Lawrence Wilkerson, Colin Powell’s former chief of staff, says the talk of tactical nuclear signaling toward Iran is no bluff, and the people behind it have no idea what they’d set loose:
“Once it’s opened, then it’ll be Katie, bar the door. We’ll start ratcheting up and doing more and more and more until we’re into a general nuclear exchange. And that’s hell for the whole human race, probably.”
Trump has already ruled out going nuclear on Iran, and that door needs to stay shut.
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Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal)🇺🇸🇮🇷 The next war with Iran could become something much bigger than Trump intends
I spoke with Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson about the growing American military buildup around Iran, and he made a comparison I found particularly disturbing.
Europe in 1914.
Back then, governments believed they could enter a war, achieve their objectives and return home within months.
Instead, they unleashed a conflict that destroyed empires.
Wilkerson sees a similar danger developing today, particularly as France reportedly deploys troops to Saudi Arabia and more countries become involved in the Middle East.
We discussed Trump’s apparent interest in using the MOAB against Iranian targets.
Wilkerson argues that these enormous bombs would accomplish very little against Iran’s deeply buried nuclear facilities. He also doubts the U.S. has enough conventional military capability remaining to force a decisive outcome.
That leaves a troubling question.
What happens if Trump launches another attack, Iran refuses to concede, and Washington finds itself facing an even worse strategic position?
Wilkerson worries that the pressure to escalate could eventually bring nuclear weapons into the equation.
And his concern extends beyond Iran.
We also discussed Ukraine, where he believes Putin has become increasingly committed to achieving his objectives, making a compromise more difficult as the human and political costs accumulate.
What struck me was his broader argument about how wars develop.
Leaders enter conflicts believing they can control the outcome. Then the casualties mount, the objectives expand, and accepting anything short of victory becomes politically impossible.
Wilkerson fears we’re approaching precisely that kind of situation, with nuclear weapons now part of the equation.
The danger isn’t that anyone necessarily wants a world war. It’s that several governments could make decisions that eventually leave them unable to avoid one.
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