This is exactly right. There is no substitute for hard power to confront the Iranian menace. How could the nuclear deal ever work, given what the regime is at its ideological core? And how could the Abraham Accords or Saudi-Israel Normalization work to contain Iran, built as it is on a coalition of feckless Arab states, all with only words to serve as guarantees. While Iran’s proxies have free reign and their nuclear program isn’t going anywhere? There was never going to be peace in the Middle East so long as America was leaving and Iran was left alone with the other Arab states at its mercy. What is happening in Israel is a result of years of US naiivete and misguided shame on account of “forever wars.” It is an indictment of US disengagement and populism. It is also the best confirmation yet that Iran has to be dealt with, not negotiated with. We should isolate it to the extent we have isolated Russia for their role in sponsoring and planning this heinous attack. And we and our allies should prepare to go to war with the regime to stop their nuclear break out.
This is exactly right. There is no substitute for hard power to confront the Iranian menace. How could the nuclear deal ever work, given what the regime is at its ideological core? And how could the Abraham Accords or Saudi-Israel Normalization work to contain Iran, built as it is on a coalition of feckless Arab states, all with only words to serve as guarantees. While Iran’s proxies have free reign and their nuclear program isn’t going anywhere? There was never going to be peace in the Middle East so long as America was leaving and Iran was left alone with the other Arab states at its mercy. What is happening in Israel is a result of years of US naiivete and misguided shame on account of “forever wars.” It is an indictment of US disengagement and populism. It is also the best confirmation yet that Iran has to be dealt with, not negotiated with. We should isolate it to the extent we have isolated Russia for their role in sponsoring and planning this heinous attack. And we and our allies should prepare to go to war with the regime to stop their nuclear break out.