One of the mantras I keep hearing in the Progressive (sic) Media is that the killing of two Iranian terror producers will just cause a backlash from the Iranians. That is the kind of response that Iran wants. They want us to be cowering under our beds hoping that the bad people won’t get mad at us. It is standard behavior for bullies.
It was the position of Jimmy Carter when the Iranian mob stormed the embassy. It was the position of Barak Obama in the Benghazi slaughter. How did those work out? It was not the response that Donald Trump dished out.
Will there be more violence? Probably, but there would have been more violence anyway. The difference is that now they know we will hit back and so they will be a little slower to up the ante. They will think twice. They will flinch. Eventually they will show a bit of respect for strength.
We need to understand one major difference between a culture steeped in Christian values and one based on the Koran. Basically Christianity grew out of weakness. It first spread among the lower classes and helpless. It was 300 years before there was a Christian army. It lead to attempts to eradicate slavery and establish literacy. Islam started with the sword and continues with the sword. It has the attitude that turning the other cheek is a sign of weakness and worthy of contempt. Slavery still thrives in Islamic countries.
I was 10 years old before I learned that bullies are cowards. I think Trump was born understanding that.
homo unius libri
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