Soon after President Biden uttered the lukewarm warning “Don’t” Iran’s recent first ever strike on the homeland of Israel now has the potential to engulf the entire Middle East in a major regional conflict. It also demonstrates that former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was and continues to be on target regarding the lackluster abilities of our current Commander-in-Chief Joe Biden in foreign policy and national security. For starters, President Biden’s weak enforcement of sanctions against Iran and the release of billions of frozen assets of “humanitarian” aid surely served as the catalyst for the horror that Hamas inflicted upon the people of Israel on October the 7th.
In addition, our continued tepid response to Iran’s proxy the Houthi rebels only emboldened Iran to be the pariah and bully of the middle east. As a result of our continued appeasement and pandering the very existence of the state of Israel may be threated and the United States will be pulled yet again into another conflict that could have been prevented had the Biden Administration demonstrated more resolve against Iran.
Ronald Reagan know that bullies only respond to force and not idle words. Omar Khadafi’s “line of death” was crossed with the shootdown of two of his MIG fighter jets. In addition, the Iranian Navy was decimated in less the seventy-two hours after the USS Sameul B Roberts was struck by an Iranian planted mine in the Persian Gulf. Reagan’s “Strength through Power” were not idle words and unlike the current Commander-in-Chief he met challenges head on rather than hoping they would go way or get better with time.
From our disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan (not coordinated with our NATO Allies) to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine prompted by our perceived weakness and resolve once again Robert Gates has proven that he is consistent in his assessment of Joe Biden’s ability in national security affairs – “He has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy question” – but clairvoyant as well.
Mr. President it is time to move beyond idle words such as “Don’t” – let your actions speak louder than your ineffectual words that are not backed by resolve. As Winston Churchill stated, “Appeasement is feeding the crocodile in the hope he eats you last” – it is time to move beyond “don’t” and it is now time to act.
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Eric, yes we should go “hot” against this — Kharg Island and uranium enrichment facilites for starters ….
So James you are ready to start WW3 in the Mideast are you? Thanks to your support of the Ukraine bullshit, the Russians are not as liable to let the US engage militarily as in the Iraq disaster. You are going to shut down oil supplies and send the price of oil sky rocketing to new highs. That’ll be great for what is left of the US economy that is not already at ruinous inflation levels.
Then let’s add the fact that we are adding 1 trillion dollar every 100 days to the deficit.. Paying for another conflict in the Mideast?
The cost estimates vary for Dumbass Bushes wars but they are at least five TRILLION dollars for losing.
The days of dessert storm or shield or whatever you want to call that are over. The US is fading as a hegemon..
So yes let’s do it again!
Good lord. You want us to go “hot” against Iran for this?? Just no. Damn.