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  "path": "/archives/2026-jan-apr.html#3_March_2026_(pete_hegseth_trump_iran)",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-04T10:37:18.000Z",
  "site": "https://stallman.org",
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    "treats the question of \"why\""
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  "textContent": "While the bullshitter gives an array of bombastic excuses for attacking Iran, Henchman Hegseth treats the question of \"why\" as irrelevant.\n\nWhen the US entered World War II, it published a series of short films collectively entitled, \"Why We Fight.\" That responded to understanding that something as violent as war requires a moral justification, not merely an order. However, according to magats, \"The ruler says so\" is supposed to suffice.\n\nThe one reason that in my mind could have justified the attack is if the Iranian people had implored the US to defeat their cruel government. The bullshitter addresses Iranians, calling on them to rise up, so as to make people imagine they are doing so.\n\nMany Iranians hate their government and for good reason, but it doesn't follow that they want a foreign enemy to attack their country.\n\nMeanwhile, Hegseth and Vance says that they don't care whether Iranians overthrow their government or not, and that is not the aim of the attack. I hope Iranians do eliminate that religious repression, but if they do, the US won't deserve any credit for it.",
  "title": "Hegseth on Iran"
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