Not a judicious use of our tax dollars and galloping debt

 Not a judicious use of our tax dollars and galloping debt

As our national debt soars to $40 trillion, one would surmise we’re borrowing against our future to lift up the Commons and our 340 million folks.

Nope, we’re squandering our tax dollars and borrowing into unsustainable debt to wage relentless war in the Middle East on behalf of Israel. Trump launched his criminal war on Iran 63 days ago, squandering nearly a billion bucks daily, tho Defense Secretary Hegseth lied that it’s less than half that.

That $60 billion plus has been a spectacular failure from the air and sea, with a land invasion ruled out as insanely impossible. All 13 US bases in its sycophantic Gulf States allies are either destroyed or badly damaged. The Gulf States view the US so unreliably they may tell Trump to pack up and go home…forever.

As wasteful as that is on US military, he’ also lavishing billions on his tag team partner Israel in this monstrous war that is inexorably crashing the world economy. The Israeli Defense Ministry announced Thursday that Uncle Sam gifted Israel with 6,500 tons of criminal war weapons within the preceding 24 hours. That brings the total military gear to Israel since the war began to 115,600 tons arriving on 403 planes and 10 ships. Israel got so much they’re using some of it to wage a Gaza like genocide on Southern Lebanon.

Trump is left with two options. Quit his criminal war to accept Iran’s sensible demands to renounce further war, end all senseless US sanctions, and get the hell out of Iran’s neighborhood. Option two is restart the bombing in the hope of collapsing the Iranian regime. All that will accomplish is strengthen he Iran’s resolve and resume their own bombing which will likely destroy the entire Gulf States oil production infrastructure. Say hello to $10 a gallon gas and much more for everything else.

All things considered Trump should choose option one. While that will destroy his presidency and consign him to everlasting infamy as a failed war criminal, it’s a bit better than destroying the world economy.

Walt Zlotow West Suburban Peace Coalition Glen Ellyn IL