In
an unforced error of epic proportions, Iran, when faced with the United States
and Israeli attack, responded by lobbying missiles into neighboring Muslim
nations and flying drones through their sovereign airspace to hit various
targets, some of them civilian. This inexplicable—and horrendously
bad—strategic response pissed off their neighboring Muslim brethren, thereby
proving how unstable and dangerous the regime was…and solidifying local
opposition to it.
The
Iranian people, imprisoned by 47 years of rule by oppressive, hardline,
supposedly ‘ultra-conservative’ Muslim clerics, deserve to once again be free.
Western in dress, manner, and attitude prior to 1979, they deserve another
chance at liberty. Therefore, lefties, this was the most progressive
action that President Trump could have taken.
However,
this is an enormous political risk for the president, and he is fully aware of
that. That he still made this decision shows great courage and the desire to do
right no matter the potential personal cost. If this all works out for
the best, the Iranian people, the Middle East-- and indeed the world-- will be
much safer and better off. And our children and grandchildren will have one
less existential threat to face. If the worst-case scenario transpires, it will
be very bad for the president…and the Republican Party in the upcoming midterm
elections. And the region could be further destabilized.
This
will not be a war measured in days, but neither will Trump have started a
“forever war” that he purportedly so opposes-- because we have, knowingly or
not, already been in that war. What’s that, you say? Radical Islam has
been at war with the West for centuries. Americans simply need to recall the
marine barracks bombing in Lebanon, the first World Trade Center bombing, the
attack on the USS Cole, 9/11, etcetera.
The
Iranian regime has been the biggest state-sponsor of terror on the planet.
Moreover, they have hung people for social media posts they disliked, gouged
women’s eyes out for wearing makeup, and tossed gays off of building rooftops. Decades
of discussion and diplomacy have utterly failed, leading to the death of tens
of thousands of people, including far too many Americans. And it has threatened
to assassinate Trump and his family…and may have been behind attempts to do
just that. And the administration claims that intelligence indicates that the
regime was planning pre-emptive attacks on American bases and Americans.
Therefore,
this is, contrary to some leftists’ assertions, a moral war, not an unholy one.
Trump recently ruminated on whether or not he would be admitted to heaven after
he passes. With this one act, he may just have passed muster.
President
Trump and his team have obviously thought this action through and have built in
several potential off-ramps based on ongoing results. Trump's carefully worded
statement letting the Iranian forces know that, if they lay down their arms,
they will be treated with respect and left unharmed also noted that, if they don't,
they will be eviscerated by American forces. That is quite an effective
juxtaposition, and not one of a bloodthirsty tyrant.
That
said, I fervently wish that the SAVE Act would have been passed before these
operations commenced. It is absolutely critical that it be passed now. That it
has not illustrates the hatred Senators McConnell and Thune have for Trump. McConnell
is nothing but a spent tortoise and Senator Thune is obviously compromised and/or
bought and paid for. For my money, he should be catapulted back into the swamp
from which he came.
That
said, it is a blessing to have a president and military planners who are
competent. Furthermore, I have been told that this attack occurred on the 11th
day of the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, meaning it was their 9/11.
After New York City was attacked on that same date a quarter-century ago, signs
and buttons proliferated saying “Never Forget.” That was Trump's hometown, and
apparently he didn't.
If
operation “Epic Fury” ends up freeing 90 million Iranians from radical Muslim
control, freedom will have been brought to them courtesy of the red, white, and
blue. And it will not have been the first or only nation the United States has
liberated.
And
perhaps the administration can one day soon free Minnesota from radical Muslim
control, as well. (Operation “Epic Learing?”)
Contrast
the Iranians in Iran-- and around the world-- dancing and expressing
their glee with that of Western protesters saying we had no right to attack the
monstrous regime, the world leader in state-sponsored terrorism. Is It not
likely that Iranians know more about Iran and its government then a Pagan witch
from Minneapolis or a “Karen” from Canada?
If
you are uncertain what to think about the operation to free Iran and rid the
world of terror, consider this: the likes of Gavin Newsom, Rashida Tlaib,
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes, Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders, and Ilhan Omar have
come out strongly against the US-Israeli action. (It is illegal they
say. Nah, it’s just perhaps undocumented.) And that is all a rational person
needs to know.
Leftists
have made it abundantly clear who they will and won't stand up for as of late.
They were upset that we snatched Venezuela's illegal drug-trafficking thug of a
dictator. They were upset that the US men's Olympic hockey team defeated
Canada. They were upset when we took out much of Iran's nuclear infrastructure
months ago. And now they are upset that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his ilk are
no longer.
Leftists
and “progressives” will not stand for crime victims or war heroes. And they
certainly will not stand for American citizens. But they will rise up as one to
protect pedophiles, rapists, tyrants, and mass murderers.
As
Trump recently stated, “These people are crazy!”
