My whole life, the monsters running Iran have been a thorn in the side of the world. There may not be a country on the planet that has not had at least one citizen killed, directly or indirectly, by the terrorist regime in Tehran in its 47-year existence. Wait, it’s been around for 47 years and now the 47th President of the United States is making sure it doesn’t see a 48th? That’s a win for the world, and it’s about damn time.
How long was the civilized world supposed to keep taking punches from 6th century troglodytes?
For a while, geopolitical considerations had to be taken into account – these “religious scholars” running the place had joined forces with the largest Godless entity around, the Soviet Union. I’m sure they squared that circle to their mindless followers by pointing out how the religion they devoutly practiced allows for lies under circumstances they determine, and for teaming with people “infidels” for political gain. I’ve never read the Koran, but it’s often treated like The Art of War or The Prince by governments declaring their fealty to it.
Well, the Soviet Union is gone, and China is a poor substitute. Iran has spent the better part of 3 decades desperately trying to remain afloat while paying proxies to be irritants around the world. I use “irritant” because that’s what they are. They don’t take over and control, their proxies are the kid smacking you in the back of the head on the bus. Iran couldn’t afford to have them run things, as they are barely able to afford to run things in their own country. Terror is much cheaper than governance.
During that time, Presidents after Presidents all labored under the belief that Iran had to be “held in check.” But Iran is a cancer, and you need to eliminate cancer, not hold it in check.
How many people died because the western world tolerated this tumor of a government in the name of “stability”? Too many.
And the only thing missing from that “stability” in the Middle East was…oh, what’s the word I’m looking for…oh, yes: stability.
The entire region has been a mess not in spite of the Iranian regime, but because of it.
That is just one of many reasons why the world should have acted long ago to take out these Dark Ages holdovers, and why the sooner they’re in Hell the better the world will be.
There are many, both on the left and on the so-called right, who believe Iran is too powerful for the United States to defeat militarily without mass casualties and years of struggle. The only place this belief could come from is wish casting, as it is not based in reality.
Iran fought Iraq to a draw for almost a decade, and that was them throwing everything they had at it. We, twice, walked through the Iraqi military in a matter of days. Our government definitely screwed up the aftermath, but the military conflict part was never in doubt or, honestly, all that difficult.
Before both wars with Iraq, there was nonstop talk of how tough the “Republican Guard” in Iraq was. They might have been, compared to Iran. They were not compared to the United States. We hear the same thing about the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. They may be just as dedicated to fight to the death, but that doesn’t make them immune from death, and our military is quite willing and able to activate their commitment.
Honestly, if we can’t defeat the Iranian military in short order, I want a refund on the tens of trillions of dollars we’ve spent on the Department of Defense over the years.
Of course, we can. Israel had already wiped out the majority of their air defenses and air force back when we took out their nuclear facility, so they’re even weaker than they were before. All they seem to have is throwing missiles in general directions – toward Israel, mostly – which are mostly shot down.
In other words, Iran doesn’t have much left of what Iran didn’t really have all that much to begin with.
The Iranian regime should not have been allowed to exist for as long as it has, honestly. Not only because of how they treated their own people, as evil as that was, but because of the actions they took toward the rest of the world. There has to be a price for terrorism beyond sanctions. Sanctions hit citizens, ultimately, as the thieves running the government will still steal whatever they want, leaving only scraps for the people, no matter how sanctioned they are.
Iran is a cancer on the world; it has been allowed to fester and metastasize for far too long. Thank God Donald Trump has the courage to say “no more.”
Derek Hunter is the host of the Derek Hunter Show on WMAL in Washington, DC, and has a free daily podcast (subscribe!) and author of the book, Outrage, INC., which exposes how liberals use fear and hatred to manipulate the masses, and host of the weekly “Week in F*cking Review” podcast where the news is spoken about the way it deserves to be. Follow him on Twitter at @DerekAHunter.