The fact is, the War on Iran was misbegotten from the get-go because Iran posed no credible threat whatsoever to the homeland security of the United States. Namely, the possibility that the delusional scales of Empire may finally fall from the eyes of the American people. The Broader Pathology of Empire RevealedThe Iran war is merely the latest chapter in a longer story of Washington’s over-extension globally. Americans have repeatedly learned the limits of military power the hard way – Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan – only to forget the lesson within a generation. An invincible nuclear deterrent and impregnable Fortress America defense funded at a sustainable level would provide both safety and the freedom to rebuild at home.