By Reginald Johnson
The situation in the Iran war is getting ominous.
Trump, who is sounding increasingly erratic and reckless, warned Iran in a social media post today that if the country's leaders don't open the Strait of Hormuz for oil shipments soon, the US would begin destroying Tehran's energy grid.
This would be a disastrous escalation.
I read just yesterday in Global Research an article in which the author said he had been told by top Iranians that if the US were to bomb the Tehran power system, they wouldn't hesitate to fire a missile against the US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which has 5,000 naval personnel aboard. The author was quite confident that the massive ship would be sunk, and most of the people on board would die.
Just imagine now what the reaction in this country will be if that happens. The unpopularity of this war will suddenly turn into a bloodlust for revenge. There will be cries to "carpet bomb 'em!" or even use a nuclear weapon. Trump has already threatened to use a nuke, and in this situation, he might just do it.
Frightening beyond words. The world cannot survive a nuclear war, and we might be headed for it.
All I can say is, on Monday, everyone should light up the congressional switchboard in DC with calls to your senators and congressmen, demanding that this insane war on Iran STOP NOW! before we're all killed. The number is 202-224-3121. Please, make a call.
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