Folks, we just lived through what media are calling βThe 12-Day War,β and what more rational people are calling βThe Dick-Measuring Contest That Lit Itself on Fire.β
The economy's rattled. Troops are on alert. Even Republicans are calling it illegal. And oil prices are twitchier than Don Jr. after a mid-dinner trip to the menβs room.
The same guys who sold you the Iraq War are back in the studioβrebranding war as patriotism. And they even brought new merch.
And like every Trump story, this one begins and ends the same way:
Trump lied.
He lied to the public.
He lied to Congress.
He even lied to Fox News, where truth goes to get waterboarded.
At this point, the only question any journalist should be asking Republicans is:
Why should anyoneβforeign or domesticβbelieve a word Americaβs President says?
LIE #1: The Ceasefire Was Arsonist-as-Firefighter Propaganda
Trump declared a ceasefire between two countries that kept bombing each other right through the so-called ceasefire.
Not because it was real, or strategic.
Not because anyone intended to obey him.
But because he wants a Nobel Peace Prize.
He tried to take credit for a fire drill after the building had already burned down.
Itβs like he directed βCeasefire: The Musical,β and the opening night finale was all the actors punching each other backstage.
This wasnβt brokered through diplomacy. No UN. No State Department. No allies.
It was announced unilaterally on Trump's social media, without verification or details:
βISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME. NOW!β
Because commanding foreign militaries through CAPS LOCK is the definition of statecraft.
Alas, a ceasefire where both sides keep bombing is not a ceasefire.
LIE #2: βIranβs Nuclear Program Was Obliteratedβ
Trump bombed three nuclear sites: Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan.
He & Secretary of Jaegermeister Pete Hegseth both told America that Iranβs uranium stockpile was βcompletely destroyed.β
Exceptβsaid stockpile wasnβt actually there.
Satellite imagery suggests Iran moved the material beforehand. Trucks were seen leaving days before. Those bunkers werenβt bustedβthey were cleaned-out, vacuumed and Febreezed.
We may have just spent half a billion dollars to blow up some empty basements & vending machines. Basically a military version of Trump University.
Even the UN checked radiation levels. You know what they found?
βNo abnormal readings.β
Iβm no physicist, but βobliterated uraniumβ should probably leave some kind of glow?
And not for nothing, but the fact that Israel kept bombing after Trump & his cabinet declared there were no more nukes seems to indicate - this wasnβt really about nukes.
LIE #3: βThis Wasnβt About Regime Changeβ
Marco Rubio, whose spine is currently in the Smithsonian under βExtinct Vertebratesβ declared βThis wasnβt a regime-change move"
Amoral eyeliner model JD Vance proclaimed "Our view has been very clear that we don't want a regime change."
Pete Hegseth, who prepared for the bombing by playing Call of Duty and reading the back of a Slim Jim, confirmed "This mission was not and has not been about regime change."
And yet, within hours, Combover Caligula announced on Truth Social:
βMIGA! MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN! Why not regime change?!β
So weβre not just in a war.
Weβre in a war with no plot and no adult supervision.
We didnβt destroy the nuclear program.
We didnβt topple the regime.
We dropped half a billion in munitions to bomb... a hallway.
Itβs βMission Accomplishedβ with worse grammar and a pair of Depends instead of a flight suit.
LIE #4: They Have Intelligence.
Every U.S. intelligence officialβeven Trumpβs ownβsaid Iran was not building a bomb. Not enriching weapons-grade uranium. Not violating the deal.
Even Tulsi Gabbard, his Director of National Intelligence,Β Β a woman who somehow got tricked into cosplaying Condoleezza Rice β had publicly testified that Iran is not building a bomb.
But Trump listened instead to⦠his feelings.
So what did Trump do? He told the American people not to believe his Director of National Intelligence.
Which was fine, bc i donβt believe Tulsi Gabbard on her best day.
But letβs be real: Trump launched a preemptive military strike on a sovereign nation because his gut told him they were about to get nukes.
This is the same gut that told him COVID would disappear by Easter.
The same gut that told him disinfectant might be medicinal if you inject it.
The same gut that told him he won the 2020 election & tariffs are awesome for consumers.
At this point, we should just assume Trumpβs βgutβ is actually a second, dumber brain that lives in his colon.
THE BIGGEST LIE: Undoing Obamaβs Deal Made Us Safer
Letβs not forget:
President Obama had a verifiable nuclear deal with Iran.
It worked.
The Pentagon said it worked.
We knew where the uranium was. We had inspectors on the ground. Diplomacy was actually working.
Until Trump ripped it up like a cat on meth, just because Obama had signed it.
Under Obama, Iran enriched uranium at 3.67%.
Under Trump, itβs 60%.
So now weβre bombing the same sites that were under control 8 years agoβand pretending itβs progress.
If the deal were still in place, weβd have:
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Inspections
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Monitoring
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Verification
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Uranium under lock and key
Weβre less safe than we were 8 years ago, and are now bombing the same facilities Obama once defunded & regulated.
Because Trump saw Obamaβs signature on the deal, and treated it like a bathroom sign that said, βMexicans welcome.β
BONUS LIE: βWeβre Energy Independentβ
Trump promised energy independenceβthen started a war in the Strait of Hormuz, the single most important oil artery in the world.
If Iran blocks it, Global oil markets go from βmildly rattledβ to βapocalyptic Jenga collapse.β
And should oil prices rise, Trump will attempt to calm the masses by promising to But drill in the Everglades, or something. Because consequences are for the nextpresident.
Hereβs What Weβve Got:
β No clear objective
β No congressional approval
β No international backing
β No proof of success
β No truth
And Trump declared victory before we had intelligence, verification, or results.
Iran still has its nuclear program.
The regionβs more volatile, and our allies donβt trust us.
Trump has declared a ceasefire, pulled the bombers back, claimed peace, and told MAGA itβs over.
Which means Iran can now race to build a bomb faster than Trump can tweet childish homophobic shit about Anderson Cooper.
If Iran still has nukesβthey win.
Theyβve got more time, more leverage, more motivation, and fewer inspectors.
Because Trump quit early & gave himself an βA;β before checking his own homework.
Trump didnβt keep us out of war.
He just kept us out of the truth.
And since bombing Iran didnβt distract us from...
-tariffs
-low polls
-sad parades
-No Kings Protests
-59% oppose his budget bill
-Natβl Guard deployed to 4 blocks in LA
-richest man on Earth calling him a pedo
...I canβt WAIT to see how he tries to distract us from bombing Iran.
Iβm dusting off a boatload of Vietnam protest songs. Getting ready for some good trouble. For some reason two songs are ear worming my brain; Country Joeβs anti war anthem and Phil Ochs I Ainβt a Marching Anymore. (You can bet if we have a draft, Barronβs inherited dadβs bone spurs)
Awesome recollection, Mr. Fugelsang, of Trumpβs promises made and promises broken. And his consistent incompetence and the incompetence of his clown car cabinet of loyalists.
Who will become the American Hero or Heroes that stop this madness? Hopefully they will appear sooner rather than later.