The war against Iran, Trump's one too many

It took Donald Trump only a few months to drag the United States into a new war , after promising everyone that he would "end the chaos in the Middle East." A war that in some ways recalls George W. Bush's war against Iraq and Saddam Hussein's regime, which was then accused of possessing weapons of mass destruction. But Trump's war in the Middle East risks ending even worse.

The billionaire White House official—whose fortune has doubled in six months of his presidency—ignored his country's constitutional procedures by sending B-2s to drop their bombs on Iran without any congressional approval. He dispensed with a propaganda campaign to draw his fellow citizens into the war. As with everything else, Trump is relying on shock tactics to impose his choices, and on stupefaction to silence all opposition.

But attacking Iran may be one step too far. The President of the United States has failed—even if he denies it—on almost every issue. The determined warlord option was supposed to restore his image, but Americans are not fooled by the price they risk paying. The bombing of Iran could reinforce the extent of the rejection of the White House occupant.

Already on No Kings Day, June 14 , 4 to 6 million protesters took to the streets to challenge his policies. This makes it one of the largest mobilizations ever organized in the history of the United States. The refusal of war could multiply the number of demonstrations planned between now and July 4. Independence Day will be the high point of anti-Trump protests, as shown by the thousands of initiatives already listed by the site 50501, for "50 states, 50 demonstrations, one movement."

America, which rejects Trumpism, its wars, its violence, and its brutality, is raising its head. It risks experiencing unprecedented repression. But, paradoxically, it may be from here that the spark of an international movement to reject this world where the rule of the strongest, the richest, the most armed becomes the alpha and omega of international relations and domestic politics alike.