By Gary D. Barnett
GaryDBarnett.com
March 7, 2026
"Only the dead have seen the end of war."
~ Plato
What I have found to be true is that reality far outweighs stupidity, (never outnumbers) but then, when does logic or reasoning have anything to do with politics, politicians, and political pundits ? The most heinous and prolific nation of war and slaughter, the 'United' States, is once again, or should I say still after all these years, continuing to wage war at every level possible, for as long as is possible, in order to cause as much misery as possible to this world it claims to lord over. The evil Trump is taking it up a notch or two, but the outcome will be the same; destruction of human morality in the face of extreme aggression, violence, murder, and terrorism at the expense of innocents.
And for goodness sakes, please refrain from bloviating about how this is an 'illegal' war, an unjust war, (all war is unjust) and an 'unconstitutional' war. I can hear all 'libertarians' now screaming at the top of their lungs, that only Congress can declare war. What a stupid statement, and what blindness to any reality is such nonsense as this ? The implication of this statement is that if Congress said it is okay to go to war, then it must be justified, but since no war in the history of the U.S. has been defensive, (all have been offensive and pure aggression) or justified, that is an insane assumption. The Trump and Hegseth acknowledgment that the Department of Defense should be changed to the Department of War was the only political honesty presented recently. They could actually have left it as the DOD-"Department of Death."
I saw this description concerning 'war theory' in a recent article discussing the morality, conduct, and causes, with a following analysis of the moral, constitutional, and 'legal' aspects of war. This take is what is presented by 'constitutionalists' who tend to look for justification in government language jotted down on parchment, not understanding that it is all political and propaganda. Try to remember that all war is about killing other humans, as many as possible, in order for the State to gain one agenda or another, along with wealth, power, and control, and consider that not one word about actual self-defense is mentioned. It has absolutely nothing to do with justness.
"The standard requirements for a just war are that war is a last resort to avoid truly imminent violence or profound massive injustice. It must be triggered by a legitimate authority, its purpose must be clear and just, and the damage it produces must not outweigh the evil it purports to eliminate. Its conduct must avoid killing non-combatants, and the weapons and tactics used must be proportionate to the war's objectives."
While this may sound to some as a' legitimate' response to the justification for war, or seem reasonable, it is no such thing. It is pure hogwash, and only meant to make war sound 'justifiable.' Given that the U.S. has never once faced any "truly imminent violence or profound massive injustice" in its history, there has never been a justification for war. Secondly, this claims the requirement of a "legitimate 'authority," of which none exists, as government is not any legitimate 'authority.' The purpose must be just, is irrelevant to this country, but not to those aggressively attacked by this nation-state. Since the U.S. is the foregone champion of aggression and murdering non-combatants directly or by proxy, many tens or hundreds of millions of them over its entire existence, indiscriminately as well, that is the definition of mass cruelty, murder, and criminality. Damage must not outweigh the evil it 'proports' to eliminate ? I cannot even speak to this statement. Lastly, weapons and tactics must be proportionate to the war's objectives is simply a ridiculous notion, unless war is like a football game with referees overseeing all the players so that everyone kills only with the proper equipment, and when it is ruled 'legal.' I guess all wars should be "fair."
This is the extent of human intellectual growth and human development and maturation. This is the best we can do folks; to pick masters to lord over all others, to allow them to make the rules to kill off humanity, to steal everything in sight for themselves, to foment hate at every turn, to destroy productivity and infrastructure, to obliterate economic advancement, to rape and pillage, to bomb, and to murder at will. Is this the progress one would desire to see and allow, without any actionable resistance whatsoever ? It seems so, as that is exactly what has happened throughout American history, while this pathetic population sings songs of heinous nationalism while satisfying their lust for the bread and circus games; consuming enough to satisfy their appetite for blood, slaughter, and glory.
And now here we are in Iran, prosecuting a war for the murderous slime called Zionist Israel. The only benefactor of this madness is Israel. Every other country involved loses, while Israel achieves its goal of having the West and Middle East kill off each other, while the Israeli ruling class sits and waits to accomplish their wet dream of a "Greater Israel."
Much of the world, especially the West, is now in a position to be relegated to the dustbin of history. The destruction could and likely will lead to economic ruin, hyper-inflation, loss of production and access to vital goods, massive job loss, depression, starvation, huge energy loss and extreme cost, monetary Armageddon, more hate, and even possible civil unrest or domestic war. The most evil Trump is the bandleader for this Israeli operation, and was bought and paid for long ago, so any reliance on this dolt to calm things is insanity. The MAGA crowd of collective fools will not save the day, so get prepared for very hard times ahead.
While all this absurd instability surrounds us, Trump is still threatening Cuba, Mexico, Greenland, parts of South America, and has stated there will be no peace deal sought unless an unconditional surrender by Iran. Hmm, where have you heard that before?
You all of you, allowed this to happen, and waving your blood-soaked flag of murder will not save you this time. There is but one solution, and that is to take down this government monster, eliminating all of its stolen and illegitimate falsely-claimed authority. Nothing less will suffice given the far-advanced stage of hell we find ourselves in today.
"The chief evil of war is more evil. War is the concentration of all human crimes. Here is its distinguishing, accursed brand. Under its standard gather violence, malignity, rage, fraud, perfidy, rapacity, and lust. If it only slew man, it would do little. It turns man into a beast of prey."
~ William Ellery Channing
Reprinted with permission from GaryDBarnett.com.