The decision to yoke American military power to Israel in the conflict with Iran is a strategic blunder that undermines American interests.

“who decided it was okay for the United States to be yolked to a foreign nation in the middle of a war with a country of 92 million people. That is one of the craziest things this country's ever done.”

The United States is being manipulated into a war in Iran that does not serve American national interests.

“I'm not for Iran, okay? Like, stop. I just don't think it's good for the United States. And I've said that many many times.”

Douglas Macgregor asserts that the military campaign against Iran is not justified and lacks a clear strategic outcome, making it an unwinnable war.

“I don't think that our attack on Iran is justified. It's not something that if you put it to a referendum in the United States, people would overwhelmingly support. I think people would reject it. But we're doing it nonetheless.”

Clayton Morris claims that the push for a war with Iran is driven by the desire to expand Israel's regional power and benefit the military-industrial complex.

“it's the Greater Israel project. That's what his big push is. But Lindsey Graham and these others, is it really about Israel or is it really about the money? And I think for most of these people, it's probably about the money. It's the massive military-industrial complex.”

The military engagement in Iran is a war of choice that was not preceded by an imminent threat to the United States.

“I will vote yes. This is a war of choice. I am one of the strongest supporters of Israel in the Congress. But I think when we put American troops in harm's way, it should be based upon imminent threats to America. There was no imminent threat.”

World peace is not achievable because humans are fundamentally flawed and harbor incompatible values that lead to inevitable conflict.

“we as individuals we don't even have peace in our own heads how are we going to manifest peace for you know billions of people all around the world with entirely different ideas so that's that's why I just I just don't think it it could happen”

War is an inherent aspect of human existence that has always existed and will always continue to occur.

“war safe to say, wars always existed and always will exist.”

War is a permanent feature of human existence that should be expected rather than met with extreme outrage.

“I believe there will always be war. I thought it was weird that there wasn't a war this whole last since there's been seven people there's been more people think history's over and that it's not still happening”

He asserts that Israel intentionally bombs cultural, religious, and medical sites in Lebanon, which constitutes a war crime, and that the IDF provides no evidence for its claims of these sites being m

“They called an ambulance and the ambulance came and they put me on a stretcher and they uh off off they took me and i should know really that the paramedics and the emergency workers and the doctors and the nurses and all of the medical team that attended to us are the real heroes”

Hasan Piker characterizes the bombing campaign in Gaza as a process of mass killing of children and civilians that amounts to genocide.

“they're saying out loud over and over again that they plan to commit Mass ethnic cleansing while they are doing an IRS there's no reason to hide it”

James Elder argues that the conflict in Gaza is uniquely indiscriminate and constitutes a war on children.

“When UNICEF very quickly, you know, we were speaking at levels we'd not spoken about before, talking about it being a war on children. That's about evidence. That's not a headline.”