Trump's totally unnecessary war makes the world more dangerous, not safer. He must be stopped!

Couldn't an agreement have been worked out with Iran to have avoided this war?

The answer certainly is "yes." Donald Trump was the aggressor, ordering the strike for no apparent reason while keeping Congress deliberately in the dark. Now the whole world has turned against our country and against President Trump as the Hitler of our times. Lady Liberty is shedding bitter tears. A rapidly mentally declining Donald Trump was guided step-by-step by a crafty Netanyahu, urgently trying to escape prison. Trump kept his plans under wraps, especially from Congress, which, by law, must approve any war. 

Yahoo News: The president, who has come under scrutiny for offering shifting explanations on the war's endgame, said that if he was asked to scale the American military operation from one to 10, he would rate it a 15.

‘MAGA is Trump’: President fires back at right-wing mutiny over Iran

Trump doesn't care a fig about the Constitution, Congress, snd the Supreme Court--or even about MAGA, which until now has always stood steadfastly by him. He has anointed himself king of the world, a global sovereign, superceding all other powers and human laws. 

The man is also losing his mind via rapidly advancing senile dementia. He needs to be impeached and locked up without his phone before he can do any more damage--before any more people are injured or killed. 

Google says: According to the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8), Congress has the 

sole power to formally declare war and authorize military force.

Vox, The Trump administration still can’t decide why it’s doing this

No real rationale has been offered. Goaded on by Netanyahu, Trump decided to attack Iran for no logical reason.

NY Times, Trump Says Strikes Killed Iranians U.S. Saw as New Leaders

That may have been Trump's intent, to totally decimate Iran's leadership from top to bottom.  

NY Times, Thousands in Iran Attend Burial of Children Killed in Bombing of School  Students were attending classes at the time that the school was destroyed. Some 175 people were killed by the attack on a girls’ elementary school.

         More than 500 Iranians of all ages are now estimated to have been killed.                     Thousands have been mourning the children killed in Trump's reckless                         unprovoked strike. 

NY Times, 

Frantic Effort to Evacuate as War Widens Across Mideast

Wash. Post, As of March 2026, Russia views the extended war of attrition in Ukraine as a strategic opportunity, banking on superior manpower and sustained military production to overpower Ukraine and exhaust Western support. Moscow believes it is winning and seeks to exploit global instability, such as potential conflict in the Middle East, to divert attention and resources from Ukraine.

‘Trump Got the Last Laugh’ After U.S. ‘Hunted Down and Killed’ Iranian Accused of Plotting to Assassinate President, Says Pete Hegseth

Trump's woefully incompetent and unqualified Secretary of Defense has made an indefensible statement. There is no evidence that Iran was planning to assassinate Trump, as Hegseth alleges, but he has never been a reliable authority. (You or I could actually do much better in that job..) 

Wash. Post, ‘MAGA is Trump’: President fires back at right-wing mutiny over Iran

In the latest mark of how much the conversation among Democratic leaders around Israel is shifting, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday night blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for pushing the US into war with Iran and said the United States must reconsider future military aid to its longtime ally. The governor cited those whom he has said are “talking about it [Israel] appropriately as sort of an apartheid state.”

Newsom likens Israel to ‘apartheid state,’ questions future military support

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Spain's government denies cooperating with US operations in Mideast, contradicting White House

A friend in Spain tells me: "Spanish people do not want the war. "

Wash. Post, Spanish prime minister rebukes war, escalating feud with Trump

Except for Israel, is any other country supporting this war? Even Americans don't support it. Maybe Israelis really don't support it either. 

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CNN released a new poll on Monday showing a strong majority, 59%, of Americans actually oppose Trump's ongoing military operation against Iran.

The Trump Admin's Most Consistent Reason for Attacking Iran: We Did It 

For Israel

Concern for Israel--rather, more specifically to prevent his pal Netanyahu, a likely war criminal, from going to prison--was what prompted Trump's attack on Iran. Now the whole world has turned against the US. But whether Netanyahu, who apparently convinced a gullible, very befuddled Trump to make the strike, has actually been protected remains to be seen. Probably most Americans don't want to go to war with Iraq just to keep Netanyahu from going to prison, since many of us believe he really belongs there. 

