Like all war, the Iran War is senseless. It doesn’t have to be this way

By: Jim Wayne

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: May 15, 2026

Words: 689

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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The senseless Iran War has already claimed the lives of two young Kentuckians. The promise of their lives ended when President Trump gave up negotiations with Iran over nuclear weapons in favor of military destruction and death. How tragic.

Their deaths are part of a much older and recurring human tragedy: the tendency of nations to turn to war even when peaceful alternatives exist.

Thucydides (460-400 BCE), the Greek historian and general, observed that the …

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