Israel's Righteous Mission

Images of war (The Autralian)

So far, there are no boots on the ground. (Hopefully there never will be.) And yet, the damage inflicted on the terrorist Islamic regime of Iran is so severe that they seem to be in a daze at a loss for what to do next - other than continuing to launch missiles into Israeli civilian areas. So far, some of them have gottne trhough and did some serious damage including killing12 innocent people.

Israel has effectively crippled Iran’s military assets and significantly damaged its nuclear program by assassinating top military leaders and nuclear scientists. All of this had been meticulously pre-planned and prepared before the Israeli airstrikes last Friday. Some of Iran’s military installations were also targeted - carefully mapped out and, in some cases, booby-trapped with pre-planted sleeper drones in clandestine Mossad missions that successfully penetrated Iran’s military and scientific establishment.

Prime Minister Netanyahu has clearly stated that Iran can expect more. This morning, additional nuclear sites were hit by Israeli airstrikes, along with one of Iran’s oil fields.

Meanwhile, Iran is getting no help from its proxies. Hezbollah - once considered Israel’s most powerful enemy - has not joined in Iran’s retaliation. That’s because Israel has already reduced Hezbollah to a shadow of its former self. Syria is no longer a threat either. And need I mention how impotent Hamas has become over the past year and a half?

There is no doubt that Israel was fully justified in attacking Iran at this time. Iran had already enriched uranium to weapons-grade levels, and it was only a matter of a very short time before they would have had a working nuclear bomb. The Islamic Republic has made no secret of its goal: to annihilate Israel as a religious obligation. When the supreme leaders of a theocratic regime say they have a divine duty to wipe you off the map - believe them. It’s not a stretch to imagine that once they had ‘the bomb’, they would have used it to achieve their cherished goal.

Israel had no choice but to act. As much as they would have preferred a diplomatic solution, where Iran would completely dismantle its nuclear program - that was never going to happen. Those who claim Israel should have waited until negotiations were exhausted are living in a fantasy world.

There was no better time than now - when Iran’s terrorist proxies are at their weakest and Iran itself is in its most degraded military state since the Mullahs took over in 1979. This is in large part due to what Israel’s military and intelligence apparatus has accomplished over the past year and a half.

Israel’s goal is not just to destroy Iran’s nuclear program but to degrade its military to the point of total impotence. I believe they will succeed. They have already destroyed the Natanz facility, Iran’s primary site for uranium enrichment. However, Fordow - located deep under a mountain - presents a more difficult challenge. Israel lacks the heavy-duty ‘bunker-buster’ bombs needed to penetrate and destroy it.

That said, there is more than one way to skin a cat. I trust Israeli ingenuity to find ways to damage Fordow from the inside without dropping a bomb from the outside. Israel surprised both Iran and the world with their highly successful strike last Friday. I wouldn’t be surprised if they have more tricks up their sleeve. We’ll see.

Many pundits - mostly leftists, isolationist conservatives, and the mainstream media - are urging the U.S. president to stay out of the war, insisting that this is not America’s battle. I understand the fear. No one wants to see American blood spilled in distant wars. Even Israel’s staunchest supporters in Congress aren’t advocating for American boots on the ground.

But here’s the thing: a U.S. strike on Fordow would not mean American boots on the ground. And it would finish off Iran’s nuclear program. The U.S. has the bunker-busting bombs required. If there were ever a justification for using them, this is it. If Israel succeeds in every aspect of its mission except destroying Fordow, a U.S. airstrike becomes a no-brainer.

Of course, America may be drawn in regardless - if Iran attacks a U.S. base anywhere in the world. In Iranian theology, America is the ‘Great Satan ‘and Israel the ‘Little Satan’. The Mullahs might be fanatical enough to provoke the U.S. militarily. The president has already promised ‘hellfire and brimstone’ if that happens. We’ll see how that unfolds.

A word about regime change: The most ideal outcome set into motion by October 7^th would be if the freedom-loving people of Iran rise up and overthrow the Mullahs who have ruled their citizens with religious tyranny for over 45 years. The majority of Iranians despise what their government has done to their lives. They have lost their freedom. And they want it back. When large numbers have tried to protest in the past, the regime responded with brutal force - arresting, torturing, and even executing dissidents.

Right now, the Mullahs are in the weakest position they’ve ever been in. There has never been a more opportune time than now for the Iranian people to take back their country.

If Israel could somehow assassinate Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei - just as it eliminated Hezbollah’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Hasan Nasrallah - that might be the spark that ignites a revolution and restores freedom to the Iranian people. In that case, the U.S. and its allies could step in to help establish a democratic government, free of Islamic tyranny.

Regime change may seem like a pipe dream - but it’s a good one. And not an impossible one. If it were to happen… imagine the possibilities.