Senate Republicans warn Trump about expanding Iran mission as death toll rises

Iran : U.S. shutters embassies; 6 American service members killed

President Trump said he "might have forced Israel's hand" in deciding to launch strikes 

against Tehran.

Iran updates: 6 U.S. service members killed; Trump says 'Operation Epic Fury' to 

last 4 to 5 weeks

The president defended ordering the assault against Tehran, which has launched

retaliatory strikes across the Middle East.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel and the United States pounded Iran in an

 escalating campaign that U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday would likely take 

several weeks.

 Tehran and its allies hit back across the region, striking Israel and a variety of targets

 inside Gulf states, including energy facilities in Qatar and the American embassy in 

Saudi Arabia.

Stock market today: Dow plummets, S&P 500 and Nasdaq fall as oil surges to highest 

levels since 2024

Wash. Post, Russia sees chance it may benefit from Middle East war

The president declared that he had ordered the strikes on Iran in "self-defense." He launched the attack in secret, deliberately avoiding Congress and the Supreme Court. He assassinated the Ayatolla without any provocation. Outrage has swept throughout the world.

 Trump has thanked himself profusely on social media, as no one else is thanking him, not     even his base. 

Iran war: Trump wants role in picking Khamenei successor

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 President Donald Trump told US outlet Axios on Thursday that he should have a role in picking the next leader of Iran. 

Trump: I know exactly who I'd want to lead Iran after Khamenei

Trump's war of choice is one that most Americans actually oppose. But, so far, Netanyahu has stayed out of prison. Though I oppose the death penalty, it would be hard to argue against applying it to Netanyahu, responsible for leading a very gullible, mentally befuddled Donald Trump into recklessly attacking Iran, leading to the deaths of so many civilians, including children.

‘MAGA is Trump’: President fires back at right-wing mutiny over Iran

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More protests against strikes in Iran as security tightens in DC

Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) asks: "What is the endgame?" 

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) issued a pointed reminder on Sunday that Trump's starting a war won’t distract from his push to force the Department of Justice to release all documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein. “PSA: Bombing a country on the other side of the globe won’t make the Epstein files go away," he declared.  

Reportedly, those same files include accusations that Trump, along with Epstein, sexually abused girls as young as 13. Was this a "Lolita" situation or what?  

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Ousts Noem as Homeland Security Secretary

                                                                          

                                    

ABC, Woman, 94, goes up against Elgin officials over giant Trump yard sign

She definitely does not support Donald Trump and she wants all her neighbors to know it..

One of my readers declares: Trump is absolutely insane!! We are entering WWIII with an idiot at the helm. 

Let's see if Trump admirers survive the midterms. Probably they won't do so very well. 

 Another correspondent advises: 
Congress is voting this week on a series of War Powers resolutions that can
constrain President Trump from continuing his war against Iran.
 Click here to ask your Representative and Senators to support these
resolutions and to urge them to reject any additional funding for this war.*
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This conflict is already spreading all around the region. American soldiers
have died. Civilians in Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and Iran have also been
killed. Congress can act. The Constitutional authority to declare war lies only
with Congress. So too does the power to commit resources for military
action.
 *Write Congress now. Send the message that Trump doesn’t get a blank check
on war.*
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Here's still another recent message:

This is a scary moment. But I will not let that keep me from speaking out.
 
You and I know that the military action now underway will not make us – or
our Israeli friends and family – any safer. At best, there’ll be
short-term, tactical gains. Military force cannot dismantle Iran’s nuclear
knowledge, eliminate the threat posed by its ballistic missile
capabilities, or stop Iranian-sponsored terrorism.
 We need a comprehensive strategy grounded in diplomacy and de-escalation,
not impulsive military action that spirals into another prolonged war.
*Let’s get Congress to stop this chaos. *
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• • He bombs Irnfor no reason, kills their Supreme Leader without provocation saying he wants to stop Iran's nucelar program. Don't you think Iran will have every incentive now to revive its nuclear program to dend against the crazy, impulsive, destructive, unpredictable president of the United States?  Our country is a menace to the whole world under Trump. Of course, he launched this recent attack without Congrssional approval, as is required by law, but he doesn't care about the law, Congress, the Supreme Court, or citizens of this country because he considers himself king of the world who doesn't have to answer to anyone. 

