"My proudest legacy will be that as a peacemaker and unifier," President Donald Trump proclaimed in his inaugural address in January.
Six months later, early Sunday morning, Iran time, the U.S. military, under Trump's enthusiastic direction and without congressional approval, entered the Israeli war against Iran by launching a series of airstrikes on Iran. In close coordination with Israel, bombs caused significant damage to nuclear facilities in Isfahan, Natanz and Fordo, the Pentagon said. Utilizing B-2 stealth bombers based in Missouri, submarine-fired missiles, and bunker-busting munitions, the White House framed the operation as a bold strike to disable Iran's nuclear threat.
The assault represents a dangerous and morally reckless misstep — a betrayal of both Catholic teaching and global conscience.
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