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President Trump’s decision to launch Operation Epic Fury was the kind of decisive action Americans elected him to take — not more dithering, not another endless nation-building project, but a clear, forceful strike at the heart of a murderous regime. The operation began with coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes that the Pentagon and CENTCOM say were designed to eliminate Iran’s immediate missile and leadership threats, and our allies should be grateful that a commander-in-chief stepped up when hesitation would have meant more American blood.
The initial blows were surgical and devastating to Tehran’s war-making apparatus, with reports that Iran’s senior terror architects and command nodes were hit in a campaign that struck more than a thousand targets in the opening wave. This was not sloppy, moralizing restraint — it was precise action to protect American lives and interests, and the international community will think twice before testing America’s resolve again.
Retired Gen. David Petraeus, a man who knows war and intelligence, called the operation an “extraordinary military achievement” and pointed to the stunning arrogance of Iran’s leadership in putting themselves and their command structure in harm’s way. When experienced commanders like Petraeus recognize the quality of the intelligence and planning behind this campaign, patriots should take notice and trust that our military applied lethal, necessary force to a clear and present danger.
We mourn the brave Americans who paid the ultimate price — three service members killed and others wounded — and nobody should pretend war comes without cost. Those sacrifices underline why action was needed now rather than later, and why voters must stand behind our troops and the leaders who make the hard decisions to keep the homeland safe.
Predictably, elites in certain foreign capitals and inside-the-Beltway think tanks are wringing their hands and lecturing America about consequences, even as Tehran flung missiles and terror at civilians and U.S. bases. We should listen to sober analysis about escalation risks, but not allow hand-wringing to paralyze policy; critics who prefer endless negotiation with our enemies refuse to accept that sometimes decisive military pressure is the only path to lasting security.
Now is the moment for unity behind our troops and clarity about the national purpose: protect American lives, dismantle theocratic terror networks, and restore deterrence in a region that for too long has been allowed to export chaos. Working-class patriots — the backbone of this country — know what real leadership looks like: resolve, strength, and the willingness to do what’s necessary to keep America free.
