America built Iran’s nuclear program in the 1950s under the Shah, supplied the reactor, trained the scientists, and gave them enrichment technology, all sold as “peaceful civilian use.”
Then came 1979 and that same capability became the world’s biggest nuclear threat.
Now Trump is handing Saudi Arabia the same loaded gun, again wrapped in the label “peaceful civilian use.”
History knows how this story ends.
The mediators like Qatar and Pakistan are double-dealers that fund and support Islamist terrorism, and our envoys cannot succeed because the Iranian regime uses diplomacy as a delay mechanism to manipulate Western opinion and policy for its survival and regeneration. It seeks neither co-existence nor a permanent cessation of hostilities but, rather, conquest and triumph no matter how long it takes.
Two of our most potent resources lay dormant — not arming the Iranian people and sidelining Israel — which is a self-imposed strategic and grave shortcoming intended to appease the Arabs and Turkey, making real victory over the enemy much more difficult. It’s especially problematic considering the Israelis and the Iranian people are powerful and motivated allies poised to take it to the enemy.
If we do not seek real victory, there will be no victory. If we do not seek the regime’s destruction, it will not be destroyed.
Our hearts are heavy today for 19-year-old Pvt. Isabella Gonzales of Carrollton, Texas. This brave young soldier was killed Friday in Iranian missile and drone attacks on a U.S. base in Jordan.
At just 19, she selflessly answered the call to defend our nation. Her courage and sacrifice will never be forgotten.
Sending deepest condolences and prayers to her family, friends, and all who loved her. May God wrap you in comfort and grant her eternal peace.
Thank you for your service, Isabella. You are a true hero. 🇺🇸