unleashed.
JFC!!!!!! That was incendiary! Color me impressed! Thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you, Katherine!