Destruction caused by Israeli bombing of Jabalia camp, Gaza Strip, 31May2024, image by Hussein Jaber, courtesy of Wikimedia commons, from UNRWA: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.1
There is much suffering in the world. Must the actions of the most powerful nation in the world serve to increase or mitigate that suffering?
Should we not be calling for full diplomatic engagement in Iran and Palestine instead of military action? Justice leads to peace. Why ignore the roots of conflict?
Examine the “Just War Theory” in connection to the joint Israeli/US aggression in Iran, Palestine, Lebanon, and so many other locations…
Has a “Just Cause” been established that protects innocent life? How are basic human rights to life being protected?
Was the de-facto bellicose action authorized by the United States Congress after full debate, or is it an illegal action by the POTUS?
What rights and values justify the killing?
Are peace and reconciliation being pursued? Are unnecessarily destructive acts being avoided? Are reasonable conditions for a resolution being sought?
Have all peaceful alternatives been exhausted?
How is equitable success defined? How likely is it to be achieved under the current approach?
Are the damage inflicted and the costs incurred through violence proportionate to the good expected by taking up arms?
How does the immense destruction that we see in the Middle East satisfy the requirements of the just war theory? Why are the justifications for belligerence following rather than preceding it?
Why is the POTUS regime making light of wanton destruction by mixing actual war footage with video games and movies in its social media posts? Is the utter destruction of human life to be treated so tritely? When we become desensitized to war, we lose our humanity.
Why is the Pentagon closing the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Office, the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence? These are key offices that keep a modicum of humanity in bellicose actions. Why are we so intent in unfettering the dogs of war?
Have the harms emanating from the inhuman campaign in the Middle East been evaluated? Civilian deaths in this theatre of action are approaching 80,000 since October, 2023. and attacks continue to rain down on non-combatants, including international relief and news organizations. Apartment buildings and other homes continue to be destroyed. How much of this harm is tolerable? What are the goals beyond blatant land-grabbing in Palestine and attempted oil and mineral asset grabbing in Iran?
Why is the POTUS threatening military action against Cuba? The US has meddled in Cuban affairs since at least the 1850s when the annexation of Cuba at that time meant adding another “slave state” for the Southern Agenda in the US.
In 1952, dictator Fulgencio Batista came to power in Cuba in a military coup supported by the US Government. Batista’s actions caused widespread insurrection and the emergence of the group under Fidel Castro, whose inheritors are now in power. In Latin America, as elsewhere, the US Government has often meddled in countries to further the business interests of oligarchs. The US should leave Cuba to its own internal affairs.
Follow the money to see who is benefiting from these bellicose intentions and actions.
Principled Americans must live up to their principles.
Resist the inhumanity of the POTUS/Netanyahu regimes and their bellicose agendas. Work for justice, for peace. Be compassionate in all your actions.
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Follow the money is always a great way to see what is actually happening. Great questions to think about and act upon.
In principle... it has been a long road, desist, a different strategy exist, indirect the mind.... this is a failed world.