[October 28, 2024] The long-awaited Israel kinetic strike on Iran was conducted with precision this past Friday but with restraint. In limiting itself from attacking Iran’s nuclear, oil, and political infrastructure, Israel ceded to American demands. So, what does the strike on Iran mean?
First, this attack changes the dynamic of Iran’s proxy war with Israel, changing it into a direct conflict with Israel. The gloves are now off. Iran is Israel’s number one enemy, and Israel now has the capability and the will to strike directly at Iran at any time and in any place. Iran can now act only from a position of weakness.
Second, it shows the timidness and fear of America’s foreign and defense policies. Yet, the White House cannot have its weaknesses exposed as we approach the most divisive presidential election in many decades. Any escalation from an Israeli attack would hurt Kamala’s chances of winning the election.
Third, Israel’s attack shows Iran and the international community that they can attack Iran with impunity and roam throughout the country at will. To make their case stronger, Israel destroyed all, or at least most, of Iran’s strategic air defense system supplied by Russia.
Plus, the strikes were on Iran’s missile and drone production and storage facilities and IRGC military barracks and headquarters buildings. These strikes were mostly in the capital city of Tehran, where everyone could see for themselves the weakness of their government.
Fourth, as a demonstration of America’s further weakness as an ally, the Biden-Harris Administration leaked top-secret documents about the upcoming strike. Doing so shows which side Biden and Harris are on and makes clear that America is an untrustworthy ally.
The upcoming presidential election in the U.S. is a critical point for Israel. There is little doubt that the Israeli government would prefer Donald Trump over Kamala Harris. A Harris Administration would severely constrain Israel and go further than Biden by actively supporting Gaza and their “right” to an independent state, the two-state solution that has been rejected by both Hamas (Gazans) and Israel.
Harris’s position to criticize Israel is well known to the world, and Iran has leveraged this divide within the alliance, keeping the Iranian government on life support.
“I can confirm that we have concluded the Israeli response to Iran’s attack against Israel. We conducted targeted and precise strikes on military targets in Iran, thwarting immediate threats to the state of Israel.” — IDF Daniel Hagari, Rear Admiral, head of IDF Spokesperson’s Unit
Iran can now stand down as opposed to escalating the war into a wider conflict. Doing so, most believe, would be to Iran’s overall advantage. If Iran were to choose a new round of escalation, Israel would make Iran pay a heavy price. And, unlike Iran, which uses empty hyperbole in its threats, Israel means what it says.
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The question now is, Will Iran retaliate?
“ Harris’s position to criticize Israel is well known to the world, and Iran has leveraged this divide within the alliance, keeping the Iranian government on life support.” — Gen. Doug Satterfield. Unfortunately for America, we are embarrassed for her total and uncalled-for ignorance. And, yes, Harris’s position is anti-Israel. But since she is running for US president, she has to appear more moderate. Her history tells us otherwise, that she is not just a Leftist radical but also completely untrustworthy. Just imagine today if Harris was president! Islam would be expanding in America and the West and attacking Christians with her blessing. Never vote for Kamala Harris.
Don, excellent comment that hits directly at our problem.
Donald Trump is the only candidate that help begin to put America back on track.
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Thank you Gen. Satterfield. I can always come here for a better understanding.
Great article, Gen. Satterfield, on what Israel’s attack on Iran means. It means also that the Middle East is heating up, and Americans are only playing a spoiler role against Israel. Why is Obama and Biden – and now Harris – so anti-Israel? It makes no sense unless it’s their Democrat Party’s anti-Semitism coming out. But that only goes so far since the American people mostly love Israel. Are Democrats stupid? Please don’t answer that.… we all know the real answer.
Why is anyone antisemitic? This is an age-old question.
—- yet, it doesn’t mean we can’t address the problem up front. It’s a learned attitude, surely. And we see kids taught anti-semitism along with anti-Americanism in the Middle East and now in Africa. When ex-pres Obama gave his International apology tour, we were at the beginning of this whole debacle. Obama did more to set us on this trajectory than the stupid followers like Biden and Harris. God bless America’s Christians because they are the ones who will pull us out of our current funk.
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The big question is will Communist China attack Taiwan if Trump is declared the winner and before he officially becomes the president. If the steal takes place, (again) Communist China knows they will have plenty of time to bring Taiwan to its knees, and not only Taiwan, but US also. War is what you get when you haveveesk leaders.
Trace this back hundreds of years but thanks to chicken s### politicians, here we are.
Yusaf, you are right, of course. But we are here now. From this point, with weak leaders like slow Joe Bitme, it looks like we’re in for a long haul of continued international terrorism. That’s our lot. Maybe that’s all the more reason we have a practical school teaching leadership, which includes what happens when you’re weak, like having idiot Kamala running things.
Good suggestions yet only the military has formalized leadership classes.
We can beat up on US silly politicians all day but that doesn’t help us.
If it were not for President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris giving Iran billions of dollars and allowing them trade, along with cuddling them, this would never have happened in the first place.