America just witnessed what real leadership looks like: President Trump forced a deal that brought hostages home and paused the bloodshed in Gaza, proving that a firm hand on the wheel can produce results when diplomacy alone has failed. Newsmax host Lidia Curanaj captured the moment perfectly, reminding viewers that our enemies learn the lesson of strength the hard way and that decisive action prevents more bloodshed.
Conservatives have long argued that weakness invites violence, and this episode is the living proof. Curanaj’s refrain—peace through strength—was not empty rhetoric but a strategy that coerced a militant organization into concessions it refused to make for years, and Americans should take pride that our leadership finally acted with clarity and courage.
The agreement’s mechanics show the payoff of pressure: staged hostages-for-prisoners exchanges and an initial ceasefire were negotiated under international guarantees, forcing Hamas to accept terms it previously rejected. This was not appeasement dressed up as compromise; it was leverage turned into results, and conservatives should demand more of that kind of realpolitik, not lectures from armchair pacifists.
Let there be no mistake about the next step: neutralizing threats matters. The deal includes measures to demilitarize and restructure governance in Gaza, and partners on the ground will have to hold the line so terrorists cannot regroup and strike again. If the United States and its allies won’t finish the job, those who value the lives of innocents must insist on follow-through until the danger is irreversibly diminished.
Of course the usual suspects in the mainstream media are quick to label any robust strategy as reckless, but the proof is in the outcome: hostages returned, a pause in fighting, and a plan that aims to stop future slaughter. Patriotic Americans know that safety comes from strength, not sermonizing, and it’s time to stop apologizing for defending our friends and punishing our foes.
Lidia Curanaj and other conservative voices are right to press this advantage and to call out weakness wherever it appears. This is a moment for the right to stand tall, back firm policies that protect American interests and our allies, and demand a permanent end to the era of timid foreign policy that cost lives and coddled killers.

