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“Utter Disaster for All Involved”: Is Trump’s War on Iran Repeating Bush’s “Forever War” in Iraq?

2026-03-04 News & Politics
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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is now in its fifth day. Following the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Israel has made it clear that it intends to target any official successors. Observers also warn that Israel could soon deploy its "Dahiya doctrine," a military strategy it first developed in Lebanon that involves carpet-bombing densely populated residential areas. Despite U.S. hopes for a short engagement, however, Iran appears to be settling in for a "war of attrition" against "the biggest military superpower in world history, and the only nuclear-armed state in the Middle East," says scholar Narges Bajoghli. "This could turn into a regional war of a scale that will make the past 25 years of forever wars in the Middle East seem like a walk in the park." Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@ReefDonkey-5 2026-03-04

I’ve heard Iran was just as close to having a nuke as trump is to having a new health care plan 😂

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@willemdezeeuw5918 2026-03-04

War is a business model for the USA. Since WW II.

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@SoulofOlay 2026-03-04

Trump's top military advisor is Colonel Sanders.

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@kheranihk2022 2026-03-04

America spends more money on arms and wars and none for their people's health and their well-being

90 27 replies
@dm8172 2026-03-04

The USA controls 43% of the Weapons Market…they definitely do not want Peace!

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@GregoryComstock 2026-03-04

Utter disaster barely covers it. Thank you for your coverage, it’s so important!👍

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@robb6977 2026-03-04

Soooo, how's trumps Board of Peace going?? Or is it Bored of Peace???

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@victoriadavis8326 2026-03-04

THERE ARE NO WINNERS IN WAR. WAR PROFITEERS ARE THE ENEMY OF MANKIND. FOLLOW THE MONEY - WHO IS GETTING RICH?

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@CrossfireX7 2026-03-04

You know American industry is on the ropes when they don't even bother to manufacture consent here anymore.

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@KrnelPanc 2026-03-04

The hypocrisy is baked in. They know that we know that they lie. But they still lie.

34 3 replies

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