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| President canceling strikes on Iran - declaring a deal has been made (Phillips) |
I am disappointed that the president seems to
have lost his resolve to solve an ongoing problem that has now lasted 47 years:
the existence of a radical Islamist regime in Iran dedicated to the destruction
of Western civilization and its replacement by a world dominated by its
religious doctrine, using whatever means are necessary to achieve that goal.
This is a regime that has spread more terror
throughout the world than any other in modern times, beginning with Israel.
Iran has made no secret of its determination to destroy the Jewish state, whose
very existence contradicts its theology.
They have been working diligently toward that
end through their proxies, culminating in the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023.
The United States finally tried to do
something about it a few months ago, aided by its ally Israel in a joint
military campaign against Iran. The goal of that effort was - or should have
been - regime change. The hope was that the damage inflicted by those attacks
would weaken the regime to the point of submission. Or, at the very least,
embolden an Iranian population that despises its rulers to rise up and finish
the job themselves.
That didn’t happen.
Iran’s terrorist regime refuses to die
despite the devastation it suffered. On the contrary, it is determined to
survive regardless of the military or economic cost. It has found ways to
inflict pain of its own by closing the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, thereby
causing economic havoc in the United States and Europe. Its continued ability
to fire missiles at American allies and Israel, as well as launch cheaply made
drones against American aircraft, demonstrates its determination and ability to
defy the United States and frustrate its objectives.
Sadly, the president has chosen to seek some
sort of deal with Iran instead of defeating it. In my view, that is a huge
mistake. As I have said many times, Iran cannot be trusted so long as its
current leadership remains in power. Goals rooted in theology are not easily
abandoned. They will remain ironclad.
Any agreement Iran signs will be temporary at
best and will likely be violated, just as it violated the last major agreement
it reached with the United States under a previous president.
So, as I have also said many times, there is
only one solution to the Iran problem: regime change. There is no other way.
And that will require a full-scale war,
including an invasion by sufficient forces to defeat the Iranian Revolutionary
Guard Corp, capture or eliminate the remaining leadership, and install a
government composed of Iranians who have desperately sought relief from their
terrorist rulers for nearly half a century.
But it won’t happen…
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