How to Ensure a Big, Ugly War With Iran
Townhall.com,
by
Victor Davis Hanson
Original Article
Posted By: DW626,
2/2/2024 3:17:54 PM
Iranian-backed militias have attacked American installations and forces in Syria, Iraq, and Jordan some 170 times.
Ostensibly, these terrorist groups claim they are hitting U.S. forces to coerce America into dropping its support of Israel and demanding a cease-fire in the Gaza war. In reality, these satellite terrorists are being directed in a larger effort by Iran to pry the U.S. out of the Middle East, in the manner of the 1983 Marine barracks bombing.
That way, Iran will be free to fulfill its old dream of becoming a nuclear shield for a new Shiite/Persian terrorist axis
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
SkyKing1222 2/2/2024 3:53:54 PM (No. 1649555)
1) Nuke it
2) Pave it
3) Pit a flag on it
4) Lease it out
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
DVC 2/2/2024 4:00:30 PM (No. 1649556)
They want to set up a huge war to come in just as they leave office, so that they can blame it on Trump.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
chumley 2/2/2024 4:17:24 PM (No. 1649563)
I think they are overestimating Iran. They had a war with Iraq and it was a stalemate for decades with millions killed. Iran could not win. WE nearly wiped Iraq out in a week or two. Had we not quit we would have completely wiped them out.
Iran is a 3rd world crap hole run by 7th century troglodytes.
I dont want a war with them or anyone else, but if we have one and the politicians allow it, we would win easily.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
EJKrausJr 2/2/2024 6:00:52 PM (No. 1649603)
Remember the Arab Spring in Iran. BHO did nothing. Now we have FJB attacking one of his benefactors. It appears the Democrats want a war before the elections commence. When will FJB declare his Gulf of Tonkin?
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
MickTurn 2/2/2024 6:22:47 PM (No. 1649617)
IF needed, Iran could be Neutered in less than 24 hours.
1. Target/Destroy all residences of ALL Iranian Leadership...Mullah's first on list; Military Leaders and Military Facilities...including ALL Personnel; Second (30 seconds later); Oil Storage and Wells; ALL Iranian Military Hardware and factories; Their Nuclear Enrichment Facility...you get the picture. THEN the Iranians can take their country BACK!
Then we start on all their Proxie Terrorist Orgs. WIPE THEM OUT!
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
czechlist 2/2/2024 6:25:41 PM (No. 1649618)
#3
"Iran is a 3rd world crap hole run by 7th century troglodytes."
And Afghanistan?
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
chumley 2/2/2024 6:38:20 PM (No. 1649622)
Re #6, just like with almost every war we've been involved with since 1945, there is no will nor plan to win. Its all about keeping their defense contractor buddies rich.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
volksford 2/2/2024 6:56:12 PM (No. 1649635)
Yes indeed # 4 ..the Arab Spring conjured up by BHO and the CIA / State Dept
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
mc squared 2/2/2024 6:56:14 PM (No. 1649636)
#3: Biden wasn't President then.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
mifla 2/3/2024 6:00:17 AM (No. 1649841)
Joe, wake up and smell the terrorist coffee.
Iran refers to us as the Great Satan. They kidnapped our embassy staff and turned them into hostages. They kept them while Carter was president, and released them when Reagan took office. They are terrorists - they only respond to force. You can throw tons of money at them, they will just use it to kill more Americans.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Strike3 2/3/2024 8:23:58 AM (No. 1649923)
#5 gets it. Over half of the Iranian people are intelligent, sensible and just want to live like the rest of the free world does, not under the laws of 7th Century savages in black robes. We don't have to level the country although we could overnight. Cut the head off the snake and terrorism in the Middle East would drop to a trickle. All of those young men attending the brainwashing camps and crawling over the monkey bars in those satellite countries would need that energy to survive and find food. Hopefully it doesn't take another 9/11 to wake American leadership up.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Venturer 2/3/2024 9:13:43 AM (No. 1649963)
For this we can thank Jimmy Carter
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 2/3/2024 9:17:37 AM (No. 1649966)
How to have a big ugly war with Iran? Simple: Don't defend yourself. Our enemies call that decadence, and they may be right. What are the odds that Iran is nothing more than a paper tiger if confronted by a superior force? All that would take is some intestinal fortitude which the Biden/Obama regime seriously lacks.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
planetgeo 2/3/2024 10:14:23 AM (No. 1650001)
Iran is indeed a third world sheethole country, but just one well-placed EMP nuke could turn America into a third world sheethole country too. And the Democrats are purposely letting Iran continue developing those nukes that can do that. Why are we letting them?!
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VDH’s wisdom in this regard is admirable, however he does leave out one very important fact: this is being orchestrated by some very devilish operatives in the USA, Barry Sotero, Valerie Jarrett, Ahmed Brennan, Eric Holder and the rest of the Jihad Junta who are craving for a Caliphate with them as leaders..
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Zigrid 2/3/2024 11:08:06 AM (No. 1650050)
Spot on...Victor...it's obama's dream to make Iran a power country in the Middle East so they cn take over the whole region....and bomb Israel out of existence....remember when Obama said during his reign....what about the Crusades?... his justification for supporting Iran's claim for power...
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On the chance the dems lose the election...they want a war with Iran as close to the election as possible so they can blame the incoming GOP's.They are also setting the economy for up a great big fail, again to blame the GOP's. Has anyone else noticed economic numbers are wildly off and always supportive to the dems? For 11 out the last 12. the numbers are quietly revised to a more realistic and accurate picture of the economy. Just like G. Bush in 2008 was blamed for the big crash in financial markets. As a cherry on the sundae, the dems are working on getting a SCOTUS pick (Sotomayor) that they will attempt to select before the election to further distract from Biden's many failures.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
NotaBene 2/3/2024 12:48:38 PM (No. 1650111)
We shouldn’t have put Victoria Nuland-Kagan in charge.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Kafka2 2/3/2024 3:52:14 PM (No. 1650168)
It seems to me that blowing the Iranian ship in the Red Sea that is helping the Houties target ships with Iranian made cruise missiles would have sent a better message.
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