For 30 years, Democrats and some Republicans lied about stopping Iran. Trump did it.
“Iran’s appetite for acquiring and developing nuclear weapons and the missiles to deliver them has only grown larger,” Bill Clinton claimed in 1995. “We have tried to stop its quest to acquire weapons of mass destruction, which would make it a threat not only to its neighbors but to the entire region and the world.”
“For the sake of peace, the world must not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon,” George W. Bush declared.
“America is determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and I will take no options off the table to achieve that goal,” Barack Obama promised.
“Here is my message to Iran’s leaders, the United States will never allow you to acquire a nuclear weapon. As president, I will take whatever action is necessary to protect the United States and our allies,” Hillary Clinton assured.
“We will not let Iran acquire a nuclear weapon. Period. Period. End of discussion. It will not happen on our watch,” Joe Biden assured.
“Let me be clear, we will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. Period,” Kamala Harris said.
The real ‘period’ was placed by President Trump who cut through 30 years of empty talk and ended the discussion. After decades of worthless promises by presidents, vice presidents, and presidential candidates, he took decisive action to actually prevent Iran from acquiring nukes.
Operation Midnight Hammer did the opposite of what presidents had been doing since the 90s. President after president had promised to stop Iran from deploying a nuclear bomb only to do nothing. Trump said he was negotiating with Iran even while planning to take out its nukes.
Democrats, including Sen. Chuck Schumer, who had been taunting Trump only days ago as chickening out on Iran, are furious because Trump actually kept all the promises they broke.
“We must do everything we can … to avoid a nuclear Iran. And we will be leading the charge to make sure that the Iranians know that they will not go nuclear or face the most severe of consequences,” Sen. Schumer had promised Now he bemoans Trump for actually doing it.
“We will do whatever it takes to make sure Iran does not get a nuclear weapon,” Rep. Jerry Nadler had boasted. “No matter what, even if it takes military action, Iran must be prevented from getting a nuclear weapon.”
After President Trump actually took out Iran’s nukes through military action, Rep. Nadler furiously urged that the strikes “must be condemned in the strongest possible terms.”
“All Members of Congress, regardless of party, agree: a nuclear Iran is simply unacceptable. It is a threat to the region, to the United States, and to our allies across the globe,” Rep. Nancy Pelosi had once asserted. “We must all use all the tools at our disposal to stop Iran’s march toward nuclear capability.”
Now, Pelosi assailed President Trump’s accomplishment of just that by contending that it “risks further escalation and dangerous destabilization of the region”
For 30 years, Democrats and some Republicans lied about stopping Iran. Trump did it.
That’s why they hate him. President Trump once again kept a promise he had made while Democrats, their media, the woke left and the woke right condemned him for doing it. The strikes taking out Iran’s nuclear program didn’t just smash the radioactive infrastructure of death, it also once again demonstrated the hypocrisy and double dealing so common in D.C.
The politicians who promised to secure the border, turn around the economy, unleash the private sector, cut government agencies, move the embassy to Jerusalem, and a thousand other promises never meant any of them. But President Trump, in the teeth of nearly universal opposition from the media and always online tweeting class of influencers, kept his promise.
Again.
The real question isn’t the one being posed by these politicians complaining why President Trump didn’t go to them to authorize a war with an Islamic terrorist state that had been attacking us since the Carter administration, it’s why they lied all these years to the American people.
If they had been opposed to taking out Iran’s nukes, why did they keep telling us otherwise?
In keeping 30 years of broken promises, President Trump showed how untrustworthy the same politicians condemning him are. Operation Midnight Hammer wasn’t just a strike on Iran, but on D.C. whose version of enriched uranium stockpiles are piles of broken promises and lies.
And if they couldn’t be trusted on the border or on a terror state with nuclear weapons, what can they be trusted on when it comes to our national security or any of the promises they make?
