New in PJ Media:
On Saturday, President Donald Trump revealed the startling news that he is awaiting the precise details of a peace proposal from the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran, whoever exactly they may be.
“They told me,” Trump said, “about the concept of the deal. They’re going to give me the exact wording now.” This is odd on its face, as it is ordinarily the winning side that dictates the terms of the peace, but of course the people who are reaching out to Trump aren’t dictating anything; they’re just hoping to survive the present conflict with the Islamic Republic still in power.
That would be a victory in itself, for the fanatical ideologues in Tehran only need time to regroup and resume their jihad. They also need to settle the question of who exactly is in charge, for, as Trump noted, they are currently “having a hard time figuring out who their leader is.”
However, the Islamic Republic will remain the Islamic Republic until it is overthrown, however and whenever that might happen. The idea that the mullahs will abandon their jihad once and for all as a result of the reversals they have suffered in this conflict is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of their beliefs, and of what the Islamic Republic is all about.
Trump, however, made it clear that it would take the Islamic Republic a great deal of time to rebuild. “We’re doing very well with regard to Iran,” he said. “Again, they want to make a deal. They are decimated.” He explained that “if we left right now, it would take them 20 years to rebuild. But we’re not leaving right now. We’re going to do it so nobody has to go back in two years or five years.”
All this followed his remarks on Friday, in which he made it clear that he was not intending to give an inch: “We cannot let lunatics have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said. He explained that the war was necessary to achieve this objective, and that the economic downside hadn’t been as bad as he had expected it would be: “I thought the numbers would be much worse. I thought the stock market would go down much more. I thought the oil prices would go up much more. I said, ‘But we have no choice. Whether it does or doesn’t, I have to do what’s right.’ We can’t let them have a nuclear weapon.”
In his Friday remarks, Trump also painted a picture of the Iranian regime in dire straits: “They’re getting decimated. They have no Navy. They have no air force, they have no anti-aircraft equipment. They have no radar. They have no leaders. Their leaders are all gone.”
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࿗Infidel࿘ says
The latter part is a downright and demonstrable falsehood: Iranians do not want to make any deals:
⮞ Most of the islamic supporters of the regime actually believe the propaganda of the regime, and are dead set against any negotiations: they actually do believe that they have the upper hand and are winning, never mind what the facts on the ground are
⮞ Most Iranians, who oppose the regime, are opposed to any deal: they want US and/or the Israelis to help completely topple their regime, so that they can start fixing their country
So who exactly is our very stable genius POTUS trying to hoodwink? It can’t be any of the Iranians!
Walter Sieruk says
When it comes to the subject of the United States with her war against that of dangerous and menacing Islamic tyranny of Iran. There should be no negotiations whatsoever with the representatives of that Islamic regime, because they and the despots who head that horrendous Islamic tyranny are lairs and will have no intention of keeping their promise on anything that they might sign. Such a printed “peace agreement wouldn’t be worth the paper that it’s printed on.
Therefore, it’s best to finish the job, as in “Get it over with ‘by eliminating that horrific tyrannical regime, once and for all. As it had been, rightly and wisely. “Half-measures in war is madness and folly.”
Then after the collapse of that “mullah regime”, the Iranian people will be free to establish a legitimate, genuine, government that ensure and respects the natural basic human rights of its citizens.
Walter Sieruk says
President Trump said it “Lunatic” when referring to those in charge and power of that hostile Islamic tyranny of Iran. Lunatics are irrational, in their case they are irrational because of the blind unquestioning fanatical in a doctrine of Islam of a future coming of an Islamic messiah who has the title of the Mahdi.
That Mahdi they believe will come and conquer the entire world for Islam but only when in Iran and the Middle East and the whole word gets worst, not better. Therefore, by their own faulty Islamic worldview “reasoning” they would have no incentive to have honest negotiations about not going nuclear, as in not obtaining nuclear weapons. Neither would they want to stop arming with deadly weapons to murderous Muslim terrorist entities, as Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthi which are that Islamic regime’s stooge terror. //murder groups
Lunatic cannot be reason with such dangerous characters will not respond to logic. So those deluded madmen and their regime need to and must and should be eliminated by force, once and for all.
For the sake and safety and security of America, the other Western countries, for Israel, and for all the civilized nations of the world.
Walter Sieruk says
The sociological, governmental philosophical precepts of the intellect philosopher John Locke, may to apply to the problematic situation .of the Iran people who are under the brutal ,human rights denying, oppressive Islamic tyranny of that “mullah regime” of Iran .
For Mr. Locke taught that any good government has the duty to ensure the security and safety of its citizens. So the people under the bondage and oppression of a tyrannical government do have every natural and ethical right to overthrow that terrible and oppressive tyrannical government.
Patrick says
Iran has the support of Qatar, Turkey, and China. With support, Iran will never relinquish control of their Islamic dictatorial government. Therefore, more bombing is required, as are boots on the ground.
John Smith says
According to Walid Shoebat (an absolute scholar on Biblical prophecy) Iran will one day obtain a nuclear weapon and they will use it to attack Saudi Arabia.
He cites, Isaiah 21, specifically the command “Arise O Elam,” as prophetic evidence of an attack against what he identifies as the “Babylon of Arabia.”
Walid reads into prophecy with the mindset of those that wrote it, as he was born and brought up in this region.
John Smith says
Iran will obtain nuclear weapons and they will nuke Saudi Arabia, according to Biblical prophecy. Isaiah 21 specifically the command “Arise O Elam” is a prophetic evidence of an attack against ” Babylon of Arabia” (Saudi Arabia) The feet of the bear in Revelation 13 (Iran) is also destined to destroy Saudi Arabia which is identified in the Bible as “the whore of Babylon”.
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John Smith says
Sorry for repeating myself as I didn’t think my first post got through
John Smith says
Biblical prophecy also warn us that a satanic coalition of muslim armies will attack Israel, Ezekiel 38-39.
Some of those nations that attack Israel are Persia (Iran), Cush (Sudan) Put (Libya) and Beth Togarmah (Turkey)
It’s still debatable amongst scholars who Magog is, some say it’s Russia, while others say It’s Turkey. I tend to believe it’s Turkey. All indications and prophesies suggest that the Ottoman empire will be resurrected and the final anti-christ (Gog) comes from Turkey.
The beast in Revelation 13 that received a fatal wound to its head and was miraculously healed, is undoubtedly the islamic beast. Warning us that the Ottoman empire will be resurrected. I’m not saying that Erdogan is the anti-christ, but if he isn’t he is most certainly paving the way for him.
Finish them says
No deals with Iran.
Let Iran run out of oil storage and be forced to cap all their oil wells, so they are economically ruined for decades.
Economically cripple Iran until they agree to ban Islam in Iran; replace the existing theocratic regime with a secular democratic alternative; foresake nuclear weapon ambitions; agree to permanent disarmament – no missiles, no drones, no airforce, no air defence, no navy, no army and no IRGC; and agree that they have no right to ever exert any control over the Strait of Hormuz.
gravenimage says
Trump: ‘We Cannot Let Lunatics Have a Nuclear Weapon’
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Sounds right…