Last week Iran launched two intermediate-range ballistic missiles toward Diego Garcia, a key U.S.-U.K. base in the Indian Ocean 2,500 miles away. Even though neither missile reached its target, the range of these missiles is much farther than many believed. In fact, Iran could deliver missiles to nearly every national capital in Europe.
Before the missile launches, most NATO countries said they did not want to join the U.S.-Israel war against Iran. For what it’s worth after the missile launches, NATO countries indicated they may be willing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz to keep oil flowing to the rest of the world. Iran had demonstrated its imminent threat to Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
In U.S. politics, those who have resisted all things Trump suddenly switched from international disputes to domestic issues. Maybe Iran had posed an imminent threat to U.S. after all. How close was Iran to lobbing nuclear warheads into Western nations? Or, into Middle Eastern or Asian nations for that matter? It’s much safer to argue over photo IDs these days than to take on terrorists and their nuclear designs.
Securing the Strait of Hormuz to keep oil and gas flowing around the world has become an international value. That’s good. Anything to unite the world. But, what about the “little foxes” that threaten U.S. citizens? You know, terrorists? Islamic terrorists like those Iran has sponsored around the globe?
President Joe Biden and the Democrats opened our borders for four years to millions of undocumented and unvetted people from nearly every nation, including Iran. How many international terrorists are in America plotting chaos through physical violence, riots and protests, as well as across electric, water, and Internet grids? How much damage can lone wolves, gangs, and terrorist cells create. At least we have the Department of Homeland Security and other local and federal law enforcement working together to detect attacks and defend us.
With all the big fights going on “over there,” we need to keep a closer eye on those who want to shut down or interfere with law enforcement here at home. Can you imagine the damage terrorists or other anarchists could do by undermining our transportation infrastructure? Senators would have to walk themselves through airport cues with their own luggage.
Humans are not inclined to think about consequences of untested ideas. What else might happen? Well, I never thought about that! Stop right there! That’s the key problem: “I never thought….” Worse still: “What IS the worst that could happen?”
Sixty or so years ago, I remember a little guy who wanted to build a rocket just like the big ones on TV. He taped three big coffee cans together and sealed the rocket. Then, he attached two large funnels to the rocket with a rubber hose from the top funnel to the bottom funnel just like the big rockets on TV. So far, so good.
It’s a good thing…or, a bad thing depending on one’s perspective…that nobody was around that afternoon while he fueled the rocket with gasoline. Let’s just say, the experiment spiraled way out of control quickly. Gasoline had already spread from the rocket to the driveway, so he decided to light it before it spread too far.
Take it from someone who knows. Consequences breed fires quickly.
Daniel L. Gardner is a columnist who lives in Starkville, MS. You may contact him at PJandMe2@gmail.com.
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This is a bunch of BS from DL as usual if there were going to attack, they would have by now. Are some trying to get in now. I wouldn’t doubt it and will we have an attack in the future? Probably to answer Trump for killing of their leader.
Europe doesn’t have a worry about an attack, they didn’t attack anybody. Only those dumb enough to do Israel and the US bidding should worry.
11:14: Iran doesn't support terrorist attacks in Europe?
I guess the Quds Force is just a charitable organization, out there trying to feed the poor around the world?
The Quds Force (Persian: نیروی قدس, romanized: niru-ye qods, lit. 'Jerusalem Force') is one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).[9] It specializes in unconventional warfare and military intelligence operations. The U.S. Army's General Stanley McChrystal describes the Quds Force as an organization analogous to a combination of the CIA and the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) in the United States.
omg STOP THE PRESSES they have a version of the CIA and JSOC!
We should be bombing their schools and daycares AROUND THE CLOCK!
Stupid wars by stupid people.
Terriorist groups in the U.S. is a big problem. We can handle those who are in their own country. The one terrorist group that is the most dangerous in our own country is the democratic party. They would gladly join up with other terrorist groups just to stop our president.
Queue not cue
12:40, Had you read further down in the Wikipedia page you quoted from, you would have seen this:
"The United States Department of the Treasury designated the Quds Force under Executive Order 13224 for providing material support to U.S.-designated terrorist organizations on 25 October 2007"
"Canada designated the Quds Force as a terrorist organization on 17 December 2012."
"Israel designated the Quds Force as a terrorist organization in March 2015"
"On 23 October 2018, the kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain . . . designated the IRGC as a terrorist organization."
"On 17 January 2026, Argentina designated the Quds Force as a terrorist organization."
So yeah, the Quds Force is one of the means by which Iran exports terrorism around the world, and they've been doing it for a long time.
They are again saying the quiet part out loud.
-Bibi lied and said Mossad had Iran prepped for regime change -Every attempt to negotiate gets wrecked by the IDF
-Israel wants the US out of the Mideast so no future president can stop their territory expansion
-Israel is setting Trump JD up for failure
< https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-tense-call-vance-knocked-pm-for-overselling-iran-regime-change-likelihood-report/> https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-tense-call-vance-knocked-pm-for-overselling-iran-regime-change-likelihood-report/
Trump is looking for an exit, he will declare victory any day now and a stage goat. Looks like Hegseth gets the prize.
