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First, it was too early. Now, it is too late.
At the start of the most recent hostilities, Democrats universally proclaimed that Trump had started a premature, unnecessary war. There was no imminent threat, they cried. Yes, preventing Iran from getting a nuke was a worthy goal, but Iran was years away from accomplishing that feat. The Democrats were silent on the subject of Iran’s accelerated missile and drone construction program. The Democrats were silent about Iran’s ability to acquire sufficient non-nuclear weapons to deter others from interfering with its nuclear program. The Democrats were silent about Iran acquiring sufficient weapons to enable it to make credible threats to block the Strait of Hormuz.
60 days later, the Democrats call for an end to all hostilities because the last 60 days have established that Trump’s attack was too late. Iran already has sufficient offensive missiles and drones stored in underground bunkers to do grievous harm to the oil-producing capacity of neighboring countries like Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Furthermore, Iran has demonstrated that it already has the ability to close the Strait of Hormuz and hold the world’s economy hostage.
Now Democrats are silent about the consequences of conceding that it is too late. Such a concession is an acknowledgment that no one can, or should, prevent Iran from successfully producing nuclear weapons.
For those looking for consistency, here it is: the Democrats were wrong when they said it was too early, and they are wrong when they say it is now too late. If you wish to be less charitable but equally accurate, you could say the Democrats have consistently been on the side of Iran and consistently opposed to America.
They are also consistently unable to acknowledge their inconsistencies.
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Yes, if Democrats said it was too early they were wrong. And if Democrats say it is now too late they are wrong. I haven't heard any of that myself, but it wouldn't surprise me. I've heard them say other things about the war that are wrong. But it wouldn't necessarily be inconsistent to say both of the things you mention.
I would say the war was too early in that there was inadequate planning to deal with the Strait on Day 1. There should have been sufficient naval forces in the vicinity on Day 1 to do what they're doing now, and allies should have been lined up in advance. Nothing about that would have had to jeopardize any element of surprise, as other than the exact timing of the first strike there wasn't anything for anyone to be surprised about. There were people asking on Day 1 about the naval forces needed for a blockade. If rando pundits were saying that, so were military planners deep in the Pentagon who were being ignored . On March 13 when Hegseth said, "Don't worry about it," and Caine said they would be looking at options, they were essentially admitting that they got caught with their pants down. And if we simply didn't have the naval forces to do it right, we probably shouldn't have done it at all.
And it's far too late to finish the war now without big disruptions to the world economy and ours. But I don't think it's too late to turn it into a win. For it to happen Trump needs to stay the course, and despite his short attention span he may actually do that. I haven't given up on him. But he also needs to decide that he loves America and that he wants a win for America more than he hates Ukraine. Without that he isn't going to squeeze Iran as hard as it needs to be done.
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The time do what is right, or what is necessary, is always now
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It always concerns me when a war stops being front page news.
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Though it may mean the war is going well and that isn't helpful for the Democrat's media.
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Exactly on both counts.
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