# United States and Israel are bombing Iran {for current/ongoing events, past/future have specific threads} **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump, iran-strikes-2026\ **Created:** [February 28, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071 "2026-02-28T07:56:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1890
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/1890 "2026-09-24T18:46:30Z")
I’ll just leave this here for you and others to consider. > **On Navies and Sheltered Pacifism** > > In his 1940 essay, **“My Country Right or Left”** , Orwell pointed out how the security provided by a powerful navy can breed a naive form of anti-militarism among the population it protects: > > “Ours was the one-eyed pacifism that is peculiar to sheltered countries with strong navies.” > > He used this to critique British intellectuals of the interwar period who treated all military matters with disdain. Orwell argued that their ability to safely adopt a purist, anti-war stance only existed because a massive naval shield was quietly keeping foreign threats at bay. FWIW, I did live in a time and place where a significant population hoped that America would impose a change on the oppressive regime under which we lived. But I don’t expect you’ll find that relatable or persuasive in any way. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071)._