{"id":59618,"date":"2026-06-04T04:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=59618"},"modified":"2026-06-04T04:06:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:06:54","slug":"war-is-too-easy-tyranny-of-the-warmongers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/04\/war-is-too-easy-tyranny-of-the-warmongers\/","title":{"rendered":"War Is Too Easy: Tyranny of the Warmongers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reprinted from Bracing Views<\/a> with the author\u2019s permission.<\/i><\/p>\n

Making war shouldn\u2019t be this easy.<\/p>\n

With the Iran War, two men determined America\u2019s attack on Iran, and one was a foreign leader. The latest aggression against Iran is inconceivable without Bibi Netanyahu and Donald Trump. Of course, there are plenty of operators and schemers and interests behind these men, but they are proud to take credit as the deciders.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t supposed to be how America goes to war. War is supposed to be a constitutional process involving the Congress and the people. There is to be no war without the consent of the governed. And there should be no wars of aggression, for a democracy should know that persistent wars are an insidious and pernicious enemy of freedom and liberty.<\/p>\n

In spite of that, war persists in America. If you\u2019re 25 years old or younger in America, you\u2019ve never known a time when your country has been at peace. Nor is there any prospect of peace in the next three years. I\u2019ve lost track of the countries the Trump administration has bombed or attacked or snatched the leader of, but besides Iran the list would include Venezuela, Somalia, Nigeria, and Yemen. And let us not forget U.S. efforts in the Russia-Ukraine War, for nuclear-armed Russia surely won\u2019t forget.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s simply no end to America\u2019s wars partly because it\u2019s all just so easy.<\/p>\n

A common expression inside the Washington Beltway is that \u201call options are on the table,\u201d meaning the worst option, that of deadly attacks and even war, is always an option. A harsh truth is that it\u2019s increasingly the only option considered in DC circles.<\/p>\n

The U.S. State Department has become a tiny branch of the Pentagon. Diplomacy takes time. Patience. Expertise. Empathy. A willingness to compromise. Within the Trump administration, these are qualities in short supply, even as they\u2019re not respected. Washington sees itself as a hegemon, the lone and dominant superpower, barking out orders and threats with unrestrained profligacy.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a recipe for disaster and that is what it\u2019s produced: disaster after disaster.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, the House finally and narrowly approved a resolution<\/a> to halt military action against Iran. Its immediate impact is limited and mainly symbolic. As usual, the Democrats fumbled the messaging, making it about gas and grocery prices:<\/p>\n

\u201cEnough is enough,\u201d said Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, who led the effort.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is time for the president to do the right thing,\u201d he said. \u201cThe people are tired of suffering because of his war of choice \u2014 suffering at the gas pump, suffering at the supermarkets.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Let\u2019s not focus on the unconstitutional nature of the war, the needless deaths of thousands of Iranians, the enormous price tag of $100 billion or more. It\u2019s really about Americans having to pay more to gas up their steroidal SUVs and monster trucks.<\/p>\n

As America approaches its 250th birthday, it\u2019s enduring a tyranny of the warmongers. Yet again, Americans find themselves under the thumb of a tyrannical and foreign government. It is exceedingly difficult to see how we chart a new course when we are so hopelessly lost.<\/p>\n

Take heart, America: At least there will be cage fighting soon on the White House lawn. Bread is dear, but the circuses are here.<\/p>\n

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