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The United States and Israel opened a decisive chapter in the Middle East on February 28, 2026, when President Trump ordered Operation Epic Fury against Iran — a targeted campaign designed to dismantle the regime’s military infrastructure and blunt its regional terror machine. This was not a half-measure or a diplomatic muzzling; it was a full-blooded response to decades of Iranian aggression and broken promises. Americans should be proud that our leaders finally matched words with lethal action against a regime that has funded murder and mayhem for years.
The initial strikes went after IRGC command-and-control nodes, air defenses, missile and drone launch facilities, and military airfields, and they employed a wide mix of U.S. power — from carrier-based fighters and Tomahawks to low-cost one-way attack drones deployed by Task Force Scorpion Strike for the first time in combat. This was precision warfare, not random bombing; the objective was surgical removal of Iran’s ability to project terror, not aimless escalation. For those who have argued for weakness and delay, the results are a reminder that strength deters and ultimately saves lives.
Tehran answered with a massive volley of missiles and drones that swept across the Gulf and into Israel, striking bases and infrastructure in Bahrain, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and beyond, and even attempting hits on U.S. naval facilities in the region. The regime’s retaliation was predictable — lashings out at neighbors and U.S. positions rather than owning responsibility at home — and it illustrated exactly why America cannot tolerate a nuclear-armed, region-destabilizing Iran. While the world frets, hardworking Americans know there are regimes that must be stopped before they kill more innocents.
U.S. Central Command reported that, despite “hundreds of Iranian missile and drone attacks,” there have been no reported American combat casualties and damage to U.S. installations was minimal, a testament to our missile defenses and the bravery of our troops who stood their ground. That fact should silence the cowardly chorus that rushed to condemn before knowing the facts; our military executed a disciplined, effective campaign under tremendous pressure. If you value the lives of American service members and the security of our allies, you back strategies that produce results like these instead of endless apologies and retreats.
State media in Tehran and multiple satellite assessments indicated severe damage to regime targets and reports that key figures in the Iranian leadership were killed during the strikes, a development that dramatically alters the balance of power in the region. Let there be no moral equivalence — a tyrant who sponsors terror and suppresses his own people does not get the benefit of the doubt, and if his removal shortens the suffering of millions, that outcome is an achievement of justice, not a crime. For every bureaucrat who wrings their hands about precedent, remember the mothers and fathers who have buried children at the hands of the regime’s proxies.
Yes, risks of escalation remain real, and sensible planning must continue — but so must resolve. The global chorus calling for de-escalation forgets that de-escalation forced on America by weakness only invites more attacks; the opposite — decisive, sustained pressure that removes offensive capability — is what preserves long-term peace. Those who have spent years advocating appeasement and soft-power fantasies should explain why they were right to trust a regime that lies and murders in the shadows.
This is a moment for Americans to stand united behind our troops, our allies, and the President’s commitment to protect the homeland and freedom-loving peoples abroad. We should support the men and women who executed Operation Epic Fury, demand sustained pressure until Iran’s capacity to wage terror is truly broken, and reject the empty platitudes of those who would prefer letting monsters rebuild. Our nation’s safety and the safety of our friends in the region depend on patriotic resolve — and right now, resolve is exactly what is being shown.
