To The Editor:

Since Saturday, Trump, and various members of his administration, have offered up a poo-poo platter of excuses for why he and his buddy, Bibi, joined forces to attack Iran. In typical Trump fashion, it was done without consulting congress and without much thought on how the dominos were going to fall and who was going to have to clean up the mess.

U.S. government employees were left stranded in nearby Gulf countries and then told to catch commercial flights home – after most flights were cancelled. Pete Hegseth was pleased to say that there were no stupid rules of engagement to be concerned about. Kash Patel got off his jet long enough to gut the FBI counterintelligence agency that monitored Iranian threats and plots here at home. U.S. assets will now be used to escort vessels traveling thru the Strait of Hormuz.

After years of trash-talking our allies, Trump can’t understand why they are unwilling to jump on the three wheeled band wagon that he and Bibi are driving off a cliff. There are new threats of tariffs and embargos. No doubt this will be the most expensive diversion from the Epstein files to date.

It has been 408 days since Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine that Putin started. Since he got back in office he has taken military action against Iran- last June, as well as Yemen, Somalia, Syria, Nigeria and Venezuela and threatened action against Greenland and Cuba. If he really believes he deserves the Nobel Peace prize – he might want to rethink this strategy,

I’m not sorry to see the Supreme leader of Iran taken out - he was not a good guy. It would be nice however, if elected Republicans in Congress could do something to rein in their own supreme leader before he attacks another country. There are 242 days till the midterm elections.

Kathy Quinn

Newtown