Pressure mounts on Australia to distance itself from Iran war

George Grundy Even as war with Iran escalates, threatening global oil supplies and economic stability, critics argue Australia should walk away from the conflict rather than risk deeper involvement.

America’s magnificent war machine, which spent $2 trillion in 20 years to replace the Taliban with the Taliban, has recently shown that its efficiency has increased; This time it took only eight days to replace a new Taliban. Khamenei with another Khamenei.

The Persian Gulf is both on land and in flames ThisWhile the FIFA Peace Prize winner bombed schools and hospitalshand in hand with a wanted person war criminal. These are the darkest times.

Three Republican presidents in a row have followed the same strategy: crash the economy and invade a Middle Eastern country. George W Bush‘s disastrous Iraq spree was just as poorly planned. Is there a chance that military action against Iran will be a repeat of January’s smash-and-capture? spoil The Venezuelan crisis was quickly extinguished when US Tomahawk missiles hit a girls’ school in the city of Minab, killing at least 170 people, most of them children.

Survivors or those trying to help survivors also “double tap“secondary strike is a sickening exploitation of human nature that ‘our’ supposedly moral and honest side uses regularly. This single incident is probably the worst war crime committed by America since the war.” My Lai The massacre and will not be soon forgotten by the Iranians.

The horrors in Minab were just the beginning of an avalanche of war crimes committed by Israel and America. torpedoing an unarmed Iranian frigate in international waters and demolition Tehran’s oil storage facilities cause environmental pollution disaster In a city of 9 million people.

The risk of a region-wide disaster is very real; Nearly all states in the Gulf region rely heavily on desalination plants for drinking water. The USA hit Iran’s desalination facilities. If Iran responds in kind (as the Foreign Minister said) recommended), millions of people may wake up under the hot Arabian sun to find there is no water to drink.

Iran’s mining Strait of Hormuz (Almost 25% of the world’s seaborne oil passes through here) It also points out that this problem will not be solved quickly and will not only affect oil. Global supply chains in natural gas, petrochemicals and vital fertilizers will be disrupted for months, and so they should be (it seems) likely) Iran chooses to use its proxies in Yemen and close the nearby strait Bab al-Mandeb Towards the south, a further 9% of global oil supplies will be cut off, the last maritime export route from the Middle East will be cut off, the Suez Canal will be effectively closed and ships will be forced to travel via the Cape of Good Hope.

International Energy Agency (IEA) to have in question That the world is about to experience the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market. Economist He suggested that the disruption would be twice as bad as the oil shocks of the 1970s. The world will see at best a deep recession, at worst a catastrophic collapse reminiscent of 2007/08 and a new world war.

Israel, in particular, is now acting completely like a rogue state and is taking advantage of this moment to attack Lebanon (again). banned white phosphorus weapons in residential areas, displacement More than 800,000 Lebanese and those who rained bombs on them Red Crescent headquarters, universities and civilians tentswhile still annexing More The genocide in the West Bank continues in Gaza.

Israel has an undisclosed arsenal of approximately two hundred nuclear missiles. Negative a signatory Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. America has the most nuclear bombs in the world. Trump has in question that the only constraint on his power is his own morality. Two real maniacs have their fingers on the nuclear trigger.

All of this is compounded by the deeply troubling thought that perhaps this war is being fought largely to distract Americans from the idea that the President is their best friend. jeffrey epstein and was credibly accused of rape kids. War crimes to cover up sex crimes majority of Americans already believe.

Australia is prohibited from associating with a moronic, malignant narcissist who is an aggressive, genocidal, wanted war criminal and also an alleged pedophile. Participating in this madness is absolutely against the national interest. Agreeing to a war whose objectives have not yet been determined defined It puts Australians in the line of fire and risks plunging this country into a much wider conflagration; Our only reward appears to be an “ally” who enforces a 15% deal. tariffs It’s about our exports.

In short, we must tell America and Israel that Australia will play no role in the war in Iran. Summon their ambassadors and make it clear that this country is strongly opposed to a new war in the Middle East. Close American bases across the country. Pine Gap. Cancel the crazy AUKUS plan (i.e. Negative We will even hand over the submarines) and ask for our money back.

America and Israel should be sanctioned by Australia and other governments that still adhere to these rules. UN Charter. The so-called “rules-based order”, which becomes a fig leaf when left in the hands of the dominant powers, remains fragmented. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says America no longer wants to respect the rules of war. It is likely that this idea will also be adopted by Iran.

Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu They launched an illegal war of aggression and assassinated a head of state (who was also the spiritual leader of Shiite Islam) during Ramadan.

If any other country did something this reckless Australia would declare them our enemy. Instead, Australian society is turning itself into a pretzel for the police to accommodate the Israel lobby. head heads Non-violent protesters on the streets of Sydney arrested for wearing t-shirts with banned slogans (‘from river to sea’ – a phrase regularly used by Israeli politicians). Australians’ freedom of expression has been criminalized to appease a rogue nuclear nation engaging in genocide and playing around with World War Three.

Prime minister Anthony Albanese shouldn’t look anywhere else Joe Biden And Tony Blair These are seen as examples of left-of-center leaders who saw their life’s work completely overshadowed by their failure to stand up when an immoral war was launched by a supposed ally.

The fact that it is almost unthinkable for the Albanese government to take any stand against this mad war shows how much the sovereignty and basic decency of this nation has been sacrificed, and the further this goes, the harder it will be for Australia to save itself.