2026-03-02 Operation Epstein Fury
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"Operation Epstein Fury" is what Mekka Okereke called it.

What I don't understand is how the military has such high approval
ratings in the USA.

What good have they ever accomplished after the second World War
Vietnam. Afghanistan? Iraq? Iraq again? Remember the Abu Ghraib
torture and prisoner abuse? I do. Remember the Guantanamo Bay
detention camp? I do. Whenever I hear about the US military going
somewhere, I think of that. And if the US military isn't going there
in person, I think of how they think killing a whole wedding gathering
is OK. Like the Wech Baghtu wedding party airstrike. Or now: Killing
kids going to school. How much human sacrifice is deemed acceptable?

And so every generation carries its memories. I wasn't born for the My
Lai massacre.

What I don't understand is how anybody could look at all that and say:
"I'm going to work for these guys."

When the US attacked Iraq, people all over the world were wondering:
What's the plan for peace? How to prevent a civil war? How to rebuild
the country? Nobody knew what the plan was and I guess these days we
still don't know. What's the plan for Iran?

Today I was talking with my wife and wondering. Are they planning to
reinstall the monarchy? The Shah? The SAVAK?

And what do we learn from the history of negotiations between the US
and Iran? That the US will attack during negotiations? That the US
will unilaterally break agreements? Renege on their commitments? Alter
the deal further?

> "In 2015, the United States led successful negotiations for a
> nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) intended to
> place substantial limits on Iran's nuclear program, including IAEA
> inspections and limitations on enrichment levels. In 2016, most
> sanctions against Iran were lifted. The Trump administration
> unilaterally withdrew from the nuclear deal and re-imposed sanctions
> in 2018, initiating what became known as the "maximum pressure
> campaign" against Iran. In response, Iran gradually reduced its
> commitments under the nuclear deal …" -- Iran–United States
> relations

What a shit show.

#Iran #USA