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Iran’s regime has armed terrorists, killed Americans, and fueled wars across the Middle East. But killing a dictator is not the same thing as having a strategy. Trump is shifting goals in real time. That’s dangerous when American lives are on the line. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

open.substack.comKilling a Dictator Isn’t a StrategyThe Iranian regime has killed Americans and fueled chaos across the Middle East for decades. But if the United States is going to war, the American people deserve a clear objective and a plan for what

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tbh, it's our own nation saying we need a regime change. the real question is, how do we accomplish that? he's got everyone outside his bubble classified as domestic terrorists subject to his whims of cruelty.

You left out the fact that going to war requires congressional approval, and before you say it’s not technically war, Trump called it that himself. This is not only a stupid, dangerous war— it’s also illegal!

Meanwhile the Gulf region with civilians and international tourists are under attack including the south of Europe Fuel prices are skyrocketing and European NATO has to scramble There was no strategy by this oil baron bribed motherflower and others are paying the highest price for his idiocy

trump and his trumpets do not give one shit about Americans. They murdered two Americans. So don’t let this admin fool you they will shoot ya as soon as look at ya.

The war in Iran is a blatant cover-up to hide the Trump-Epstein Files. Congress where the hell are you? Stop the cover-up! Release the Trump-Epstein Files. Trump is a malignant narcissist that belongs in prison.

Why are Americans in the Middle East at all, Adam? Israel isn’t our problem. Their enemies are not our enemies, despite what Israel spends billions to convince you otherwise. If we weren’t ratfucking the middle east like good little goyim for Israel we wouldn’t have overthrown Iran’s govt to begin

What would a viable long-term strategy actually look like though? Is there a version where maximum pressure or decapitation leads to real stability, or is that just wishful thinking given how Iran’s power structure works?

Dead on about strategy. I remember post-Soleimani, there was a ton of confusion in US agencies about next steps. Taking out leaders is dramatic, but what comes after is where it usually falls apart.

No one is questioning who Iran is. What we question is what are the real motives of this President? Why now?. We were on the cusp of a real nuclear deal (one that he tore up in his last Presidency). They were ready to go along. This is about power, money and the Epstein files, period.

Cusp? The JCPOA was signed in 2015 and implemented in 2016. Iran was following it. In 2018 Trump pulled out and put sanctions on Iran. The other countries and Iran still had a deal until 2025, when Iran terminated the JCPOA.

Politically this will be a failure. He has not distracted from the Epstein files (Operation Epstein Fury) and the timing is disastrous. He may well get a 'victory' boost in the polls now but by the time of the mid-terms all the downsides will be fully on view. First the parade, then the mess!

He is shifting 𝖓𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖛𝖊𝖘. His 𝖌𝖔𝖆𝖑𝖘 never change: 1. Serve himself, vvPutin & Netanyahu 2. Enrich himself thru corruption, grift & abuse of power (bribes, extortion, threats) 3. Distract from utter disaster in the homeland (Epstein truths, economy, incompetence) 4. Stay out of jail

America has done the same. Maybe religious dogma, Imperialism and greed (big oil especially) needs to be tamped down. Nobody can say America has the moral high ground right now. THE FIRST THING YALL DID WAS BLOW UP A SCHOOL FULL OF KIDS.

And now it seems our military doesn't communicate with our allies any better than with border patrol in Texas. Purging capable officers seems to have some ramifications.

At some point, China is going to enter the equation set. When it comes to rebuilding the Iranian military, infrastructure, and of course - the oil. They'll be there. I'm sure the master strategist has it all figured out how to avoid handing the corpse of Iran to the Chinese.

Adam we all know there are terriorist cells all over the US. We would be fools not to recognize that this war with Iran could kick the hornets nest! It hasn’t been approved by congress and yet Trump is again using tax payers money to fund it! As a US citizen it’s very upsetting!!!

The enemy always gets a vote. War has a funny way of spiraling in unexpected directions. China gets a significant amount of oil from the middle east, including Iran. Who's to say they don't get involved?

Trump likes starting things but doesnt get any resolve. He stated we may lose some vets in this attack on Iran. Does he really care? NO HE DOESNT. He just wants to look strong. Tired of bullshit rhetoric from Trump who doesnt give dam about vets or he wouldnt have cut vet services and hospital care

Pentagon warned Trump a prolonged war of months would seriously deplete weapon stockpiles. Could be a great time for China to take Taiwan. That would be catastrophic for the stock market and economy as semi conductor shortages stop the AI trade and shut down nearly every advanced industry.

