I am reading Winston Churchill’s book (actually six volumes) on the Second WW. In the first book “The Gathering Storm” he lays out the total lack of leadership, and pacifism that prevailed in Britain, and Isolationism in the USA that sought to disarm the West, even after Hitler was in power. The Allies leadership failed to take decisive action that could have stopped German rearmament, reinstitution of conscription, the new German airforce and Navy with subs. It reminds me of what is going on today with the pacifism on the left and the lack of unity in the West toward the threat of Iran and Islamofacism.
I read that Churchill series many many years ago (I am old) and you can literally substitute the names and dates for what is going on now.
However, discussing Israel’s right for pre-emption leaves the United States out of the equation.
Iran is every bit as much a threat to us as to Israel. A nuclear threat to our allies is a direct threat to us.
Iran is already at war with us - killing our soldiers as we speak in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Iran is the reason we can’t leave Iraq - it is the war chest supplying the insurgency and Al quaida in Iraq.
We are the big boys - we should do the job not wait for the little guy to do it. Israel ended up doing us a favor when it took out Osirak - it’s our turn.
We have the capability.
We have the airfields in the area.
We can weather the UN storm of abuse.
There is no reason why the US shouldn’t take on this task and save the world a lot of trouble.
Big boys don’t wait for little boys to do the work - well, a coward does - but hopefully we aren’t the cowards the left would have us be.
As our left grows and the moslem population within our borders grow - and combine forces - our will to act will wilt.
And a coward will be born.