#Hegseth again threatens attacks on #Iran #civilian #infrastructure

Defense Secy #PeteHegseth Thursday renewed his #threat to attack Iran’s electrical infrastructure if the ceasefire between Washington & Tehran failed.

“Our forces are maximally postured to restart combat operations should this new Iranian regime choose poorly & not agree to a deal,” Hegseth said during a briefing to reporters at the #Pentagon.

#IranWar #Trump #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics
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Jasmine El-Gamal -- @jasmineelgamal

“We could not get to a situation where the Iranians could accept our terms.”

Those words just now from #VicePresident #JDVance demonstrate the fundamental flaw in these "negotiations"--a simplistic expectation on the part of the US that Iran would agree to American terms in the span of hours or days.

That is not a negotiation. That is an ultimatum. Those are two very different things.

To offer an ultimatum and have it be accepted, the other party has to perceive itself as having no choice--in other words, to be weak enough that they have to accept terms, rather than begin talks.

Iran does not see itself as that weak...far from it. So why would the US think it could go in and dictate terms?

A very discouraging update indeed.

#Iran #IranWar #WorldWarIII #DonaldTrump #PeteHegseth #BenjaminNetanyahu

David R. Lurie says,

"While the end point is unclear, Trump’s would-be dictatorship is politically broken. And as Trump’s mental and physical dissipation increases by the day, it’s increasingly important to focus on the network of stooges that have built and sustained his regime."

#Trump #Republicans #mediocrity #stupidity #corruption #opportunism #ToddBlanche #PeteHegseth #KristiNoem #MikeJohnson #JeffBezos #MarkZuckerberg #PaulWeiss #RobertGiuffra #MarkwayneMullin /1

publicnotice.co/p/trump-stooge…

A regime of idiots: A complete inventory of Trump stooges

They will remain, festering, awaiting the next opportunity for soul-selling.

^{David R. Lurie (Public Notice)}

Hegseth wants a military that will kill American civillians.

Disbelief as Hegseth turns military bases into open carry zones: 'We are truly screwed'
rawstory.com/pete-hegseth-2676…

#FireHegseth #PeteHegseth #RepublicansOwnThis #Trumpkakistocracy #GOPIdiot #GOPRapist #GOPDrunkard #WhiteSupremacist #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol

Disbelief as Hegseth turns military bases into open carry zones: 'We are truly screwed'

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced a new policy on Thursday to allow active servicemembers to put in a request to carry their own personal firearms with them on military installations — proclaiming it to be a "God-given right.

^{Matthew Chapman (Raw Story)}