which country as iterated once linkedin
to The "axis of evil"
(a term coined by
U.S. President George W. Bush
in his 2002 State of the Union address
to describe Iran, Iraq, and North Korea,
whether founded or otherwise,
he accused these nations
of harboring terrorists
and pursuing weapons
of mass destruction (WMDs),
framing them as a collective,
significant threat to world peace.
Reprieve issued to Iran
formerly known as Persia
which name used
by Greeks and Westerners
to describe the empire starting
around the 6th century BCE,
the Iranian people have traditionally
referred to their country as Iran
or its variations (like Iranshahr)
for thousands of years.
Out of the kindness of his heart
dapper Don withheld further bombing
he did kick/jump-start
a moderate smugness
(and photo opportunities with daily rags)
which boasting as a peace maker
despite he started the fire next time)
found him feeling whip-smart
despite a minor tangible impasse
affecting The Strait of Hormuz
a narrow, 21-mile-wide (33 km)
vital maritime choke-point
between Iran and Oman
connecting the Persian Gulf
with the Gulf of Oman
and acts as the world's
most crucial energy bottleneck,
handling roughly 20–25%
of global oil and LNG
(liquid natural gas) trade,
making said watery crossroads
a critical geopolitical flashpoint
for global energy supplies.
Now close call
threatened global apocalypse
a page taken and tweaked
up to code from
playbook of bloods and crips
(no insult intended only reverence
for the highest admiration)
defined according to Google
as two of the largest,
mostly African-American,
rival street gangs,
originating in Los Angeles
in the late 1960s/early 1970s,
now active internationally.
Crips (associated with blue)
and Bloods (associated with red)
heavily involved in organized crime,
including drug trafficking, robbery,
and violent turf wars, with smaller "sets".
No matter cease fire of sorts implemented
and setting forth aside the prospect
of mutual (of Omaha a warren of peace)
global mortal kombat
with the very strong possibility
significant swaths of buildings
and countless innocent lives
would be bombed into oblivion
courtesy timed explosives
and heat seeking missiles
(with maybe a nuclear weapon
thrown in for good measure)
the view from above
far and away
from the thick of carnage and rubble,
and eye watering
thick smoke (on the water)
where the pulchritudinous beauty
of the landscape when revealed
against the reviled hideous ruination,
would nevertheless bedazzle the eyes
of the country seen away
from the scene of impending battle
and the ugliness
where the good and plenty
Gods of war - deities in mythology
associated with combat, strategy,
and bloodshed, with Ares (Greek)
and Mars (Roman)
being the most prominent,
while the God of War series
focuses on Kratos,
a Spartan who becomes a deity,
whereat these figures
represent the brutality (Ares)
or tactical brilliance (Athena) of war
despite uncoupling the major role
of mortals fomenting, manifesting,
and unleashing the wrath of Khan
to eradicate (with pernicious ferocity)
the hashtagged enemy essentially
sets in motion a lose/lose situation
and chain reaction of remembered
and retributive (something done
as punishment or vengeance
for wrongdoing, often
based on "just deserts"
or "an eye for an eye")
vendettas because
the next generation of young men
will avenge the antagonists,
who kindled centuries worth
of real or imagined unforgivable
wanton atrocious massacres
killing infants, soldier boys,
mothers, daughters, et cetera
aimless, clueless, godless,
meaningless, purposeless
and senselessness without sensibility
re: lives snuffed out for naught.
With any success
and no launch of nuclear warheads
Mojtaba Khamenei
the Supreme Leader
as of March 8, 2026, Iran,
holds ultimate authority
over the state, armed forces,
and intelligence services, and courtesy
who succeeded his father, Ali Khamenei,
held power from 1989 to early 2026,
and as Supreme Leader
dictates foreign and domestic policy
and controls key appointments,
and hopefully retaliates
without resorting pitting earth in the balance
as an uncomfortable truth
of Trump's unprovoked antagonistic
belligerent dirty deed done dirt cheap
can begin with a minor deterrent
which would in effect
necessitate having the president
get put in the corner
(with little Jack Horner -
sat in a corner
eating his Christmas pie,
he put in his thumb, and pulled
out a plum, and said
what a good boy am I),
where the big schnauzer
(snout id est smeller
of the commander in chief)
held within a chalked
circle on the blackboard
so other disobedient
grown up delinquent boys,
(who now hold storied offices
within the White House)
can make faces
behind his back,
and then another kid
next in alphabetical order by height
an adult punk with a smashed face
found himself aligned
with matched site
for his smaller button nose.