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comment by nowaypablo
nowaypablo  ·  2479 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I helped sell the false choice of war once. It's happening again.

This op-ed was a little emotionally written but it gave me enough of a sinking feeling to start doing some research, since I'm sitting in an intro to environmental geography class (nicknamed "Dirt" at my school) and I don't give a fuck about warm fronts.

Here is a quick google-sourced and not-very-deep dive on this stuff for anyone interested, in order of credibility.

http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/12/14/nikki-haley-yemen-houthi-rebels-iran-missiles-press-conference-pentagon-skepticism-united-nations-trump-nuclear-deal-diplomacy/

http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/10/11/trump-is-inching-toward-war-with-irans-revolutionary-guards/

https://www.cato.org/blog/trump-administration-preventive-war

https://www.vox.com/world/2017/11/29/16707804/trump-iran-war-nuclear-deal-saudi-arabia

edit: If any armchair experts have some reliable guidance on reading on this topic comment yo links!