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Former CIA officer John Kiriakou appeared on Jesse Watters Primetime to lay out a blunt, no-nonsense assessment: the CIA and Kurdish fighters could be the logical next step in shaping the ground picture inside Iran as Washington seeks to avoid a full-scale permanent American occupation. Kiriakou’s background in counterterrorism gives weight to the idea that the United States can leverage trusted local partners to achieve strategic goals without sending legions of our sons and daughters into harm’s way.
Kiriakou reminded viewers that the Kurdish forces have long worked with the United States and remain among the most capable and reliable boots-on-the-ground partners in the region, meaning they know the terrain, the people, and the stakes far better than faraway policymakers in Foggy Bottom ever will. That reality should be a point of pride for patriotic Americans who believe in supporting allies who share our values of resisting tyranny and radicalism.
For conservatives who’ve warned for years about endless nation-building and squandered blood and treasure, working through the Kurds is common-sense realpolitik: it’s aimed at achieving American objectives while minimizing American casualties. Kiriakou’s public warnings—his recent comments about how decisions in Washington were being made and how the CIA’s footprint might evolve—underscore that this administration is thinking in terms of allied leverage rather than open-ended occupation.
Left-wing critics will howl about “proxy wars” and moral purity, but the alternative is often cowardice or catastrophic escalation. If our commanders and intelligence officers on the ground say Kurdish coordination opens safe, surgical options to dismantle terror networks and protect American interests, patriotic citizens should back them, not kneel to the reflexive anti-war posture that cedes strategic advantage to our adversaries.
This moment demands clarity: defend America, empower reliable partners, and hold the line against a regime that has brutalized its people for decades. Kiriakou’s view should convince every hardworking American that tough, smart use of allies like the Kurds is the conservative way forward—win the war of ideas, then win with strength, restraint, and American resolve.
