Saturday, February 28, 2026

Fact-Checking Trump's Justifications for Attacking Iran

The president made unsupported and exaggerated claims in a speech announcing the attack on Iran.

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The case for invading Iraq was based on lies. The Trump administration's case for war with Iran hardly exists at all.[image or embed]

-- The Intercept (@theintercept.com) Feb 28, 2026 at 11:52 AM

https://bsky.app/profile/andrewjweinstein.com/post/3mfwgp67oyk26

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It's all his doing!
andrewjweinstein (sic)

kaparot president. color me surprised.

#1 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-02-28 03:36 PM

If you look at this war as an isolated event it makes no sense.

If you understood the geopolitical ramifications it was inevitable.

Play stupid all you want, the US had to do this

#2 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-02-28 04:37 PM

I think his plan is:
Bomb Iran. Send Americans to die there.
Wait a few weeks for the protests to kick off, then seed them with violence ... send in the troops to American cities. Americans die here.
Try to stop the elections, because they're all toast if Congress switches with a big enough majority. He's so unpopular, there's no way he survives this politically unless he gets to stay as a dicktaster.

#3 | Posted by chuffy at 2026-02-28 04:52 PM

I'm pretty tired of being Israel's and the Saudi's bitches.

#4 | Posted by morris at 2026-02-28 05:44 PM

"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."

Salvor Hardin

#5 | Posted by SomebodyElse at 2026-02-28 05:59 PM

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