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Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg laid out a sober, soldier’s plan on Rob Schmitt Tonight for how America can defeat the Iranian regime and secure lasting peace for the region. He joined the Newsmax program to explain why limited strikes are not enough and why pressure must be sustained until Tehran’s rulers are forced to alter their behavior.
Kellogg warned bluntly that targeting missiles and nuclear sites will not by itself produce the political change America needs, arguing that true victory will require forcing a change in Iran’s leadership or its calculus. That is not warmongering; it is realism—the hard truth that dictators respect only strength and decisive action, not endless negotiation and moralizing.
He also gave credit where credit is due, praising President Trump’s Project Freedom to secure the Strait of Hormuz and get oil moving again, and urged administration leaders to consider calibrated strikes to expedite an end to the threat. Kellogg’s recommendations are rooted in operational thinking: protect commerce, degrade Iran’s warfighting ability, and leverage that pressure into strategic political results.
Americans tired of endless apologies should welcome a leader and advisers who understand the difference between deterrence and appeasement. Left unchecked, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard exports terror and chaos across the Middle East; soft-handed policies only embolden them. Kellogg’s clarity is a wake-up call: concessions invite aggression, and the stakes are too high for half measures.
Those who recoil at the phrase regime change should remember that our primary duty is to protect American lives and interests, not to win popularity contests at the United Nations. When an adversary finances proxies, plots terror, and rushes toward nuclear capability, calculated pressure and the readiness to follow through are not reckless—they are patriotic. Kellogg’s plan gives our commanders room to act with purpose, and the country needs that kind of resolve.
Hardworking Americans expect their leaders to be fierce in defense and merciful in victory; what Kellogg described is a pathway to both. It is time for conservatives to stand behind a strategy that uses American strength to secure peace, punish aggression, and restore order in a troubled region. Our cause is just, and our resolve must be unbreakable.
