The White House provided this graphic to lay out the goals of the current war with Iran but also stated in a letter to Congress that “it is not possible at this time to know the full scope and duration of military operations that may be necessary.” Translation: A new forever war. Despite promising that a war with Iran would be “easily won” just a few weeks ago. At least six American soldiers have been killed and U.S. officials are finally admitting that the U.S. struck Iran because they knew that Israel was going to do it anyway. At least we all can admit that the war is happening at the will of Israel. Tucker Carlson reports that Mossad agents were arrested for plotting bombing campaigns by officials in Saudi Arabia and Qatar over the weekend so who exactly is bombing U.S. allies? We can’t know yet but it is increasingly apparent that the U.S. is not at the wheel here. President Trump doesn’t help this perception by excitedly announcing Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s appearance on Fox News. So while the war propaganda rolls on, how will the U.S. fair in this war, alongside a partner that plays dirty? Israel struck civilian areas inside of Tehran on Monday in what civilians are describing as a Double Tap strike. This means that they strike in an area and then strike again when rescue workers come in. It’s a war crime. On Monday evening, Admiral Brad Cooper, the top U.S. military officer at Central Command sent this letter to the 50,000 American troops that are in harm’s way. It may be intended as motivational and reverent, but it offers no clear objective, trigger, or strategic rationale for the deployment beyond vague references to the Iranian regime and protecting Americans. It suggests a tragic certainty that has been woven throughout U.S. propaganda all weekend: human lives are being risked without a clearly articulated purpose. The post Forever War, No Objective appeared first on Redacted.