It appears that my country, the United States of American, is about to start bombing you again. Please note that the vast majority of American citizens are not involved in this decision. Our “leaders” care not one whit about what the American people want. The folks I associate with in my daily life don’t know much about Iran and hold no enmity toward you. If put to a vote among the general U.S. population, we would vote against bombing Iran. We would prefer that our country mind our own business and deal honestly and peacefully with other nations.
Just so you know.
—–Steve Parker, M.D.
Update on April 8, 2026:
On February 28, 2026, President Trump announced the start of his war with Iran. He said the objective was to protect the American people from imminent threats by the Iranian regime. (I don’t know about you, but I never felt threatened by Iranians.)
Within the last 24 hours, the U.S. press announced that a ceasefire agreement had been reached between the U.S. and Iran (what about Israel?) and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth declared victory over Iran. The alleged ceasefire comes on the heel of Trumps veiled threat to nuke Iran. Reuters reported on April 7:
U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning to destroy Iran if it did not yield to his demands drew rebukes from around the globe and even unnerved some aides and supporters, though administration officials said the increasingly hostile rhetoric was merely a negotiating tactic to force Tehran to concede.
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” Trump wrote online early on Tuesday, ahead of the 8 pm ET (2400 GMT) deadline he set for Iran to strike a deal with the U.S.
Daniel Davis and Larry C. Johnson present a very different view of the situation and I highly recommend you watch the video below, especially if you are like most Americans who only view the mainstream media, if any. Johnson is skeptical about the ceasefire, pointing out that it will only occur if Israel agrees to cease hostilities against Lebanon and Yemen.
Peace-loving Moslem Kevin Barrett explains why he thinks the U.S. has lost the war. A snippet:
…Trump has for all intents and purposes surrendered. I doubt that any power in history that enjoyed a 100-to-1 military spending advantage over its enemy has ever been this thoroughly humiliated.
Update at 2010 hrs (MST) April 8:
There is no ceasefire after all:
Advanced Mediterranean Diet 