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Apr. 3, 2007 When polled, most Americans agree that Iran is the greatest threat the United States is currently facing. In this case most Americans are right. While there are other problems for the U.S. such as Syria, North Korea, Venezuela, and China it is Iran that is front and center. Iran’s crimes are well known. They are the worlds leading supporter of terrorism, they are feverishly working to acquire nuclear weapons, they kidnap people and use them as bargaining chips. So the question remains what is the President going to do about it? It is his responsibility, even if Iran goes nuclear on the watch of some future President it will have been a failure of this administration. President Bush has been aware, as no other President has, of what Iran is and what it is trying to do. The President says that all options are on the table when it comes to Iran, but he chooses to exercise none of them. None of any consequence at least. Toothless sanctions and dialogue seem to be the order of the day. Our Congress talks of surrender, and Iran strikes. We attempt to replace dictatorships with democracy, Iran tries to impose theocracy. We declare that we are at war with Islamic terrorism, they support such terrorism without punishment. It is their support for terrorism that makes them a strategic threat to the United States, and it is regime change in Tehran that would deliver a crippling blow to Islamic terrorism. Hizbollah would lose its sponsor, and with only Syria for support it would lose much of its power. Let’s not forget how much American blood is on the hands of Hizbollah, and therefore on Iran. Iran would no longer be able to support Hamas and its jihad against Israel. With Iran’s government gone the primary backer of the terrorist campaign against the al-Maliki government would be gone. Shiite militias and Sunni extremists would both lose a patron. Yet we do nothing. Washington believes that Iran is years away from developing a nuclear weapon, and I know American politicians like to be reactive instead of proactive, but why wait? If Iran is this big of a problem now imagine what they will be like backed by nuclear weapons. Presidents are always worried about their legacies, maybe they shouldn’t be but they are. President Clinton spent eight years trying to earn one, especially in foreign affairs. So far President Bush’s record is strong, despite low popularity. In six years he has oversaw the removal of two dangerous terrorist supporting regimes, liberating over fifty million people in the process. He has cut taxes, presided over a strong economy with solid growth, after a recession brought on by the terrorist attacks of 9-11. He has put two solid jurists on the Supreme Court, he has been steadfast in his defense of the unborn, using his only veto to block destruction of life. He has not been the greatest stalwart of fiscal restraint, but that can be forgiven, because it can be corrected by a future congress or President. And spending too much won’t cost American lives or put America in danger. Dealing with a nuclear Iran will be much harder than trimming pork out of the budget. President Bush has done nothing about Iran, and that weakens all of his other achievements. As commander in chief during this war it is his responsibility to take action. It’s time to help the people of Iran depose this theocracy, before it’s too late. ------------ About the author: Craig Chamberlain has written more than 100 articles for Useless-Knowledge.com. Email: craig_chamberlain@hotmail.com Comment on this article here! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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