    
    

    Instead of keeping Iran's nucelar program in check, Trump's recent impulsive actions have given Iranian officials every incentive to revive it as protection for their country. Iran did nothing obvious to provoke Trump's attack. Under Donald Trump, the US has become a menace to the rest of the world. Nor did he get Congressional approval as is required by law.
    

    
    

    Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) has asked whether President Trump was “too mentally incapacitated” to realize that he set the stage for the growth of Iran’s nuclear program during his first term.

    “Has President Trump learned nothing from decades of U.S. meddling in Iran and forever wars in the Middle East?” Kaine asked. “Is he too mentally incapacitto realize that we had a diplomaticmentwith Iran that was keeping its nuclear program in check, until he ripped it up during his first term?” As I will 

    Thousands of public comments slam Trump’s ballroom: ‘I did not vote for this’

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    He bombs Iran for no reason, kills their Supreme Leader without provocation saying he wants to stop Iran's nucelar program. Don't you think Iran will have every incentive now to revive its nuclear program to defend against the crazy, impulsive, destructive, unpredictable president of the United States?  Our country is a menace to the whole world under Trump. Of course, he launched this recent attack without Congrssional approval, as is required by law, but he doesn't care about the law, Congress, the Supreme Court, or citizens of this country because he considers himself king of the world who doesn't have to answer to anyone. 

    
    

    Instead of keeping Iran's nucelar program in check, Trump's recent impulsive actions have given Iranian officials every incentive to revive it as protection for their country. Iran did nothing obvious to provoke Trump's attack. Under Donald Trump, the US has become a menace to the rest of the world. Nor did he get Congressional approval as is required by law.
    

    
    

    Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) has asked whether President Trump was “too mentally incapacitated” to realize that he set the stage for the growth of Iran’s nuclear program during his first term.

    “Has President Trump learned nothing from decades of U.S. meddling in Iran and forever wars in the Middle East?” Kaine asked. “Is he too mentally incapacitated to realize that we had a diplomatic agreement with Iran that was keeping its nuclear program in check, until he ripped it up during his first term?” As I will say on my blog, Trump needs to be locked up and to throw away the key. 

    

  

  He bombs Iran for no reason, kills their Supreme Leader without provocation saying he wants to stop Iran's nucelar program. Don't you think Iran will have every incentive now to revive its nuclear program to defend against the crazy, impulsive, destructive, unpredictable president of the United States?  Our country is a menace to the whole world under Trump. Of course, he launched this recent attack without Congrssional approval, as is required by law, but he doesn't care about the law, Congress, the Supreme Court, or citizens of this country because he considers himself king of the world who doesn't have to answer to anyone. 

  
  

  Instead of keeping Iran's nucelar program in check, Trump's recent impulsive actions have given Iranian officials every incentive to revive it as protection for their country. Iran did nothing obvious to provoke Trump's attack. Under Donald Trump, the US has become a menace to the rest of the world. Nor did he get Congressional approval as is required by law.
  

  
  

  Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) has asked whether President Trump was “too mentally incapacitated” to realize that he set the stage for the growth of Iran’s nuclear program during his first term.

  “Has President Trump learned nothing from decades of U.S. meddling in Iran and forever wars in the Middle East?” Kaine asked. “Is he too mentally incapacitated to realize that we had a diplomatic agreement with Iran that was keeping its nuclear program in check, until he ripped it up during his first term?” As I will say on my blog, Trump needs to be locked up and to throw away the key. 

  

 A former DC neighbor shared this image of her "jazzed-up" front yard.  That's her choice, but I liked the old front yard. 

Wash. Post, Thousands of public comments slam Trump’s ballroom: ‘I did not vote for this’

My good friend Susan back in DC is a really fabulous cook. Here is her latest, Apple Galette. I can almost smell and taste it, wishing I could actually take a bite.