“If targeting Qom, Medina and Mecca was our deterrence policy, then the UN would condemn us, leaders from all over the world would label us crusaders.”
There comes a time when the opinions of “world leaders” is of no importance. Yes, we would like to have their trust, their support, even their love but if we must die to gain them we need to rethink our standards. If we can’t have their love then we need to be satisfied with their respect. If that is to be denied then our very survival may depend on whether or not they fear us.
I don’t know about you, but I’d rather be respected than feared. If push comes to shove though, I’ll take fear. as long as I’m alive I can work on gaining respect.
I don’t argue with the philosophy. I argue with the practicality.
Both you and I know that tomorrow morning this could all be over. We send one jet into Iran, one into Venezuela and one into Syria. Three bombs and it is done.
As much as we like to believe it and as much as we say, “we don’t give a rats behind about the UN” they are still there and will be there as long as we have elitists in congress.