How many more Americans and Iranians must die because of a monumental blunder to attack Iran?
This rush to confrontation is cheered on by Benjamin Netanyahu, a leader fighting for his own political survival while the Israel Defense Forces wage devastating operations against Palestinian civilians in Gaza and the West Bank — and have killed hundreds of Lebanese while occupying portions of their land. That is not an alliance that serves U.S. interests or values.
Americans are told this is about security. Yet the United States Department of Defense now acknowledges the cost of this Iran conflict has climbed to $29 billion. At the same time, inflation at home has risen to 3.8 percent. Families struggle with rent, food, and healthcare while billions are poured into another Middle East escalation.
We have seen this movie before. Wars launched on fear, urged by foreign pressure, and paid for by American lives and tax dollars rarely make us safer. They deepen regional chaos and leave ordinary people — here and abroad — to bear the cost.
The United States should step back from the brink, refuse to be pulled into another catastrophic war, and redirect its resources toward diplomacy and the urgent needs of its own citizens.
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