Trump the moron had no specific goal when he started this war. Another $100 billion up in flames to the war machine when we could be fund education, reduce medical costs for American families and other social services. Let’s not forget a 13 yr old girl accused Trump of raping her.

I think they hoped the Iranian people would miraculously do their dirty work on the ground. A tall order give the massacre of protesters and a lack of weapons. That’s hope as a strategy. And hope is not a strategy.

This unauthorized preemptive war is illegal & unconstitutional. Period. Full stop. No justification @ any level. No substituting opinion over law. No law - no go No way As delineated in the Constitution, we must reign in the power to commit the US to armed conflict without the consent of Congress.!

Things we know Things to expect Trump threw a multi million dollar Dinner Party for his rich insiders as Troops were killed His family PAC raked in $130million bucks 3-Jets shot down 4 Soldiers killed Insider Stock trading netted trump insiders $$$$$$ 47 will plan for Martial Law before Nov

Simply put — Trump is being happily bribed to use Iran and its people as a scape goat for his crimes. He has no plan to advance democracy in the regime. His only plan is to profit from murder under the thin pretext of ‘just war.’

Hegseth said they don't plan a "regime change" or to install a democratic government. He could not say what the goals ARE. The goal posts move hourly. One thing is for certain, they just made the world more dangerous.

Trump thinks he is all knowing. If he actually knew what he was doing, he wouldn't have declared bankruptcy 6 times and have had dozens of failed buisnesses. He is intent on calling all the shot even though he has no idea what he is doing.

Shifting goals implies he actually had any other than to divert attention from his statutory rape allegations and to create an excuse for martial law.

He's using the Madman playbook. Keep everyone off balance to accomplish what the Heritage Foundation elected him to do. Is he merely a puppet or is he a shrewd madman?

News flash: now that the Ayatollah is dead... nothing changes in that regard. The peasants are not about to rise up and welcome the U.S. as liberators. The new regime from all accounts may be more draconian. Except now Iran is bombing the shit out of our Oillies and Americans are already dying.

Iran might be bad. But a genocidal Israel got us into a war that is now spreading all over the Middle East. This isn't about plans and goals. It is about the unbridled chaos unleashed by Netty and Trump. You didn't have to preface it with Iran bad. That's irrelevant.

And Hegseth states that we won't be following any "stupid rules of engagement"! How do soldiers know what the orders and guidelines for fighting are? Completely shocking.

There's no rehabilitation possible for this impulsive serial killer only his loss of freedom & loss of immunity. His accomplices don't have immunity unless he pardons them all. Basically it is: commit your crimes now and I will pardon you later.

With all that Iran has done, shouldn’t killing a dictator be one of their objectives as well? Both sides are corrupted and have no plan so it seems to reason getting rid of the dictators on both sides would be a logical start and may just end the war right there.

@adamkinzinger.substack.com - there’s a video going around of Netanyahu saying for *30 years* that Iran was an immediate nuclear threat. They all knew it was bullshit. Bravo, America got suckered into ME war cos Trump has the ME political capacity of a bullshit social media meme.

United States imperialism is responsible for much of what Iran and the rest of the Middle East has become. The American government is the axis of evil.

The strategy is clear. It's about the oil. In Iran as well as Venezuela, oil is the target strategy. Regime changes to a more friendly regime where the world oil can be controlled by BIG OIL. Am I alone on this?

The fact you didn't mention that everything trump does has other goals is concerning. He's implicated in the largest child sex trafficking scheme in American history. Focus on the real reasons for the attack. You're playing HIS script for him

It’s like watching Vietnam in fast forward. Instead of every year or so there’s a new critical objective or measure of success, it’s every day meow. Nukes, regime, Americans in the region (I’m sorry what? They can leave. Anyway…), danger to Europe, danger to gulf, danger to Iranians, terror, …..

Iran has. But that does not mean they killed 1000s of Americans. Very telling how the RW gets flustered when asked to back up their claims. This Paulina Luna character thought “everyone knows” Iran has killed 10s of 1000s of Americans.

In this case, killing a dictator seems to be retribution more than anything else! Not only not a strategy, but borders on illegal government sponsored assassination. Seems different than taking bin Laden out. Not sure where the line is, but something to think about.

Not just American lives (although Americans only care about American lives) but other Middle East states dragged in & EU countries to defend their interests which are being attacked by Iran plus their mutual defence commitments (which they need to honour to show it would mean something in Ukraine)

Iran isn't ruled by a dictator, it's an institutionalized regime government made up of different levels. You want a strategy that might work ? Maybe quit doing the many things you accuse others of.

