American Thinker

• by Arthur Schaper
•     has broken his promises and can no longer be trusted.
•     has led the United States into more wars.
•     is a neocon who conned us into believing he was an America First populist who turned the government’s focus to domestic issues only.

    From the first day he ran for office, Trump made it clear that there would be no more forever wars. He has kept that promise. Neither of his terms has bogged down our military in quagmires. The current administration gets in, strikes, accomplishes the mission, and assesses the outcome.

    The days of regime change leading to American financed nation building are over. President Trump’s foreign ventures have all focused on doing what is best for the United States. President Trump has maintained and manifested a true America First agenda without bankrupting the military or wasting American lives.

    Let’s go all the way back to Trump’s major strike on Syria in April 2017. He didn’t invade Syria, he didn’t station troops there, and he didn’t intend to topple one regime and replace it with another one, all propped up with American blood and treasure. That surgical strike was all about securing American interests. I must admit that I was scared at first when he attacked. Was he going to be investing more time and treasure in foreign intervention  Thankfully, it was what he promised: a strategic strike that had the necessary outcome.

    Fast forward to 2020, and Trump took out Iran’s General Soleimani. Tucker Carlson revealed his darker, self-serving inclinations by questioning Trump’s decision to order the assassination, but I trusted the President, and I was right. It was another strategic move that further hobbled Iran and discouraged it from larger, faster nuclear proliferation.

And how about the Abraham Accords  Those diplomatic efforts fostered a growing peace not just with Israel, but with the United States. Imagine Morocco, Sudan, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates working with Israel, and more closely with the United States! This is about opening up more markets. These rapprochements allowed for strategic placement for the American military. Many of the hardcore America First types have complained that we spend too much money on Israel. Well, how about making it so that more Arab countries are at peace with Israel, so there’s no need for Israel to reach out to us for money

    During his first term, President Trump was keenly aware that Russia had designs on invading Ukraine. Trump’s “peace through strength” agenda ensured that Vladimir Putin didn’t force his military might against a European ally.

    Right after he won his second election, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad lost control and was chased out by a rebel force. President Trump has opened diplomatic channels with the new Syrian president, and Christians and Jews are slowly regaining their place in the country.

    In his second term, Trump is unfettered in the pursuit of a broad America First agenda while confronting lingering conflicts on the world stage. More countries in Europe have joined NATO. His increased foreign policy exertions have forced NATO allies to pay their fair share for their self-defense.

    Let’s not forget that Israel is standing on its own, working with rather than fully depending on the United States. This is America first! Notice that more countries are moving their embassies to Jerusalem, following Trump’s lead from 2018. This solidifies Israel’s claim and ownership of the entire city and puts an end to the noxious protestations of pro-Palestinian militants.

    Now, regarding Iran, you have all the above clowns listed in the first paragraph complaining that President Trump is suckering the United States into a massive World War. Iran is weak and beggarly. Iran’s leaders have slowly but surely lost whatever powers, intricate implications, investments, and interventions they’ve had throughout the Middle East and throughout the world.

But is there justification for American aggression against Iran

    Absolutely!

    November 7, 1979: The Islamic militants who deposed the Shah seized the American embassy. They held 52 U.S. diplomats hostage for 444 days. That alone justifies our longstanding hostility against Iran.

    April 18, 1983: Iran bombed the US Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. 63 killed.

    October 23, 1983: Iran bombed the US Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. 307 people killed.

    June 25, 1996: Iran bombs the United States Air Force barracks at Khobar Tower in Saudi Arabia. 19 Americans were killed.

    This country’s parliament burned the American flag on the floor of its own Parliament. They have called for the destruction of our country many times over. They have been developing nuclear technology with uranium. The Iranian Mullahs comprise a fanatical eschatological regime that will engage in destruction to bring the Mahdi. The American Jewish Committee summarizes four decades of Iranian terror against the United States.

    This is a country that, working with Russia, South Africa, and Brazil, wanted to eliminate the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency. With such a drastic usurpation, American citizens would have endured hyperinflation of the worst order, crippling our economy and international standing.

    Beyond Iran’s ongoing aggressions against the American military, let’s talk about the Mullahs’ connections with Mexican drug cartels and other hostile powers in Latin America. Along with Venezuela and Cuba, Iran has been providing most of the oil to the noxious axis-level adversaries like Russia and China. These communist and Islamist regimes have remained on life support because of Iranian backing.

    As everyone should know, Islamic terror never stayed in the Middle East, but intruded upon the United States. How many mass shootings have we dealt with because of wild Islamic militants in our own country  And I’m not just talking about 9/11!

    Iran has repeatedly targeted our shipping lines through their proxies, like the Houthis in Yemen, as well as Hezbollah. 15% of trade goes through the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran was repeatedly attacking our trading efforts. This is a problem we should have never tolerated in the first place.

    It is absolutely in the United States’ best interest to take out the Ayatollah and his murderous Islamic regime. Indeed, eliminating Islamic terror from the world is a plus for the United States, as well.

    All the determined detractors still triggered by the Bush era of failures in Iraq have failed to acknowledge that President Trump has not put one American soldier’s feet on hostile foreign soil. We accomplished a masterful strike against Iran’s nuclear capabilities in 2025. And in the last week, the United States and Israel have all but finished the job, finishing off the Ayatollah and all his extensive entourage.

    For anyone who claims the president lacks the authority to execute these actions, they can review the War Powers Act of 1973. The president has been granted that authority by Congress to use limited military authority as needed. The Act also provides that, in time, Congress can step up and retract the authority.

    President Trump is not engaged in regime change. He is simply providing for native peoples in their countries to accomplish the regime change they needed and wanted, but did not have the power to achieve. This is America First.