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Rich Goldberg made a sober, unmistakable point on Life, Liberty & Levin: America’s bond with Israel is not some optional alliance for politicians to debate, it is a cornerstone of our national security and a direct component of the United States’ strategic interest in the Middle East. He detailed how Israeli preemptive actions and the use of American-made platforms and munitions prevented a catastrophic barrage that could have devastated population centers. This isn’t abstract foreign policy theory; it is the hard, real business of keeping Americans and our allies safe.
What should alarm every patriot is Goldberg’s reminder that the Biden administration even debated withholding precisely the offensive systems that made that deterrent possible, systems like jet fighters, JDAMs, and large‑caliber bombs. That kind of bureaucratic hesitation sends a dangerous signal to Tehran and its proxies that Washington’s support has limits, and when our adversaries smell limits they act. If American leadership means anything, it means providing partners the tools to defend themselves and to strike when necessary to prevent wider war.
This is not mere speculation; Iran and its proxies test weakness, and Goldberg warned that apparent American timidity becomes an invitation to escalate. A regional adversary that sees us slow‑walking support will exploit it, expanding conflicts and threatening American forces and interests across multiple fronts from Lebanon to Yemen. Those are not hypothetical lines on a map — they are active threats that require clear, decisive policy, not do‑gooder talk that prioritizes optics over outcomes.
The practical lesson is blunt: there is no defense without the ability to take offensive action when required. Goldberg’s point that munitions labeled “offensive” are often the key to preventing mass casualty attacks should be obvious to any serious national security thinker. If we hobble Israel’s capacity to neutralize immediate threats, we substitute reactive bandaging for durable deterrence, risking a far larger, costlier conflict down the road.
Meanwhile, the domestic political spectacle of equivocation and moralizing only helps our adversaries. Calls for constraints and premature ceasefires — coming from the same quarters that shrug while Tehran enriches its proxies — amount to subsidizing the very forces that want to see us weakened. Goldberg has been clear: policies that inadvertently prop up Iran’s budget or limit our partner’s defensive tools are not neutrality, they are complicity in the erosion of American influence.
Patriots know that credibility is not a slogan; it is the byproduct of consistent policy backed by capability. If Washington is serious about protecting American lives and interests, it will stop second‑guessing the weapons and intelligence flows that keep a dangerous region from spinning into full‑blown war. Rich Goldberg’s warnings should be a wake‑up call: the national interest is at stake, and hesitation has real, bloody consequences.
We should stand with our oldest democratic ally, not as an act of charity but as hard‑nosed, strategic necessity. Supporting Israel’s right and ability to defend itself preserves deterrence, protects American forces, and upholds the principles that make our country safe and strong. Anything less would be a dereliction of duty by leaders in Washington who swear to protect the United States first and foremost.
