Op-ed:
Economics
+ War = A Maybe Midterm Loss...Part Two
By
Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor
This opinion piece is my opinion alone, and does not necessarily
represent the views of blogspot.or google.com
In last week's article, “Economics + War = A Maybe Midterm Loss...Part One”...
I wrote as to why, in my opinion, we Republicans might well lose both
the House and the Senate come November's midterm election by focusing
on the economic perspective. Now here, in Part Two, the focus is on
President Trump's, what I believe to be, mishandling of the still
ongoing war with Iran...a war that has become highly unpopular and
polarizing here at home, and even more so as the November midterms draw near.So
let's begin with the cardinal rule that Trump has broken, as in the
U.S. does not...I repeat not...negotiate with terrorists. And yes,
Barack Obama did break that rule with his infamous “5-for-1”
Taliban deal...as in five top Taliban operatives being released
in exchange for U.S. traitor Bowe Bergdahl's release...which saw many
of us chastising Obama's actions en-mass, and rightly so. But when
now President Trump outwardly strives and continues to strive to make
“deals” with Iran's terrorist regime...as in the world's
leading “State Sponsor of Terrorism,” the silence from way
too many Republicans remains quite deafening.
So
here I must say that I see we dissenters as being true “American
patriots” for we know that one's ultimate loyalty should
not be to one man or to a party, but to the United States
Constitution...the very document that the shadow of Trump hovers over
for both right and wrong reasons depending on whose side of the
political discourse one is on.
And
this very aspect in relation to what is deemed to be misplaced
loyalty by some, as well as it having divided the Republican Party,
has become not just the second (second only to the economy itself)
“albatross”
dangling from what could be a Republican midterm loss, but it is
something Trump cannot simply just walk away from.Why
so? Think of it this way, as defined by these seven proven to be facts.
Fact
One: Besides Trump wanting to make deals with terrorists, he also
set an unrealistic time frame as to when this war will end... six
weeks tops he said.
Fact
Two: Right from the beginning President Trump made unfortunate
what are strategic miscalculations regarding Iran's ability to fight
back, which included his not taking into account Iran's regional
proxy army/drone retaliations against Iran's own Arab neighbors, as
well as his telling our ally Israel what they can and cannot do in
regards to this war, as in his wanting a diplomatic solution to end
the war vs. Israel's wanting to finish the war last summer when we
truly were in control of the discourse.
Fact
Three: the remnants of what's left of the regime... as in the IRGC...still does remain in control of Iran, and continues to execute jailed
“Freedom Fighters” by the day, and they show no sign of backing
away from battle anytime soon, after all their religion simply will
not allow them to do so.Fact
Four: Trump, to date, still has not yet made any serious public
statement regarding Iran's bio-weapons program...the very program I
have been calling out since this war began for these are Iran's “last
stand” weapons of choice...weapons that the regime would surely
use either against Israel, our military personnel stationed at bases
in the region, or if desperate enough against the Iranian people
themselves.
Fact
FIVE: And most important of all is our original reason for going
to war with Iran, as in to permanently stop any and all of Iran's
nuclear ambitions... the very thing we have yet to accomplish for
Iran has agreed to nothing nuclear wise...no agreements has been made
let alone their signature appearing anywhere on the dotted line.
Fact
Six: And dare we not forget how the Strait of Hormuz did turn
this war into a war that many now deem to be but a war for “control
over oil;” and how that one aspect does affect not only the
global market, but the price at the pump here in our own country as
well. And then there's the fact...whether some like it or not...that
this war has to some degree actually depleted or at least has run down
the numbers of certain of our important military stocks...military stocks such as U.S.
Patriot Missiles, components of our THAAD anti-missile defense
system, and our all important Tomahawk Missile inventories, to name but three.Fact
Seven: Also
something very telling that must not be forgotten is that while
President Trump has again raised troop presence in the Middle
East...a good thing as it increases our show of strength...yet he
still keeps the all important so-called
“boots”
locked up on battleships and aircraft carriers instead of allowing
them to do the job they were expertly trained for and are willing to
do...as in to outright win this war and not be but “hands
tied behind their backs”
window dressing bystanders.
And
here it is important to remember that that actual strategy planning
itself...whether it be economic or a military/war type strategy...is most assuredly a
multi-tiered endeavor...but that whatever strategy is agreed upon
said strategy's implementation...whether it be war time or economic
strategy...is actually initiated solely by the president, no matter if he
decides to listen to or not listen to what his advisors or experts
tell or suggest him to do or not do.So here let me say that while I personally do still agree with President Trump's
original reasons for going to war with Iran, I still do not support
his actual handling of the war to date as its components of
non-tangible and unrealistic solutions continues to weigh heavy on
the minds of many voters, and could well be being a contributing
factor in the Republicans possibly losing the midterm election. Why
so...because the midterms are actually a referendum on how the
sitting president and his party are doing...as in have promises made
to “We
the People”
actually been kept or not.
And
sadly, for this president who promised us “no new wars” on
his watch while campaigning in 2024, that does not sit well now for the man or his (and my) party,
especially when it's coupled with the issues I discussed in “Part
One”
of this article...including Trump's what is tariff
fiasco. And here might I add the fact that while job numbers have
increased as have wages...good things indeed...wages themselves have not
been able to keep up with inflation which is not a good thing, meaning one cancels out the other, something no one wants to see
happen around midterm time.So
to sum it all up, and to prove that 2 +2 in the political realm can
still or at least should = 4...the fact remains that a midterm loss
for Republicans is thankfully not yet guaranteed, but unfortunately
nor is a midterm win. But maybe
the
odds can be shifted back in the Republicans favor if President Trump
were to tell the voters that he's now putting his ego aside so that
what are his true economic and foreign policy successes (like the
Abraham Accords) can finally shine though on their own, and also that
this now unpopular war with Iran is guaranteed to soon be coming to
an end and with a U.S. “written
in stone”
victory.
So
maybe come November 3rd we Republicans and Democrats together as
Americans can finally understand that adopting some Reagan-style
bipartisanship can actually be what saves our country from ultimately
imploding from within, after all nothing else has. Case closed.
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