Yesterday, the Iranian president Rouhani threatened the USA with the "mother of all wars" in any confrontation between America and Iran. I wrote about Rouhani's poor choice of words which harkened back to Saddam Hussein right before he was easily defeated by the USA. Last night, we got President Trump's response to the threat from Iran. Trump tweeted the following:
"NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS!”
I haven't yet read the comments of the "experts" on Trump's response. No doubt, much of the media and the Democrats will tell us that Trump was too strong or too weak or shouldn't have used all caps or shouldn't have withdrawn from the JCPOA. But the media and the Democrats will be wrong. President Trump is making clear to Iran that it is no longer facing president Obama. The USA will no longer dither for months deciding on the best course of action. The USA will no longer offer pallets of cash in exchange for empty promises. The USA will no longer tolerate Iran's doing things like capturing US Navy vessels in the Persian Gulf. The USA will no longer tolerate Iran's games. In fact, the games are over.
It's not often that bellicose words ought to be uttered by the President of the USA. This, however, is one of those times where nothing less would do.
"NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS!”
I haven't yet read the comments of the "experts" on Trump's response. No doubt, much of the media and the Democrats will tell us that Trump was too strong or too weak or shouldn't have used all caps or shouldn't have withdrawn from the JCPOA. But the media and the Democrats will be wrong. President Trump is making clear to Iran that it is no longer facing president Obama. The USA will no longer dither for months deciding on the best course of action. The USA will no longer offer pallets of cash in exchange for empty promises. The USA will no longer tolerate Iran's doing things like capturing US Navy vessels in the Persian Gulf. The USA will no longer tolerate Iran's games. In fact, the games are over.
It's not often that bellicose words ought to be uttered by the President of the USA. This, however, is one of those times where nothing less would do.
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