In response to the letter “Trump ridding the world of Iranian nuclear threat” (May 7, TribLive), I have a thought or two.
First, didn’t President Trump announce last June that military strikes had “obliterated” any Iranian nuclear threat? If true, why strike again, this time after their leaders and civilians? Obliterate defined is to “destroy completely.” I can’t imagine that Trump would ever lie to the American people, can you? I recall him promising no more foreign wars on the campaign trail.
Secondly, it would appear that Iran has handed Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth more problems than their genius strategy expected. Military experts warned them both of the response an attack would create. They ignored it and are now scrambling to win something that looks on the surface as an unlikely outcome. If the war is “won,” as Trump claims, then why is the Strait of Hormuz still closed, negotiation necessary and deals needed to be made? Thirteen service members have been killed and hundreds more wounded, and Iran is no closer to bowing to those two than the day of the first strikes. So much for a four- to six-week “military excursion.” Empty threats and boasts of victory are hollow words of weakness.
Finally, should Trump decide to “make Iran glow” as he threatened, he will not only continue his path as being the worst president in modern history, he will be tried as a war criminal too. Is this entire mess what the letter writer is thanking God for?
Howard Cade
Franklin