The Iran strikes have sent a message to the American people and to China and our enemies abroad that the era of hollow threats and empty assurances are over. Operation Midnight Hammer gave us real deterrence again, not just when confronting terrorists, but China.
A week ago, the People’s Republic of China was contemplating the odds of taking Taiwan and betting that America would do nothing. After a few extremely unpredictable weeks, Xi is much less likely to gamble that a nation that sent B2s from Missouri to take out nuclear plants without any further warnings, leaks or notice is a paper tiger that will do nothing if he attacks.
We are no longer a feckless nation governed by liars and hypocrites whose word is worthless.
For 46 years, Iran had two slogans, “Death to America” and “America can’t do a damn thing against us.” The two slogans went hand in hand. As long as Iran could kidnap, torture and kill Americans, it could safely chant “Death to America” because it believed America was helpless.
Trump buried “America can’t do a damn thing against us” as deep as its reactors of death.
That’s a message not only to Iran, but to China and our enemies at home and abroad. The politicians who broke thirty years of promises to stop Iran couldn’t stand up for our country or keep us safe. President Trump could and did. He stopped Iran and only he can stop China.
Huh?!? says
How pathetic the Democrats have become. They are a blend of socialism and communism. All that talk and they did nothing. Now they are screaming that Trump broke his promise to the U.S. people of no more wars. Uncle Sam can defend itself and that is just what Uncle Sam did. Trump Derangement Syndrome keeps getting worse.
Trump made the right choice. This stopped the catastrophic event of Iran having a nuclear weapon. Diplomatic solutions would not work with Iran. They would only use it to bide its’ time to figure out new ways to attack. Thank you Trump.
Hoi Polloi says
“Xi is much less likely to gamble”
I think you’re right and I certainly hope that’s true. He’s definitely been exhibiting a recklessness and lack of fear of harming the US for some time now.
Denis J Lee says
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
skeptiker says
Donald Trump, the best president ever. Thank you.
Stive says
Iran is far from stopped without regime change. Iran is only slowed down.
In 1967, Egypt & Syria military was crushed out of existence . No more air force, no more tanks, no more anything. But no regime change. Just 6 years later in 1973, Egypt & Syria were more powerful than before. In just 6 years.
Islamic Pakistan has nukes that can hit Israel now.
Regime change in Iran was/is a higher priority than no nukes. A free Iran under guidance of shah Pahlavi, allied with Israel l& India can have nukes if they want to keep pesky Turks and Russians away
Iran is not stopped. Trump stopped the victory of regime change .
It won’t take Iran a mere 6 years to come back more powerful but 1-2 years at most in a different technological age and bad Iran sponsors and what they will provide.
This false elation of victory may cause horrid destruction by good but blind sided people. When n.y. gets it’s new jihadist mayor, that’s a sign of the end. The day is coming when feeble netanyahu will be pushed into a corner that he will have to tell trump to get lost despite horrid repercussions. Fire coming down from heaven in sight if men is impressive but I don’t get caught up in it but look at the real picture all around.
Abraham mrishaku says
God bless Trump and usa
Tim gallagher says
Well done Trump. I have been surprised for years that world leaders seemed to be allowing Iran to develop nuclear weapons considering the lunatic knuckle draggers in charge of that country. I did always think that Israel would never let it happen and would know when to strike, but well done Trump.
Stive says
Good job trump. You deserve praise. Now shut your foul mouth and get out of the way. The obstacle to a free Iran is trump.
Trump wants Iran a weak no threat but is fearful of a free Iran allied with Israel with India as that takes away a lot of money in Saudi and trump pockets from his Abram accords with out Iran. For trump it’s still about the money.He is due praise on good things done but to me is still trash.
Tim gallagher says
You are probably right, stive. I loathe Islam and see Israel as the only civilised country in that part of the world so I was happy to see Iran get hammered
I live in Australia where we are a long away from a lot of these problems and China is going to be our biggest problem by far so i would say you know a lot more than I do about these issues. As a person I don’t like Trump because of his massive ego