OPINION:
There is something seriously wrong with the demented Democrats who would make it seem that we are going to war with Iran. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut gave a recent TV interview demanding that President Trump give Congress all of his decisions to go to war against Iran — as though the president had made that decision. The way Mr. Blumenthal put it made it seem that he was promoting war rather than letting our president do his job to protect the people of this country.
I’ve listened to Mr. Trump state many times that he doesn’t want to go to war unless provoked by an attack on our people abroad, either by Iran or its proxies. He put a fleet of ships and bombers in place as a deterrent, but the Democrats in their infinite stupidity think that we can play nice by discussing our differences with a fanatical regime.
Here’s what it amounts to: You see a rattlesnake in your yard and think that because it’s your yard the snake won’t bite you. Iranian leaders have led their people with the strong arm of hatred for anyone who doesn’t believe in their ideology. Americans are Iran’s sworn enemy, as is any nation we call a friend. You can’t reason with a rattlesnake, nor can you reason with an enemy bent on killing you.
Presidnet Obama tried to pay for protection against Iranian aggression. What did that do? It supported terrorists who killed Americans. Being a pacifist in war only gets you killed.
GREGORY J. TOPLIFF
Warrenville, S.C.
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