BLUF - The panic over Iran appears to have been overblown.
When the Trump administration ordered the strike on Quasem Solemaini a million years ago in internet time, Twitter lit up with terrified leftists screaming that Bad Orange Man was starting WWIII and they were all about to be forcibly drafted.
So quick question: What happened to WWIII? What I've seen so far is some impotent, incompetent saber rattling on the part of our Persian opponent and not much else.
Perhaps it's too soon to declare Trump's measured, proportional response to Iran's sponsorship of terrorism a complete success, but the signs are certainly encouraging. Protesters are turning out on Iran's streets to voice their longstanding displeasure with the current theocracy, and Iranians are taking to Twitter to inform ignorant Americans that Solemaini was a bad dude who wasn't much liked in his own country either. Could there be regime change without our getting involved in another costly quagmire? What a foreign policy coup that would be!
Trump may in fact be right once again. Time will tell. Of course, his opposition is utterly unprepared to accept that possibility -- to the point that they've been making excuses for the Iranian government. "Of course they shot down that civilian airplane! Bad Orange Man provoked them!" Because naturally, history started the day Trump took office, making Trump, therefore, the prime mover for everything that happens in the world. It's not possible that Iran is the actual guilty party in this tit-for-tat.
And hilariously, International ANSWER has returned. When Obama was ordering drone strikes in South Asia, that outfit mysteriously disappeared -- but now, magically, they're back! How strange! It's almost like those folks have no principles whatsoever. But given that they're documented unapologetic Stalinists who love North Korea, maybe I shouldn't be surprised. Anything to support America's enemies, right?
BLATE - Trump's policy on Iran has yet to result in disaster. Maybe we should calm the hell down and resist the urge to side with bad actors just to prove our anti-Trump bona fides.
Solemaini was a military leader, operating in a country not his own, against American interests and American personnel. That made him a legitimate target. In general, it's a good idea to make invading an American embassy an unhealthy lifestyle choice.
ReplyDeleteIran's reaction is understandable. They weren't expecting such a surgical attack and it must have scared them a bit. They were probably thinking we'd take out an oil platform or something, where they could rally their own people to the "war" with America. Killing the guy who helped the regime handle the last uprising isn't much of a call to arms.
The airline shoot down didn't help matters. The regime is now too focused on staying in power to be going to war with "the great Satan". So WWIII will have to wait for Iran to be more stable.
After watching President Trump closely for three years, it would take a great deal to get me to bet against one of his long-term choices. He has shown himself to be both truly brilliant and extraordinarily courageous. He clearly spent enough time swimming with the sharks to recognize their MOs and how best to counter them.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen him start any fights, but it is obvious he is a championship-level counter-puncher. Since he has been President, he has managed to overcome a tremendous number of enemies and obstacles to accomplish his goals. That he has managed to do so is truly amazing since I think he has faced more hateful and vicious opposition than any POTUS in our nation's history.
Long story short, he may be the most competent and capable person ever to hold the office. Americans should be grateful that such a man was willing to step forward and shoulder its awful burdens, particularly one who does so with such success. I certainly am thankful to have Donald Trump as our President.
Thank you!Well written and I agree!
ReplyDeleteHoping for WWIII.
ReplyDeleteHoping for bloodshed in Richmond.
Hoping for a recession.
The Dems are hoping for anything that will hurt America as long as it helps the Dems.
These people are truly sick. Every. Single. One.