This opinion piece is my opinion alone, and does not necessarily
represent the views of blogspot.or google.com.
Let me start with these three
facts. Fact One: I totally support our and Israel having gone
to war with Iran. Fact Two: I voted for President Trump three
times. Fact Three: I believe Trump has done amazingly well
regarding the border, the illegal issue in general, and that he's for
the most part been successfully tough on crime...drug and otherwise.
But when it comes to the economy and the war with Iran I do have a
few bones to pick.
And while in no way do I
question President Trump's loyalty or love for our country, I do find
that some of his choices and decisions have left me to wonder who
exactly is he taking advice from, and more importantly...why.
The man who promised to fix
the economy has really done nothing of note as prices at the pump and
at the grocery store continue to rise, fallback a bit, then rise
again. And it's not because of how the stock market or the oil
industry itself responds to whomever is in control of the now morphed
into “Strait of Hormuz” oil war with Iran, but is manly
due to the fact that when you exceedingly raise tariffs on the
countries we trade with, those countries in turn must raise prices
on what they sell to we American consumers in order to pay for the
imposed tariff increases that cut deeply into their all important
profit margin.
Simply, our president seems
not to understand that the success of the “Art
of the Deal” in the
real estate/construction market does not automatically result in one
having success in both the global economic market, and in the game of
war...most especially when deals brokered with an enemy are not the
victory “We the
People” had been
promised and counted on.
The game of war, if played
correctly, has for the most part obvious winners and losers, but
sometimes we see the good guys having to leave the battlefield with
their tails dragging behind them, so to speak, and it's not because
they could not win the physical aspects of a given war, but because
they were politically and militarily not allowed to do the job needed
to win said war. Such is the case in regards to the Korean War which
ended in a quasi-stalemate of sorts; the Vietnam War which if not an
outright defeat, was not even close to being a victory; and not to be
forgotten is Afghanistan where our then President Joe Biden willingly
turned the country back over to the enemy, the Taliban.
Now for comparison, think
back to the days of World War I and World War II when if not for U.S.
entry into both wars we, at least those of us still alive, would
probably be speaking either German or Japanese right now. But
thankfully, those were the days when wars were fought to win with the
enemy rightfully reduced to bended knee...a time when negotiating
with the enemy was never an option...surrender or die was the only
choice given.
And while some will say that
the war with Iran we now find ourselves in is different than any
other war we've previously fought in, because we're dealing with not
only the world's leading sponsor of terrorism, but with hatred so
overwhelming that it is being fueled on by both bloodlust and a religious
calling...as in “jihad.” But please tell me how today's
“jihad” now differs from Nazi Germany, the Third Reich, and of course the nefarious deportations, gas
chambers, and ovens constructed to commit mainly, but not solely,
Jewish genocide.
The difference, as I see it,
is but two-fold. First, the “modus operendi” sees
Nazi Germany's ovens vs. today's mega bombs and drones...coupled
with the mindset that to die for the cause is now, for the IRGC, as
much of an honored cause for Iran today as it was for Hitler and the
Nazis, as well as for the Japanese kamikazes of the 1930s and 1940s.
And the second difference as
I see it being, is the fact that during World War II
surrender...“unconditional
surrender”...was
the only way the war would be allowed to end...after the military
might of the United States rightfully gave both Germany and Japan no
other choice. Remember, Trump originally gave that very option to
Iran, and then basically took it back, choosing instead to go the
diplomatic route coupled with extension after extension, which
knowingly or not, has allowed the enemy time to regroup and rearm to
some degree...as well as to play the victim game.
Simply, Trump's negotiating
with terrorists for a deal... which includes his current so-called
“Memorandum of
Understanding”...is
not now nor will it ever be a victory, and in my opinion even his
willingness to negotiate with terrorists... with the enemy...is a sure sign of subliminal weakness. And with Trump's continuing to negotiate
for a deal instead of going for an outright victory, is what has
allowed Iran to do what Germany and Japan could not do...as in make
our beloved America...the world's number one “super
power”...look
both weak and indecisive, in certain so-called courts of “public
opinion.”
