We crossed the Rubicon with Iran, so we can’t stop halfway
TRUMP CAN’T LET IRAN TURN A MILITARY DEFEAT INTO A DIPLOMATIC VICTORY Diplomacy with Iran is, in many respects, about buying peace one day at a time while maintaining enough leverage to make renewed aggression unattractive.
Key points
- We have attacked Iran’s military infrastructure, inflicted enormous damage on its economy and demonstrated that the United States is prepared to use overwhelming force.
- Before this war, Iran had developed an extraordinary combination of nuclear expertise, ballistic missiles, drones, underground facilities and regional proxy networks.
- Iran accepted temporary restrictions but retained the scientific expertise, industrial infrastructure and technical capacity to rebuild its nuclear program.
In 1994, the bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires killed 85 people; an Argentine court subsequently held Iran responsible and concluded that Hezbollah carried out the attack.
Additional details
- In 1983, Hezbollah, which Iran helped create and arm, carried out the Beirut Marine barracks bombing that killed 241 American servicemen.
- FINISH THE JOB: WHY A HALF WAR WITH IRAN IS THE MOST DANGEROUS OUTCOME We need to be clear about the regime we are dealing with.
- That did not mean Iran possessed a functioning nuclear weapon, but it demonstrated how far its enrichment program had advanced.
- Iran has repeatedly demonstrated a willingness to use terrorism, proxies and intimidation to advance its interests.
- The question is whether America is about to squander the military advantage it has gained over Iran.
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