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JT Power, MD's avatar

In my view, Trump has finally said to the Islamic Republic of Iran “ENOUGH ALREADY”!!!

Forty-seven years of the autocratic bullying & bluster of the mullahs, the ongoing threats & terror activities within the Middle East (& around the world), the irrational insistence on acquiring nuclear missile capability (that could eventually reach all of Europe & N America), not to mention an enduring commitment to the destruction of the Israeli state (along with all the Jews they can find & kill) reached a tipping point & Trump decided to use overwhelming U.S. military force to effect regime change in Iran.

Our forces have already (within the initial hours of the conflict) decapitated the Iranian government & are systematically destroying the stockpiles of ballistic missiles & remaining military units, primarily the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) throughout the country. This phase of the operation could take months unless the regime & its supporters willingly abdicate & allow for free & fair elections to restore a democratic government going forward.

This concerted military effort will continue until what’s left of the regime capitulates & surrenders its weapons. Otherwise, Trump has made clear that anyone loyal to the mullahs who does not submit to this directive will be hunted down & eliminated.

It was also made abundantly clear to Iranian leaders that the one non-negotiable agenda item was Iran’s continuing enrichment of uranium & its development of weapon systems (primarily ballistic missiles) to deliver them. After last summer’s “Midnight Hammer” operation, there should have been no confusion regarding our ‘a priori’ commitment to permanently halt Iranian pursuit of nuclear weapons. They ignored that VERY CLEAR signal & in that inaction, their ideological zealotry has cost them dearly.

The ultimate big winners here will be the citizens of Iran (now Persia again?) who want to live free of the oppressions of a brutally radical religious cult, if they are able to seize the day & reclaim their country from the Islamo-fascist tyranny that has infested the Middle East & influenced the geopolitics of the entire world for almost an entire half-century.

Trump finally decided that he alone could end that awful tyranny once & for all, and he had the courage & the audacity (not to mention the military capacity) to act decisively. And he had the cajones to give the order. Good for him.

It’s a new world now & aggressively troublesome regimes like the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer be tolerated, at least while Trump & his successors are in power in the U.S. That particular Sword of Damocles is no more.

History will ultimately be the judge. It was high time, in my view.

Sue McMahon's avatar

Having a Persian family member, I agree with you hundred percent!

As a Christ follower, seeing the massive human rights violations and persecution is gutting. Iran is the largest growing Christian Church in the world, despite the threat of torture and death around every corner.

I was in high school when the monarchy was toppled and the brutal regime began.

Almost 40,000 Iranian protesters murdered in a two day period… And the numbers we're getting are way underestimated for how many have been killed just the first 45 days of this year.

For 47 years, we have been complacent and even complicit as a country. The cries of the Persian people are so deafening, that we turned up other noise so we wouldn't have to have that on our conscience.

All the while, the great head of the snake has become almost invincible... almost..

The America we live in now, had Hitler risen to power during our time, he would've ended up with all of Europe under his thumb.

DrFred57's avatar

We know some folks over in Iran (Persia) and were finally able to communicate with them. They are doing well. Yes, there are a growing number of believers in Iran. Amazing!

Sadly, yes, the current regime actually brought in terrorists to carry out the kill orders. Even as late as yesterday, members of the regime were killing people by running over them as they protested while the people in this country condemn what Trump has done.

DrFred57's avatar

Thank you, yes.

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PS - though I do not believe it needs to be separately stated because of the use of MILITANT/MILITANCY in describing Muslims, in order not to offend people with delicate sensibilities, please note that by using the terms MILITANT/MILITANCY in describing Muslims, I am referring to SUNNI Muslims not SHIA. Although historically, both groups have been involved in terrorism to an extent and the current Islamic regime in Iran is what is known as Shia Islamic Theocracy. Thank you.

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What I find fascinating is the way Iran has treated its people since its illegal incursion and deposing of the Shah of Iran and the world seems fine with it. For 47 years, they've treated women like chattel. More than 70% of the women executed for "murder" had had enough of their husband's abject abuse. They fought to save themselves and were rewarded with the death penalty. When young virgins were arrested and executed, they were also raped prior to execution so that they could be guaranteed hell in the afterlife.

Too many gay people to count were hung by their necks until dead on cranes in public spectacles designed to scare the general populace.

Was Iran ready to embark on strikes against the US (foreign and here at home)? Possible, according to Marco Rubio. Should we have simply let those things happen and THEN mustered up a response?

We live in a world where groups of people hate anyone who is not Islamic. They believe it is their goal to change this world to one ruled by Islam. They believe they are building their final caliphate and through it the Final Mahdi will rise to rule the world. Christians know him as the Antichrist.

