Military Action In Iran

There has long been a fear about Iran in the back of the minds of many of our governmental and military leaders. As was evidenced by a most recent editorial in The Washington Times, this fear grows as Iran moves closer to developing itself as an a-bomb threat.

Israel, through its leader Benjamin Netanyahu, has expressed the position that it is absolutely unacceptable for Iran to become a nuclear armed nation. The clear implication is that those military steps as are deemed appropriate by Israel to terminate an Iranian nuclear effort will be fully planned and undertaken. Based on the past international conduct of Israel, little doubt should be given to the seriousness of these threats. The past efforts of President Obama to "calm" the fears of Israel have been of some success but are rapidly running out of time. Most recently the press has announced that the Obama diplomatic efforts to "reform" Iran are dead.

The approach by Obama to the Iran situation has been via diplomacy and sanctions. Neither has worked. Washington imposed deadlines have been ignored by Iran; additional nuclear developmental projects have been announced by Iran; and most recently the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist has resulted in the blame being placed on the USA and on Israel. This Iran matter just cannot be treated with white gloves by the White House.

Obama continues to express his view that the goals of individual nations must be diminished in importance so to allow the best interests of the world-at-large to receive top attention. This international socialist option is not only foreign to American politics but is unrealistic when the real goals of Cuba, Venezuela, Communist China, Iran, North Korea, Vietnam, Russia and other nations are considered. In reality there are only three Iranian options open to Obama: 1) continue the low-key approach and watch matters get worse; 2) assist Israel militarily in eliminating the nuclear menace in Iran and in doing so send the rest of the anti-American nations a clear message; or 3) withdraw all American forces back to the USA to venture out only if America is directly threatened.

All three options have rewards, risks and draw backs but the best interests of America must be protected and that means no nuclear threat from Iran.