Important benefits could come from this military action if done effectively. However, it is still far from a no-brainer, particularly given our disorganized administration. Congress would not have approved. There will be a variety of unfavorable consequences from the global economic disruption.

And it's not a strategy when Iran has AGREED to give up all their material and be under monitoring. And the day the Omani go-between said that, Trump and Bibi bombed them. Just like Bibi ALWAYS does. He doesn't want peace - he wants to wipe out ALL Arabs in the Levant. HE HAS SAID THAT OUT LOUD!

And now youre not talking about the kremlin files, i mean "epstein" files, right? Was that the objective of the bombings? To continue the chomo cover up? And why none of you are talking about russian state media celebrating all this? Opposition round ups are next my man. Real talk.

My guess: Trump will avoid answering questions about plans going forward in Iran. He will defer to Pete. Trump is satisfied that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who threatened Trump with death, is now dead. Trump seeks only revenge, and now he has the entire military force at his disposal to implement.

One of the strategies is sinking Iran’s Navy. 11 of Iran’s ships have been sunk and are sitting at the bottom of the sea. There are now no Iranian ships in the Gulf of Oman. You may be a patriotic jet refueler but you’re sure lacking brains. Sinking Iran’s navy isn’t a strategy?

Marco Rubio: “The objective of the mission is to destroy Iran’s missile capabilities.” That’s not strategy to you? How do you see that objective? Let me guess: “A toddler who has no idea what he’s doing is just seeking attention.” Is that what you think?

Trump isn’t going to spell out strategy and tactics openly. We know that over the next four weeks the US and Israel are going to pickoff IRGC targets. The inference is obvious to anyone with the brain: weaken the IRGC until they reason that their best choice is throwing down their arms.

The idiot who said Harris would start WWIII is starting WWIII. The so-called 'president of peace' has bombed 8 different countries in 1 year. Trump and Netanyahu are Like two bullies kicking over trash cans, they have now found one full of hornets, and the hornets are pissed.

So has this regime. ICE kills & disappears Americans in broad daylight. He makes deals w our enemies. He overthrew another nation & threatens more. Your attempt to be relevant failed when you chided the Mayor of Minneapolis for language.You’ve lost all credibility. What is your purpose?

He’s not shifting goals. He’s shifting lies. Be clear It matters He has no idea what he’s doing. Everything comes out of his ID. Operates on urges only He’s already regretting what his urge told him would surely be a one and done. Utterly corrupt

Adam, shifting goalposts, particularly without a rational articulated strategy is risky at any time. That is regardless of what nationalities of lives are at risk. Only considering one nationality is a measrue of arrogance. Strategy is preparation. Actions upon engagement are Tactics.

Sounds like America armed terrorists like gestapo in our streets they’ve killed innocent Americans and we just started a war in the Middle East

Day one - Kill over a hundred children attending a girl's school. - Forget to protect the Strait of Hormuz. Day two - Shoot down several of our own F-15s. - next?

You’d think we would have learned our lesson from years in Iraq, trillions of dollars and thousands of American lives. Yes Patriotic MAGA, they were celebrating in the streets of Baghdad too.

Still can't get over the R.A. Wilson style Freudian slip of the mission's initials being "EF"... for epic fury, or if you will, EPSTEIN FILES...

America’s regime has also armed terrorists, killed Americans, and Started numerous wars across the Middle East🤦🏻‍♀️ JFC!!! The fucking strategy is getting people to forget the pedophile in the White house!

I’ve said it for ten years. You could put a paper bag with $100M cash in front of Trump and tell him it’s his if he can give you a working definition of the term, “ strategy.” And your money would be 100% safe.

America's regime has armed terrorists, killed [Iranians, but also basically everyone in the middle-east], and fueled wars across the Middle East Can't these hawks see we're the bad guys? We could be the good guys, or at least help in some way, but this isn't it. We've been the bad guys for 20 years

What's the actual goal after the missile launchers are depleted? Won't Iran just shift to full-scale asymmetrical tactics? The US and NATO combined cannot stop large scale asymmetrical war. This is exactly what Hegseth wanted. Retrigger the entire WOT because he thinks it's a holy end times war.

In America we also have armed terrorists in the form of ICE, we have also killed Americans and we have fueled many wars all across the Middle East. This time around it seems like we are digging our own grave.