Yet, it is interesting that all the so-called feminists in the west condemn these military strikes yet have nothing to say about the way women and gays have been treated in Iran's Islamic regime.

The US-Israeli strikes took out Khamenei, his top 40 officers and even the guy who was to succeed Khamenei. Persians are so grateful for the freedom they can taste, yet here in America, too many wring their hands as though the world is coming to an end.

Jeremiah 49:34ff has some interesting things to say about Elam (today's Iran). It is GOD who controls these events for His glory. Is America or Israel always right? Of course not, and neither are these countries always wrong, though to some, Israel can do nothing right or good and doncha know, Israel apparently rules the world!

So did these military strikes unleash terrorists at home and abroad? It's certainly possible, but it would have only been a matter of time for that to occur anyway, regardless of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran.

Frankly, I'm glad to see Khamenei gone. I'm sorry for those who are saddened by that fact. He and all his officers are now in hell, wishing for a do-over and are no longer deceived by the lies of Islam they held in this life. They see REALITY now and the TRUTH.

Whether people get off on vanquishing a loathsome enemy or not, the truth is that when seriously evil people are eradicated, there is RELIEF over it and there should be. Too many today commit truly heinous crimes and eventually seem to walk free. How is THAT justice?

Khamenei has been asking for this because of all his saber rattling for years, his attacks on US soil, as well as in foreign places.

But yeah, we should just turn the other cheek, which serves only to increase the hostilities and cause them to believe we are weak.

If someone tried to break into your home, tell me you'd just sit there and let them run amok? Would you then feel tremendous relief if you fought back with lethal force or would you cower in the corner?

Islam has no reason to give up. The only thing Islam understands is FORCE used against them. We see what's happening in Europe and the UK. We see what is happening in the USA, but gee, let's pretend it doesn't exist because how dare we seek to vanquish a loathsome enemy to activate our "neural circuitry in which lust resides."

Maybe stick to writing about the medical field...

Patricia's avatar

I have to agree with DrFred57 on this one

Lilo Bauer-Freitag's avatar

OF COURSE lust and aggression are closely related. Both have to do with conquest and conquering. Also, a girl does bot know jealousy until she has sex. Thereafter, she suddenly sees her "rivals" which can trigger intense hate and sometimes even murder to defend what you see as "yours."

Tareq I. Albaho, PhD's avatar

The connections between death and sex - between making and extinguishing life - are as old as man and woman.

A fascinating subject with some basis on neuro-science and lots of elaboration in literature and the arts. As such, it must be a mainfestation of something real.

Maybe one aspect is "power". The thrill of power in both killing and love-making (especially for the male of the species) is manifest.

Sadly some parts of the mind take over the rest. I can best quote Imam Ali (my own rough translation):

Angels are of light and wisdom.

Beasts are of desire and need.

Man is a mixture of angel and beast.

Should his light and wisdom overcome, he will be better than any angel.

Should his desire and need overcome, he will be worse than any beast.

DrFred57's avatar

Non-sensical pablum

Tom Welsh's avatar

"No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare".

So it's a shame that the USA has hardly enjoyed half a dozen years' peace in 250 years of independence. Almost every year a war - and every single one started by Washington.

DrFred57's avatar

Just because someone said that it does not mean it's true necessarily. Because of the tremendous increase in Islamic militancy, the only thing they respond to is with FORCE. Nice words don't do it. FORCE makes the difference. We've got Muslims going around telling people to keep their dogs inside and they should not eat in public because Muslims don't eat during Ramadan. It's fine for Muslims to block streets to pray even though the Qur'an forbids that practice. If Christians did it, they would be hauled off to jail.

The world continues to give Islam and all its atrocities a free pass. During the Obama years, he did massive and many military "strikes." I didn't hear the same people condemning him as those condemning Trump today. In fact, Tom Hohman was working then on creating a safe border and Obama gave him a medal, while deporting thousands. Trump does it? Condemnation.

The problem today is ISLAMIC militancy ENCOURAGED by Obama because he himself hates the west and is Muslim. If we do not take care of the Islamic jihad problem, we will end up with becoming dhimmis to Muslims. You don't believe that then open a history book.

Because of the evil people and regimes in this world, it stands to reason that there will be wars and rumors of wars on a near continual basis. The US did not start many of them. They RESPONDED to the threats that existed. I suppose if Iran had unleashed itself in another 9/11 before we stopped it, then people would be complaining that we should have seen it coming and done something about it.

Tom Welsh's avatar

There is too much stereotyping and vague generalising. What is true of Shia Muslims in Iran is probably not true of Sunni Muslims who have fled to the UK or the USA. Many Muslims are peaceful and virtuous; others aren’t. Just like Christians and atheists.

