Three years ago, Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, said this: “I don’t think we’re going to have real peace and security in the Middle East until the regime of the ayatollahs is replaced, not just because of their threat on nuclear weapons, but because of their continued support for terrorism.”
The need to topple the theocratic regime in Tehran has become more critical as Iran nears the ability to produce and launch nuclear weapons against Israel and possibly the United States.
Pre-emption is better than reaction after an attack, especially when one’s enemies repeatedly assert their intentions. The Obama and Biden administrations have tried to pacify, mollify and in sending billions of dollars of unfrozen assets to Iran, effectively subsidize the regime.
The Biden-Harris administration reportedly is in active discussion with Israel about how to respond to this clear and present danger which it helped create. Biden and President Obama before him, have cautioned — even pressured — Israel not to “widen” the war by attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly has agreed after being pressured by Biden not to strike oil or nuclear targets in Iran.
It is Iran that seeks to widen the war by continuing on a path that could potentially result in their use of nuclear weapons.