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Just plain Rivka's avatar

Please G-d that the Iranian people should be free.

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Daniel Clarke-Serret's avatar

Absolutely Rivka.

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Noah Otte's avatar

A tour de force of an article, Daniel that there can be no possible refutation to! The United States must hit the Fordnow Fuel Enrichment Plant as soon as possible. President Trump must give the go ahead order to the USAF now! The regime is teetering on the brink of destruction. The Azeri, Arabs, Kurds, and Sunnis among others are most happy to see this happen and Iran’s Shi’ite majority hate the Ayatollahs and are cheering on Israel. The Druze in Syria and the Kurds in Iraq too. No one likes the Iranian regime! If even the Taliban and Pakistan are against them you know it’s bad!

Iran’s nuclear facilities are badly damaged and Israel is working to finish the job. The United States must deliver the final blow that will cause the collapse of the Islamic Republic. For the United States and the West, the fall of the Islamic Republic will bring many benefits. It means a free democracy emerging in Tehran that will live in peace with Israel, the Gulf states and its Arab neighbors. It will lead to a domino effect causing the collapse of despicable authoritarian regimes all over the Middle East in Yemen, Lebanon and Iraq. All their terrorist proxies will instantly see their funds dry up. The new free Iran would sign trade deals with Israel, the United States, the West, and Saudi Arabia. With Yemen free of the Houthis, the Bab-el-Manheb will be opened up to international traffic. A democratic Iran would be a formidable ally against global terrorism and the Taliban in Afghanistan. Lastly, don’t forget Russia and North Korea would be losing a key ally in the region and a denuclearized Iran means a safer more stable Middle East.

You are so right, Daniel! The press, paranoid westerners and populists on both sides of the aisle can yell fire about World War III all day long but it’s not gonna happen. North Korea is a two-bit, fifth-rate power that can’t offer anything other than bombs. Russia is too busy being tied up in their own little Vietnam in Ukraine and has taken devastating losses. China is in direct economic conflict with Iran and wouldn’t lift a finger to help them. They’d be crazy to do so! Iran’s loss is their gain. They’ll be laughing all the way to the bank! We can and should have peace, but ONLY when the job is done!

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Daniel Clarke-Serret's avatar

Thanks again Noah for the ringing endorsement. Much appreciated.

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Alan, aka DudeInMinnetonka's avatar

to paraphrase what I read in the times of Israel Trump said there should be peace and they should make a deal🤦, I don't understand how the concept of victory and vanquishment forevermore doesn't occur to common sense leadership as a continuing ongoing message to The barbarians

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Alan, aka DudeInMinnetonka's avatar

They are cursed by choice and that's on them

Manifesting conundrums of illogic based on their teachings of turn the other cheek in perpetuity leading to consciousness breaking conundrums such as Jewish victory in 5785 over their enemies despite Christian complaints... The schadenfreude of it all 🤣

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Ruth Sheridan's avatar

What a great article Daniel. It is one of the clearest, most well-argued pieces I've seen in a long time on the unfolding dynamics between the U.S., Israel, and Iran.

You offer a grounded, strategic perspective and explain not just what is happening, but why it matters, and how the U.S. may be reshaping the region without direct military involvement.

Thank you once again for your insight

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Daniel Clarke-Serret's avatar

My pleasure Ruth and thanks for your kind comments. Keep safe.

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Happydays's avatar

The best analysis of the conflict I've yet seen.

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