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I am specifically referring to SHIA Muslims - Islamic militancy. Shia Muslims are hardliners. Sunnis are completely different. When I speak of the atrocities committed by Muslims, I am referring to SHIA and that should be obvious. Were any of the Ayatollah's SUNNI? They were ALL SHIA and they believe they should kill anyone who is NOT.

Yeah, I know a ton of Christians who are constantly on the lethal warpath trying to kill others who do not agree with them (sarcasm).

Do you know WHY the CRUSADES took place? They were a direct response to the growing incursion of MILITANT ISLAM. Islam already had one caliphate and I am very aware of how SHIA Muslims treat Sunnis and non-Muslims.

I don't think I was stereotyping or vaguely generalizing at all. I specifically used the term Islamic militancy. You chose to read something other than what I was saying. But if you need me to spell it out for you I can do that. But ask yourself, if I used the term Islamic Militancy, how can that be taken to mean Sunni when it is clear that SHIA Muslims hate Sunnis almost as much as they hate Christians and other non-Muslims Including atheists)?

But you've gone from saying the all wars "every single one started by Washington" to attempting to differentiate between SHIA and SUNNI as if I grouped them altogether when clearly, by using the word MILITANT/MILITANCY should have been significant enough to highlight the difference and to point out that not all Muslims are included because not all Muslims are MILITANT.

Rascal Nick Of's avatar

An empire. If you can keep it.

albert venezio's avatar

I agree with you John but you need to add most important factor: Satanic Psychopaths often Pedophiles rule this world under their "god" the Demiurge! Then it is all clear. However their time is very short and they know it!

Jeff D's avatar

You and Weinstein should not discount the Bible which says that there will be wars and rumors of wars, but the end is not yet. Christ will return and show us the way of peace for a thousand years.

Until then, guard your heart and be ready.

Susanne Lawson's avatar

Hilarious!! Your post I mean, not war. War is an atrocity, an abombination

sandy's avatar

Anni Cyrus, an American Iranian journalist, is reporting extensively on the Iran war on her Substack page. I am ambivalent about this war so I like getting information from both sides of the argument.

Dr. Paul Alexander's avatar

great piece John, once again, I will share.

sandy's avatar

I disagree with the statement that man is a tribal animal ever looking to expand its tribe. Tell that to indigenous peoples still around who never looked to expand their tribes.

Deep Dive's avatar

Great point about how we're "hard-wired" for tribalist predispositions, John. And it is a big problem for both us and for those who seek to attack us. With advanced weaponry, things can get ugly "too fast" now -- so fast that there can be no way to reverse course after a course has been taken.

Foreign policy, along with digital space, is inherently mysterious, because hard-to-extract motives sit behind the actions taken. It is easier to know about the sea floor than to know the "real" reason behind foreign policy decisions. It is something which we must expect to remain ambiguous.

This means that foreign policy should be debated vigorously, rather than accepting easy answers.

Regarding the threat of Iran, hundreds and hundreds of U.S. service members have been "neutralized" with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) following one-way EMP drone attacks in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan. These are the type of attacks which can "miss" and yet still cause great "harm" (dozens of TBI's, each time).

It is not always clear who sent the brain-injuring, one-way EMP drones, but it consistently involved Iran-backed militias.

If Iran-backed militias have been accomplishing more than 4 one-way EMP drone attacks each month since October 2023 -- neutralizing hundreds of U.S service members -- then it means that they are getting really good at harming us from a distance, and without being caught.

It provides one reason to try to cut the head off of the snake. China's dependence on Iranian oil provides another. At approximately 20-40 TBI's per each one-way EMP drone attack, then a million of them released on domestic soil could paralyze us.

Lilo Bauer-Freitag's avatar

So now we learn yet a new vocabulary to add to the ever changing list of enemies: MULAH.

evergreen's avatar

The inference is that voicing acknowledgment that Trump is making a correct move is tantamount to being entranced in a lustful state toward war...because Bret said so.

Accurate?

Mankind historically has a propensity to make war on others, by first making war on his own tribe--how else does the young buck become the lead buck?? Someone has to head the raiding party.

Maybe testosterone is the underlying reason.

Maybe that's why there is lingering fear and uncertainty in this Iran engagement.

pretty-red, old guy's avatar

Hmmm. Perhaps Weinstein is correct but perhaps it is all just a lot simpler.

Maybe, just maybe, the pendulum is arcing back to center not lubricated enough to fly off the opposite side. He is only theorizing. You needn't take his bloviating as fact just yet.

I am enjoying the ride as the board follows the wave peaks, a slow dissipating drop towards a shore lined with pretty tahitians. A bit more Strangelovian. . .