Iran Bombed. World: Are We Triggered Yet?
Iran Bombed. World: Are We Triggered Yet? I wrestle with the heavy trauma of history, memory, and the manufactured shadow of war. By Grace C. Walker Grace Notes Essay — March 2026 Iran has been struck. The headline arrives without nuance. No cushioning. No breath between syllables. Bombed. Across the region, Benjamin Netanyahu remains anchored in Israel’s long-standing doctrine that Iran represents existential threat. In Washington, Donald Trump authorizes U.S. military involvement under executive authority. These are geopolitical realities. But this is not merely politics. This is moral injury. The Body Remembers 9/11 September 11, 2001. I was not standing in Manhattan. I was at home in Maryland caring for my terminally ill mother. The television was on. The first plane struck and confusion filled the room. The second plane struck and certainty collapsed. My mother lay between life and death. The towers burned between sky and earth. ...
