10 Steps Towards War

by Ali-Asad

• 1. Regimes exist that the US has branded as “hostile” or “sponsor of terror”.
  
  
• 2. US releases “intelligence” that regime X has been trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).
  
  
• 3. Regime X denies any link to nuclear activities or dismisses their activity as “peaceful” and within the rules set by the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
  
  
• 4. US accuses Regime X of “hiding evidence”, engaging in “illicit activities” or “deception”.
  
  
• Regime X denies all charges as “false”.
  
  
• 6. US launches UN initiative for sanctions.
  
  
• 7. Regime X denies any “wrongdoing”.
  
  
• 8. US seeks security council resolution to take action against Regime X.
  
  
• 9. Diplomats and well-known personalities push for a last ditch effort for peace.
  
• 10. US goes to war with Regime X.