Before the attack on Iran by Israel and the United States, John David Danielson, a Senior Editor of The Federalist, recently wrote an essay about why Trump was contemplating military action in Iran. Davidson’s cynical and anti-war take was emphasized by using the word ” obliterate ” numerous times, a word supposedly used by Trump in reference to the Iranian bomb production.
It is pretty clear from Davidson’s position that Trump was lying to the American people and going against his campaign promises not to engage the country in what he might define as an endless war. Certainly, Davidson falls into a minority group of conservatives who could be described as isolationists. A well-known advocate of an isolationist position is Tucker Carlson, who preaches a similar sermon, usually blaming Israel for all of the problems in the Middle East.
Apparently, Davidson did not do his homework before writing his piece. Although the attack on Iran’s nuclear plant embedded in the mountainside in Fordow destroyed a good portion of Iran’s nuclear capabilities, it did not destroy all of their sites. It did not obliterate all of their efforts to build the big bomb. Knowing Iran was still engaged in uranium enrichment and the production of ballistic missiles, the Trump Administration continued talks with the Mullah government, but to no avail.
If the nuclear ambitions of the terrorist country were eliminated, there would be no need for talks about arms. Davidson is oblivious in his comments about other problems, ballistic missiles threatening their neighbors and the world. Those ballistic capabilities were not destroyed during the Mother of Bomb raid in Fordow.
What the Trump Administration was hoping to achieve was that after the bombing at Fordow, the Iranian government would react and agree to stop their production of munitions aimed at causing damage in the Middle East and possibly other places in the world.
What inevitably happened is that the officials in Iran moved the nuclear bomb building to other areas in the country and continued to work on more far-ranging ballistic missiles, hoping to use them on their enemies across the world.
After Israel and the United States attacked Iran, Iran fired missiles at it’s neighbors in the Middle East. Israel, of course, was targeted along with Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Oman. By bombing their neighbors, the threat of ballistic missiles and their use is a real threat, not just theoretically one.
Iran has proved it will use their weapons in retaliatory strikes against nations in the world, and if left unchallenged, those missiles could and possibly would be a threat to the United States. The threat level posed is unacceptable, especially coming from a country that has repeatedly stated its hatred for Trump and the country.
When the talks failed, coupled with the recent attacks on their own people, the decision to strike Iran was inevitable and necessary. What cannot go without mentioning is the death of the American soldiers as a result of these actions. They are patriots, and we should hold them and their families in our prayers. We also pray that the military action will last no longer than necessary so peace can come to Iran and its neighbors.