Trump Drops B‑2 Bombers on Iran — Fasten Your Seatbelt
- Blue State Threads
- Jun 21
- 2 min read
Fascist Felon Trump confirmed overnight raids by B-2 Spirit bombers on three hardened Iranian nuclear sites, each loaded with 30,000-pound bunker busters. The White House released a sixty-word statement praising “mission success,” yet not a single member of the House or Senate Armed Services Committees received advance notice. The War Powers Resolution, designed to stop exactly this kind of unilateral attack, stayed dormant like a prop in a civics museum. Oil markets jolted awake, spiking Brent crude past ninety-eight dollars, while European foreign ministers scrambled to draft joint calls for restraint.
Congress Frozen, Gulf Heating Up
B-2 sorties are neither cheap gestures nor diplomatic nudges. They exist to penetrate the best air defenses on the planet and crater targets buried under mountain rock. Using them outside a declared war tells Tehran and every observer that Washington is ready to gamble with escalation. Proof arrived two hours after the strike: Iran launched medium-range missiles toward Israel, Shiite militias in Iraq and Syria promised “full retaliation,” and the Pentagon ordered the USS Harry S. Truman carrier group into the Gulf under the banner of "deterrence". Tanker insurers instantly slapped war-risk premiums on everything entering the Strait of Hormuz.
Capitol Hill produced outrage but no strategy. Senator Tim Kaine demanded an emergency vote on war powers, insisting Congress “cannot keep chasing a commander-in-chief who treats Article I like optional fine print.” Representative Thomas Massie declared the strike unconstitutional and called for an injunction to halt further action absent explicit authorization. Leadership schedules remained blank, proving once again that institutional muscle memory for checks and balances has atrophied.
Analysts on BlueSky mapped the déjà vu. They laid out how limited airstrikes in Iraq (1998), Libya (2011), and Syria (2018) opened years of mission creep and siphoned billions from domestic budgets. Clips of defense-industry tickers running green shared timelines with images of parents rationing insulin in Detroit. The juxtaposition hammered home who profits and who pays.
Turning Shock Into Leverage
Public pressure has stopped missiles before. In 2013, a phone-line blitz pushed President Obama to scrap planned strikes on Syria and instead seek congressional debate. That blueprint still stands. If phones ring off the hook, leadership will fear midterm ads featuring empty chairs while stealth bombers launch.
Begin with relentless calls for a recorded vote. Force every lawmaker to own their stance in the Congressional Record instead of hiding behind generic press releases. Pair those calls with screenshots of oil and defense stocks that surged after the raid, tagging Exxon, Chevron, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman each time share prices inch up. Money hates scrutiny; shareholders do not enjoy being cast as war profiteers.
Support veteran-led legal organizations suing to enforce the War Powers Act. Federal judges ruled in 2020 that unauthorized deployments of special forces in West Africa violated the statute; the precedent sits in the case law. Courts cannot shoot down jets, but they can freeze funding streams and embarrass administrations into heel turns.
Finally, strengthen local civic barriers. City councils that pass anti-war resolutions funnel grassroots energy upward. School boards that teach genuine civics immunize the next generation against strong-man chest beating. Democracy erodes from the top when apathy rots the roots; reverse the nutrient flow.
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