Donald Trump and the Downfall of the American Empire?
Posted by: John Phoenix
Ron Unz
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Our war against Iran is now three weeks old and the Trump Administration has apparently reached the point of total desperation.
The best proof of this came late Friday when Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that America would assist Iran in obtaining a massive inflow of additional funding for its war machine, thereby supporting Iranian efforts to kill American servicemen. Although reported in the New York Times, few have apparently noticed this bizarre development, or at least it has hardly received the attention it warranted.
The backstory was ironic. Soon after winning the White House in 2016, Trump tore up the existing American nuclear agreement with Iran, an agreement that imposed strict internatio...










