AFTER LAST NIGHT

Powerline ^ | 14 Apr 2024 | Scott Johnson

[Rummyfan]

The Iranian regime has been at war with Israel, the United States, and the West roughly since the Ayatollah overthrew the Shah of Iran. It is not a war that Israel has chosen. It is a war that has been thrust upon it by a regime of genocidal maniacs.

Thirty years after the fact the Court of Cassation in Buenos Aires issued a ruling blaming Iran for bombing the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina—a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires—on July 18, 1994, using its terrorist proxy Hezbollah. The attack left 85 dead and more than 300 wounded. The court called it a crime against humanity.

That’s how Iran likes to roll — indirectly, through proxies and cut-outs that diffuse responsibility. They’ve got Hamas. They’ve got Hezbollah. They’ve got the Houthis. Hamas of course perpetrated the October 7 massacre. Hezbollah and the Houthis have supported Hamas in the subsequent hostilities.

Last night was something different. Why is this attack different from all other attacks? The IRGC conducted a massive drone and missile (cruise and ballistic) attack on Israel from Iranian territory — this after President Biden had issued his warning not to do it. “Don’t,” he said.

According to IDF spokesman Peter Lerner, the IRGC lobbed 180 explosive drones, 120 ballistic missiles, and 30 cruise missiles at Israel last night.

[daniel1212]

Iran started and maintained this latest exchange by being committed to destruction of Israel for years, and if it had the power (developing) to do so and defeat supporters then it would have.

How Iran Plans to Destroy Israel The Washington Institute https://www.washingtoninstitute.org › policy-analysis › h... Aug 10, 2015 —

'Not anti-Semitic': Khamenei defines Iran's goal of 'wiping ... The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com › khamenei-when-iran-s... Nov 15, 2019

Iran leader's call to 'annihilate' Israel sparks fury CNN https://www.cnn.com › 2014/11/10 › world › meast › ir... Nov 10, 2014 — A call by Iran's supreme leader for the elimination of Israel shows that world powers must not rush into a deal on Iran's nuclear program, Netanyahu says.

Iran leader says Israel a 'cancerous tumor' to be destroyed AP News https://apnews.com › article May 22, 2020 —

Commander Says Iran Will Destroy Israel And Attack The US ایران اینترنشنال https://www.iranintl.com › ... Aug 5, 2022 — Iran will continue its struggle until the destruction of “enemies”, the United States and Israel,

Iran's Grand Strategy to Destroy Israel Is Proceeding Apace Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs https://jcpa.org › Articles Dec 11, 2023 — The first Iranian International Hourglass Festival, which took place in 2018, predicted Israel's destruction by 2040.

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The Iranian man on the right's headband reads "death to Israel" and Hamid Reza Ahmedabadi's [fa] on the left reads "death to America."

See also: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Israel and Little Satan

In recent decades, political figures in the Islamic Republic of Iran have consistently advocated for the destruction of Israel as a prominent element in their discourse against the nation. This discourse also encompasses the demonization of Jews, the use of antisemitic tropes, and the denial of the Holocaust.^[19]

Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, stated in 2000 that “the cancerous tumor called Israel must be uprooted from the region”, and in 2001 that “the perpetual subject of Iran is the elimination of Israel from the region”.^[20][21] In 2013 he labeled Israel a country "doomed to failure and annihilation," deeming it an "illegitimate regime" led by "untouchable rabid dogs" who "cannot be called human beings." He later outlined a nine-point plan for Israel's elimination in 2014.^[22]

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who served as president of Iran from 2005 to 2013, has consistently called for the elimination of Israel.^[23][24] In a 2005 conference titled "A World Without Zionism", he stated: "Our dear Imam (Khomeini) ordered that this Jerusalem occupying regime must be erased from the page of time," and that Iran would “wipe Israel off the map”,^[22][25][26] In 2006, he said: "Israel heading towards annihilation”, and in another statement, "The Zionist regime will be wiped out, and humanity will be liberated”. Similar calls were also voiced by Iranian parliament members, philosophers and journalists.^[27][5]

During a speech in May 2012, the Chief of Staff of Iran's Ministry articulated the Iranian nation's steadfast commitment to its cause, which is the complete annihilation of Israel. Hojjat al‐Eslam Ali Shirazi, serving as the representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, asserted on October 2, 2012, that Iran needed a mere 23 hours to eliminate Israel. He further alleged that Israel was in close proximity to annihilation.^[28]

[GreyFriar]

Iran has been at war with the U.S. since it seized our embassy in November, 1979. Unfortunately none of our presidents or congress critters have been willing to admit that.

[aklurker]

A little known movie titled Deterrence...
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158583/

[ProtectOurFreedom]

"Deterrence" looks good. The cast is wonderful...

[frank ballenger]

The Iranian man on the right's headband reads "death to Israel" and Hamid Reza Ahmedabadi's on the left reads "death to America."

Well balanced. Equal opportunity lowlifes. Could be welcomed to a Halal dinner in Dearborn after lots of hugs.

[frank ballenger]

Photo of the two Iranians....

They are trying to get past being just pretty faces.

[Torahman]

Why can’t the President of the United States just get up and plainly say to the mullahs, “Now listen here you goddamned raghead sons of bitches!, we’ve had just about as much of your horseshit as we can stand, so we are going to find you and kill every goddamned one you bastards, until your people come to their senses, find their balls and, for the love of God, put an end to you and whatever remains of you when we get done! Is is this pusillanimous prig too skeered? Where the hell are the MEN in Washington?!

[Alberta's Child]

The U.S. and the U.K. had been meddling in Iran since the 1950s. There are no “good guys” in this fiasco.

[Dan in Wichita]

Sounds like something General Patton would have told them.

[GreyFriar]

Why, because Biden has no real interest in preserving Israel and believes in providing the Iranian Mullahs with millions/billions of dollars to support its war against Israel and the USA.

[Chickensoup]

We don’t run the world

[icclearly]

The U.S. and the U.K. had been meddling in Iran since the 1950s. There are no “good guys” in this fiasco.

Now watch what you say, you hear!

No one wants the truth to be spoken.

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- " Where the hell are the MEN in Washington?! "

I am sorry to answer this in such a manner, but....

Biden administration on track to be most LGBTQ-inclusive in U.S. history NBC News, Dec. 4, 2020

[Highest Authority]

Biden gets his orders from Obama, who, being a moslem, hates Israel (along with America).

[antidemoncrat]

“since the Ayatollah overthrew the Shah of Iran”

Anther Democrat success story.

[map]

“We don’t run the world”

Then the world will run us! (China, WEF)

[aklurker]

Spoiler alert, in case your wondering what happens in the movie, Iraq has 23 nuclear missles trained on the US and launches. The US responds with nuclear weapons. The Iraqi missles are disabled by the US since in reality they were part of a clandestine operation by the US to keep the enemy from developing their own nuclear weapons which could not be disabled by the US. So the US Nukes Iraq after Iraq goes to the table and launches these US sourced weapons. And since the Nuclear option is used the idea of Deterrence is strengthened.

[exinnj]

The thug (Hamenei) orders The United States President (Biden/Obama?), through his UN mission (in NY!!) to STAY AWAY from the conflict!
Unbelievable....and we eat it up....

[exinnj]

Yes, we do: at least from 2016 to 2019....