If we had this conversation five years ago and I said to you, the Iranian nation—that is huge compared to Israel, 10 times the population—the Iranian nation has lost all control of the Houthi terrorists and they are themselves neutered. And so, is there a fight between the isolationists and the Jacksonians or is it just a minor group of people on the right who don’t want any action at all? It’s, do you risk more danger by taking out and eliminating the nuclear threat for good and, by association, humiliate the theocracy to the point it can be overthrown, or do you play it safe and have negotiations and allow the regime and the remnants to survive?
Author: Victor Davis Hanson
Published at: 2025-06-18 22:38:08
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