"The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that President Trump is weighing a limited strike — designed to compel Iran to grasp the seriousness of his intentions and show flexibility in negotiations."
That looks like a ploy to let the Iranians believe they are getting off lightly. That is not likely as it accomplishes absolutely nothing. It is a military move that a non-serious president would think of like Clinton, Obama and Biden. They all hated the US militaryand used them sparingly and.or stupidly.
@Nadav, thank you for sharing this most meaningful insight. Any war is very ugly and costly, and those sitting on distant shores may observe without fear. Here in Israel, a further conflict will be costly in lives, injured and damage. This is what Iran’s evil regime has shouted about for decades, investing vast sums in the proxy armies of Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, Assad (now removed) and Iraqi militias. The Persian people have shown their courage in trying to dispose of their regime, so with Israel having severely weakened Iran’s proxies, there will never be a better chance to change the face of the Middle East, and Trump is well aware. Any plan that keeps the Mullahs in power in Iran will only lead to Iran re-arming for a greater conflict in the years ahead.
For a better lives for the Persian people, for a more peaceful Middle East and a safer world in the future, the time is now upon us .. no more appeasement .. the evil Ayatollah, mullahs and IRGC need to be defeated.
This article was totally useless, filled with all the possibilities, which my dog could enunciate, and no real enunciation of the likelihood. I don't know why I bother to spend the time reading such drivel.
I sent a message to Presdent Trump via whitehouse.gov which was "STRIKE NOW." We've been screwing around with the Mad Mullahs for long enough. It's time to to end this madness and finish the job. Yes, they'll flail around at the region but enough is enough. STRIKE!
"For the regime, victory is survival. Even managing a limited but sustained response — ballistic missiles, drones, proxy attacks — over time, so long as the regime does not fall, would be framed as an achievement. Endurance itself becomes proof of strength. If, after absorbing devastating blows, the leadership remains intact and in control, it will declare a historic victory over the United States."
We should never have let the Ayatollah back into Iran, should never have allowed the Shah to be deposed. Bad CIA! Bad! Bad!
Just imagine how better the world would be if that asshole Jew Hating Peanut Farmer Jimmy Carter had never been President...
I think of that alternate universe a lot - it sounds like a great world we missed out on having.
Western leaders from USA to France and the UK basically did nothing to prevent that evil bastard taking power.
No Western leaders actively arranged for the Ayatollah to take power.
The revolution was fundamentally Iranian, driven by internal political, social, and religious forces. Western governments were caught off‑guard and reacted inconsistently, but they did not choose the outcome.
"The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that President Trump is weighing a limited strike — designed to compel Iran to grasp the seriousness of his intentions and show flexibility in negotiations."
That looks like a ploy to let the Iranians believe they are getting off lightly. That is not likely as it accomplishes absolutely nothing. It is a military move that a non-serious president would think of like Clinton, Obama and Biden. They all hated the US militaryand used them sparingly and.or stupidly.
@Nadav, thank you for sharing this most meaningful insight. Any war is very ugly and costly, and those sitting on distant shores may observe without fear. Here in Israel, a further conflict will be costly in lives, injured and damage. This is what Iran’s evil regime has shouted about for decades, investing vast sums in the proxy armies of Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, Assad (now removed) and Iraqi militias. The Persian people have shown their courage in trying to dispose of their regime, so with Israel having severely weakened Iran’s proxies, there will never be a better chance to change the face of the Middle East, and Trump is well aware. Any plan that keeps the Mullahs in power in Iran will only lead to Iran re-arming for a greater conflict in the years ahead.
For a better lives for the Persian people, for a more peaceful Middle East and a safer world in the future, the time is now upon us .. no more appeasement .. the evil Ayatollah, mullahs and IRGC need to be defeated.
May, destroyed.
As someone who lives in Israel and whose apartment was hit by Iran in June, i found every word in this article to be absolutely true.
Whatever happens it had better be a done deal and irreversible before the next American election. A Democrat is sure to reverse any policy of Trump.
It is impossible to mind read President Trump. We see the moves after the fact. Only he knows the final move.
The only way Israel defeats Iran is by using nukes on Iran before Iran gets them and uses them on Israel.
Nobody likes to hear that, but nobody has a better solution.
This article was totally useless, filled with all the possibilities, which my dog could enunciate, and no real enunciation of the likelihood. I don't know why I bother to spend the time reading such drivel.
I sent a message to Presdent Trump via whitehouse.gov which was "STRIKE NOW." We've been screwing around with the Mad Mullahs for long enough. It's time to to end this madness and finish the job. Yes, they'll flail around at the region but enough is enough. STRIKE!
"For the regime, victory is survival. Even managing a limited but sustained response — ballistic missiles, drones, proxy attacks — over time, so long as the regime does not fall, would be framed as an achievement. Endurance itself becomes proof of strength. If, after absorbing devastating blows, the leadership remains intact and in control, it will declare a historic victory over the United States."
We should never have let the Ayatollah back into Iran, should never have allowed the Shah to be deposed. Bad CIA! Bad! Bad!
Just imagine how better the world would be if that asshole Jew Hating Peanut Farmer Jimmy Carter had never been President...
I think of that alternate universe a lot - it sounds like a great world we missed out on having.
We didn't let the Ayatollah back, the surrender monkeys in Paris did.
Western leaders from USA to France and the UK basically did nothing to prevent that evil bastard taking power.
No Western leaders actively arranged for the Ayatollah to take power.
The revolution was fundamentally Iranian, driven by internal political, social, and religious forces. Western governments were caught off‑guard and reacted inconsistently, but they did not choose the outcome.
Sadly, they wildly misread the tea leaves.