There’s good news and bad news. The good news is that, perhaps, the most pro-Israel administration ever is governing America at a time when the Jewish state is faced with its greatest existential threat.
So, what’s the bad news?
US President Donald Trump seems to be convinced that it is preferable to negotiate with Iranian mullahs, military hardliners, and Hezbollah terrorists rather than take them down once and for all.
Who knew that in 2026, the thought of decisively defeating an enemy would be seen as uncivilized, relegated to a time when the act of killing evil men was the only way to resolve conflict?
Replaced by the more respectable negotiating table, today’s adversaries are expected to find enough common ground as each agrees to the invariable painful concessions needed to bypass the dreaded military option.
Unfortunately, when one side is committed to the eventual annihilation of the other nation, or in this case, “nations,” any peace deal will, at best, be the purchase of more time to regain the advantage. But never underestimate their true intent! They will return with a vengeance to finish their long-awaited goal the moment they smell enough weakness.
That’s because Iran, run by the IRGC and a few extremist mullahs, is not Germany of the 1940s, captivated by a madman, without whom it would return to a sane country that could, once again, be trusted.
Iran is not Nazi Germany
Behind today’s IRGC is a deep, inculcated belief system that has been propagated for nearly half a century, convincing the military and the ruling classes that an Islamic regime is the only path for all mankind, either voluntarily or by force. Anything else must be eradicated.
When that hard truth is internalized and fully understood, the negotiating table can be seen for exactly what it is – a mere band-aid to stop a gushing hemorrhage.
Hezbollah terrorists, acting as Iran’s proxy fighters willing to do the heavy lifting when it comes to battling Israel, also have no reason to negotiate in good faith, because they, too, are fighting for the same cause – an Islamic caliphate.
These warriors do not go away after the talks are wrapped up. Nor do they abandon their religious aspirations, this time, ready to honor the commitments they made on what, to them, is a worthless piece of paper.
And anyone sitting across from them thinking that they will is simply delusional.
If ever there was a time in history when a military battle had to be fought, it is now. When nuclear weapons are the coveted prize which, once attained, will be the ultimate coup for determining who controls the earth and all of its population, when has war been more imperative?
We are literally at a critical point between deciding how we all live in the future – as free people or as coerced and enslaved captives? Choosing the negotiating table will only delay the inevitable bondage under which we will find ourselves.
Negotiating serves to empower an enemy that was nearing defeat since it sends a clear message that the West no longer has the stomach for war. What other conclusion are we supposed to reach when each deadline is automatically renewed, extending more time for a deal that never materializes?
It’s gotten to the point that Iran and its proxies have gotten used to the idea that there is no such thing as a final deadline. It’s only a hollow threat that becomes an ineffectual warning, rendering the one making it to be viewed as the proverbial paper tiger.
When a leader becomes all bark and no bite, it provides the needed edge to an opponent who has come to realize that no harm will befall them. How did the world’s most formidable superpower succumb to that type of inaction?
IT’S NOT too difficult to construct the pieces responsible for the ideological change in how conflicts are resolved these days. As social constructs have made their way into our daily lives, we were told that anything seen as too aggressive should be avoided at all costs.
The toxic masculinity assertion, intended to force men to behave with more sensitivity, softness, and consideration, is what they were expected to do if they wanted to be worthy of feminine acceptance.
Trans people had to be accommodated, at the expense of others, to avoid the transphobic label; geographic borders had to be erased, allowing for free movement, lest you risk the possibility of being called a xenophobe; and law enforcement had to overlook criminal behavior so as not to fall into the category of being the “bad apples” in the police force who were too heavy-handed in their dealings with lawbreakers.
In short, everything was designed to avoid conflict by simply lowering our standards, expectations, and forming opinions of right vs wrong. If that was the path which society was systematically taking, why would it not also spill over into the way that governments confront major threats?
That was when the negotiating table became the greatest asset, looked upon as a useful tool which would make war obsolete and killing barbaric. But here’s the dirty secret: that standard is a one-way street, solely intended for the upholders of freedom. It is not the option that would be used by the side that hopes to control the masses.
Their battle begins once you agree to abandon the need for war. Getting America to forfeit its defense, for the sake of temporary peace, is only the first step. They will wage war against anyone who refuses to bend the knee to Islam. No negotiations will take place as they strive to realize their objective of world dominance.
When violent terrorists believe that America has lost its appetite for war, no longer having the stomach to fight the bad guys, they will have achieved the beginning of real victory.
So, even as the secretary of war declares that America’s war machine is “locked and loaded,” without a commander-in-chief who gives the order to go to battle, the once-feared image will quickly wither away.
Because when you signal your reluctance to fight, as Trump has repeatedly done, it becomes clear that America no longer has the stomach for war.
That’s music to the ears of terrorists who lucked out by being the bad guys in 2026!
The writer is a former Jerusalem elementary and middle school principal. She is the author of Mistake-Proof Parenting, available on Amazon, based on the time-tested wisdom found in the Book of Proverbs.