You are bogus. I post a rebuttal to 11:14 that you disagree with so you don't post it. I didn't use the N word. What is the matter with you?
The other NATO countries simply said they will not be pushed into warfare at the direction of Israel. They have no control or real input into Israeli policy so why should they be bound to support an open-ended offensive entanglement started by Israel and it's cronies in Washington?
You mean the comment that had broken links or the one that called the guy you were responding to a professional dickhead? Sorry.
Why did you reject mine with a very relevant link to Hegseth giving a speech in Israel in 2018?
“Troops on the ground.” Here we go. Trump isn’t prosecuting this war, Bibi is. He convinced Trump to do this and now Trump is equivalent to his attack/lap dog. Gas prices are 40% higher. Don’t look at your 401k it’s tanking. Look in the mirror and you will see who done this. Slap him for me.
Kingfish please stop permitting these antisemites to spread the blood libel that Israel is running this war. PM Netanyahu himself admitted that nobody can tell President Trump what to do. C’mon!
5:53. What part of: "If Iran develops a nuclear bomb, they will use it in a heartbeat" do you not understand?
It seems to me that a President should think about consequences before acting.
It seems to me that a President should inform allies and have their support before acting.
It seems to me that a President should have experienced qualified people to advise him before going to war.
I think we had two egotistical, senile old men egging each other on. One benefits from us hitting his enemy and plays on the other's ego. The " egotistical, intuitive know it all" with zero military experience and who doesn't seek advice, just " yes men", makes more enemies than he had before.
In what universe do you live in not to know you risked starting a religious war and we are outnumbered? China and Russia will just enjoy us being weakened militarily and economically.
Geez people. Stop doing knee jerk party politics! Putting our Nation first, requires putting Nation before PARTY! We are going to again kill our sons and this time, daughters as well! And, OBOY, we need a draft again!
You can't put lipstick on this pig and fool anybody with good sense, anywhere! Impeach him and hope J.D.'s experience as a damn " reporter" for our military will at least get him some good advice if he asks!
We are going to invade Iran to free up the Strait of Hormuz. I can't wait to see your shit fit then!! LMAO!
Same song, second verse, just like Little Bush back in 2002-2003.
You really don’t understand, to date 2/3 of Iran’s weapons are intact. They have 500k trained soldiers who will fight to the death. That’s after you get pass the chemical weapons and mine fields . Nobody was foolish enough to attack Iran for a reason.
I'm going to paraphrase the comment at 5:53 a.m.:
1. the Jews are pulling the strings, as usual, and
2. It's going to hit the capitalist Americans in the pocketbook.
Those two ongoing themes seem like they are straight out of Revolutionary Guard propaganda.
And if you find yourself repeating those two themes in arguing against military intervention in Iran, then maybe you should re-examine where your information is coming from.
Which is why you bomb Iran until... nothing.
Oh man nice try but you arent gaslighting anyone, anymore.
The sad thing is your hubris and hamfisted attempts at censorship is doing nothing but increasing global antisemitism.
At no point in hiatory has Israel ever attempted to live peacefully with her neighbors. Regardless of the newspaper headlines, Mossad was always behind the scenes infiltrating, agitating, and assasinating.
Always expecting America to quietly be there and bully anyone who stood up for themselves. Unfortunately, this may be the fight where the American finally bully gets knocked out.
Being the Zionist’s lapdog is how empires die. Just ask the UK.
What is happening in Ukraine?
"to date 2/3 of Iran’s weapons are intact", you know this, how?
"At no point in hiatory has Israel ever attempted to live peacefully with her neighbors. Regardless of the newspaper headlines, Mossad was always behind the scenes infiltrating, agitating, and assasinating", you know this, how?
Gee, who invaded Israel in 1948? What happened in Yom Kippur in 1973? How many times has Hezbollah launched attacks on Israel? Israel has been attacked over and over. Of course, no one minds Israel taking out Saddam's reactor nor the Syrians nuke technology it got from the Norks. Perhaps the Arabs should stop screaming how they want to wipe Israel off the face of the map and massacre all the Jews.
Regardless of the newspaper headlines, Mossad was always behind the scenes infiltrating, agitating, and assasinating."
I see. So, it's always Israel at the root of all trouble in the Middle East. And this is true irrespective of any and all news reports to the contrary. And you know this because that's what Israel always does.
I suggest you look up the term "logical tautology."
-1:02
Trump is now saying that winning this war would be to re-open the strait and get Iran to agree not to build nukes. Apparently Obama won this war in 2015 with the nuclear agreement and free flowing oil. Why did Trump tear up that agreement he now seeks to fight a war in order to get back? It’s all a giant waste of money and human lives. Elections have consequences so I blame DL and Kingfish and the 95% of commenters here who created this mess. Thanks MAGA, now elect some democrats to come in and fix your mess.
@9:06 - what part of Trump claiming Iran’s nuclear capabilities got wiped out months ago do you not understand?
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