And
that part has come to light courtesy of the 'Jerusalem
Post”
who reported last week that an older Iranian professor was able to
get a letter smuggled out to Israel stating that, “The
people of Iran are in a very bad psychological state and have little
hope for the future,”
and “are fearful
that the sacrifices they made in demonstrating against the regime
will be erased if US President Donald Trump makes a deal with
Tehran.”And
this is the very thing that I, and a growing number of Americans, fear
as well.
So as this latest Iranian
cease-fire deal now appears to be near “finalization,”
as per Trump on “Truth
Social,” the
truth is that as I started to write this the negotiations were stalled yet
again. Why so?
First, because Trump's latest addition thrown into the peace deal mix
now includes having the regions other Arab nations “simultaneously”
signing onto the “Abraham
Accords.” And while
this is truly a noble idea...it is being presented as an all or
nothing mandatory component...as in sign on or its back to bombs
falling and bullets flying.
Threats might work for some
Arab nations, but surely not for all. And besides, even if certain key Arab
nations...like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Jordan, Turkey, and
Pakistan...did sign on to the “Abraham Accords”... which is highly unlikely...there remains no guarantee it won't be with fingers crossed behind their
backs. And while most Arab nations are not terrorist supporting
nations, they all remain bound to the words and discourse as laid
down in the Quran.
Second, while a deal would
bring peace with Israel at first, it does not mean said peace would
be long lasting, as a untied Arab front would always pose a danger
not just to Israel, but to we in the western world as well. Remember,
the “Abraham
Accords” are but a
signed piece of paper...a promise brokered to help keep a snaky
peace...and yet the Arab hatred for Israel and the Jewish people will
not disappear overnight as it goes back thousands of years.
And third, can this deal's
promised economic incentives override what is an ingrained mindset
after the initial“glow”
of peace wears off? Simply, can what would become a Middle East
“economic power
house”...driven
mostly by oil...ever
be truly accepted by
both Israel and the sum of the western world? We need an answer to
that before any deal is made, before any deal is signed, especially
with Iran now demanding the immediate release of $12 billion in
frozen assets held in Qatar as a precondition for even continuing
these talks.
So while Secretary of State
Marco Rubio has stated that the negotiations are "still
a work in progress,”
and that there is a “pretty
solid thing on the table in terms of getting the strait opened,"
one Esmaeil Baghaei (a spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry) said
that, “Iran is
negotiating an end to the war but is not discussing its nuclear
program,” and that
even though “progress
has been made” it
does not mean that, “the
signing of an agreement is imminent.”
And
that says it all for what we now see is but a ping-pong type of back
and forth game of vocalized word semantics being played between
President Trump and his team of diplomats vs. what's left of Iran's
hardline islamist regime. And the game got more interesting when last
week Iran accused the U.S. of a “grave
violation”
of the ceasefire after the U.S. military initiated "self-defense
strikes"
against Iranian forces, but with measured "restraint."
Simply
stated, no matter the media's discourse, the fact that Iran still
stands, the fact that Iran has yet to be fully defeated and shows absolutely no
sign of surrendering... unconditionally or otherwise...coupled with
the fact that the Iranian people are still not free...in fact, their
plight has been lost in the Hormuz oil shuffle...means “Houston
we still have a problem.”
A
problem indeed,
especially
now as
Trump's
people
and
Iranian negotiators have supposedly reached an agreement...yet unsigned as I write this...regarding the
60-day “Memorandum
of Understanding”...the very same “understanding” which
would extend this current anything but true ceasefire...while starting negotiations
regarding Iran's nuclear program...the one issue which should never be negotiable as far as I'm concerned.
So
just maybe the problem's solution is Israel to the rescue. Remember,
Israel was ready to finish the job last summer, but Trump was
decidedly against it. And now Trump says he is in “no hurry”
to make a deal he seemed so anxious to make, and so the problem
does remain. Case closed.
Copyright @ 2026 Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All Rights Reserved.
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