Good God, your…
What is it good for?

Absolutely nothing!

Which is not strictly true. War is in fact very good for killing people. Lots of people. Mainly the ones who haven’t started the war, nor those who caused the problems in the first place. But without wishing to sound too Jeremy Corbyn about this, I’m not a big fan of war.

So yesterday we had the new ‘weapons of mass destruction’, which is ‘Qasem Soleimani was plotting to kill Americans’. A rather spurious sounding justification for an international act of serious aggression. However, Trump soundly put this into perspective by claiming that he ‘took this action to stop a war, not start a war’. So that’s ok then. The good people of Iran (are there any? Other than my barber, and he lives here) would have heard that and, led by the Ayatollah, will accept this without question and join together in collective relief that the Chief Exec has averted another disaster. Yeah. Right. That’s why they were burning the flags of America (understandable), Britain (???) and Israel (why not?) in Tehran yesterday. To show the nations they really like and respect.

It does seem rather odd, even in Trump-world, to take an action which will inflame a situation in the Middle East, when he’s spent the last 2 years moaning about US involvement in the region and withdrawing his troops. So one must assume (always dangerous) that Trump’s intel and advisors recommended and approved this action. Or at least hope that is so. And there’s no doubt that the death of Suleimani makes the world a safer place to live. Other than for him, obvs. Because he was Iran’s military brain and leader. He decided on all the horrendous actions taken by Iran’s militia in so many other countries. Unfortunately, in places like Iran, men like him are heroes and leave a legacy of hatred and violence which others will only be too happy to continue.

So whilst the killing of the man is good, even for vegans, you kind’a know that the fun is only just beginning.

Happy Saturday (I hope)

A xxxx