{"id":34955,"date":"2020-03-13T10:09:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T18:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=34955"},"modified":"2020-03-13T10:09:58","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T18:09:58","slug":"in-the-midst-of-a-pandemic-trump-risks-war-with-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/13\/in-the-midst-of-a-pandemic-trump-risks-war-with-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"In The Midst of a Pandemic, Trump Risks War With Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

Win Without War Executive Director Stephen Miles released the following statement regarding the recent escalation of military action in Iraq:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in the midst of a pandemic. But instead of addressing it \u2014 instead of ensuring that there are adequate tests, that everyone has access to healthcare, or that the average worker has protection from financial loss \u2014 Donald Trump is risking another war of choice in the Middle East. We saw not two months ago where this type of escalatory tit-for-tat military strike can lead. The time to de-escalate is now.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the perfect encapsulation of all that is wrong with U.S. foreign policy. The true national security threats of the 21st century, from climate change to global pandemics, will not be solved militarily. The violence-first approach has failed<\/a>. It\u2019s time to dramatically rethink our priorities, rein in the warmaking powers of the president, and refocus our resources toward meeting real human needs, such as public health.<\/p>\n

\u201cEarlier this year, Trump engaged in a similarly reckless military escalation with Iran \u2014 it almost led to all-out war. People across both the U.S. and Iran mobilized for peace, while leaders in Congress acted to block Trump\u2019s path to war. Just this week, Congress decisively passed <\/a>a war powers resolution with bipartisan support. Trump must not trample the will of the people.<\/p>\n

\u201cA war with Iran would be catastrophic in the best of times. In the midst of a pandemic that the U.S.\u2019s own antagonistic approach to Iran exacerbated<\/a>, it should be unthinkable. It was Trump\u2019s capricious, aggressive policies \u2014 unilaterally withdrawing from the successful nuclear deal, imposing violent blanket sanctions, and more \u2014 that helped drive our countries to the brink of war months ago. It is up to us to immediately de-escalate, re-engage diplomatically, and build a new approach to global security that puts coordination and collaboration first.\u201d<\/p>\n

Win Without War<\/em><\/a> is a diverse network of activists and national organizations working for progressive foreign policy in the United States. Contact: Michael Galant michael@winwithoutwar.org<\/a>, 203-260-4654.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Win Without War Executive Director Stephen Miles released the following statement regarding the recent escalation of military action in Iraq: \u201cWe are in the midst of a pandemic. But instead of addressing it \u2014 instead of ensuring that there are adequate tests, that everyone has access to healthcare, or that the average worker has protection […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":456,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-34955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"meta_box":{"disable_donate_message":"","custom_donate_message":"","subtitle":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/456"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34955"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34957,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34955\/revisions\/34957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34955"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=34955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}