Under international law, war is legal only in cases of self-defense or an imminent threat of attack, such as an enemy army massed on your border. As Bush did before Iraq, the Trump Administration cobbled together a ludicrous string of theoretical what-ifs to argue that someday, perhaps, under some scenarios, Iran might threaten the U.S.
An Eminent Theory of Imminence
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication and WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a contributor to Centerclip and co-host of "The TMI Show" talk show. He is a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "2024: Revisited."
1 Comment. Leave new
…and pandas live in China. That’s why the US needs to do to China what it is now attempting to do to Iran.