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Carl Higbie pushed back hard on the sudden surge of public hand-wringing over America’s actions in the Middle East, warning on his Newsmax FRONTLINE program that surrendering moral clarity and backing away from our own troops sends the wrong message to both friends and enemies. He argued bluntly that this flip-flopping — abandoning support for the United States when it matters most — is a betrayal of the men and women who put their lives on the line for our safety.
The polling is plain and uncomfortable: multiple national surveys now show a significant portion of Americans uneasy with the strikes on Iran, with one Reuters/Ipsos survey finding only about one in four Americans approving of the operations and a CNN poll showing a majority disapproving. That swing in public sentiment is being celebrated by a feckless media and opportunistic politicians, but it doesn’t change the reality that strength and resolve deter enemies — weakness invites more violence.
Newsmax and voices like Higbie’s aren’t naïve; they know the stakes. Higbie’s on-the-ground reporting and interviews have consistently framed America’s role as one of decisive support for allies and ruthless opposition to those who threaten the free world, not apologizing to tyrants or lecturing our own warriors. Conservatives should be proud to stand with hosts and outlets that refuse to bow to the anti-American narrative and instead defend our servicemen and servicewomen.
Let’s be honest: the left’s reflexive doubt about military action, amplified by cable pundits and think-tank cowards, is corrosive to morale and dangerous for national security. When the political class treats war like a debating point rather than a matter of survival, it hands propaganda victories to dictators in Tehran and elsewhere who read our polls and tailor their aggression accordingly. Real patriotism is not fashionable retweeting; it’s standing firm behind the flag and the troops who carry it into harm’s way.
Americans who truly love this country will demand better from their leaders and their media — accountability, clarity of purpose, and an end to the moral equivocation that signals weakness. If we expect our soldiers to fight and sacrifice, we owe them the basic dignity of national support; anything less is a betrayal of service and a gift to our enemies.
