An influencer came across the timeline today and he’s effectively pissed off, as some in Congress claim to be, that we might find ourselves embroiled in the Iran nuke issue. To which, I responded thusly:
So, Tim…. what would you have us do?
A mushroom cloud over Tel Aviv means it’s probably a little late to act.
Are you suggesting the Iran is NOT doing their best to develop a nuclear weapon?
Is waiting until they have one or some the best plan? And then what? A sternly worded letter?
Serious question.
It’s easy to blow holes in what someone else is doing. But both the US and Israel do not have the luxury of being wrong here on this issue. We only have to be wrong once. There will be no do-overs. But indisputable evidence that Iran is doing all they can to get a nuke is just that: indisputable.
Iran has been chanting death to US and to the Israelis for decades. Are you suggesting that such a foreign policy goal for Iran is acceptable?
What would you have us do in the alternative? If this is doing it wrong, then what do we need to do to make it right?
I don’t expect a viable… or any…. response.
But when you’re confronted with a country who wants the destruction of the Great Satan (US) AND Israel… a country where diplomacy has failed for decades… what else is left to do? Whining about taking this option without providing a different, viable option is truly fringe-left at it’s core.
Doing nothing is the wrong thing. And he damned well knows it.