What To Do About Iran?
Twitter has been an amazing source of information out of Iran since the presidential election in that country. Tensions are boiling over and reports of violence are flowing out faster than news organizations can keep up with them. These events have lead to a lot of speculation amongst the people I work with on a day to day basis. We all agree the situation in Iran is too much to stomach, but what can America do?
At this point, our government hasn’t taken the tough stance that I would have hoped we would. The position of President Obama is hardening, but it is far from the outrage that we should be expressing. The Iranian regime is guilty of oppressing their citizen’s, barbaric violence, and possibly outright election fraud. The Iranian people are standing up for what they believe in, and that is a good thing. Their protest must continue if they want to have real change in their government. They must not rule out physical action and retaliation against the regime if their will continues to be oppressed.
Direct military action against Iran has been a topic of discussion for some time. Right now we can’t fight that battle. Our military is already fighting in a two front war and adding a third could be catastrophic. As forces continue to draw down in Iraq over the next several years, they will be needed in Afghanistan to fight the battle there.
Iran’s aggressive rhetoric and nuclear ambitions will eventually become too much. Israel is routinely the target of rhetoric and would very likely be the target of a nuclear warhead should Iran be allowed to build one. Israel has been known in the past to take aggressive action against weapons manufacturing that would be used against them, and that day is coming in regards to Iran. If that day comes while the current administration is in office, will we stand by our ally or condemn their actions?
Iran will continue to be a thorn in the side of America until their nuclear programs are halted for good and they outcast the extremists amongst them. I hope that happens soon.
