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Carl Higbie’s FRONTLINE is doing what real journalists used to do — calling out the cowardice and bluff from Tehran and refusing to let the elites paper over a clear threat to American security. As the host who brings veterans, former officials, and straight talk to millions, Higbie set the tone this week by spotlighting the hard truth: diplomacy is fine, but strength backs diplomacy.
Guests on his program made the stakes plain — Iran’s nuclear program and proxy networks remain an existential threat to our allies and to American interests, and some of those guests argued that only sustained, overwhelming military pressure will stop the mullahs. Robert Wilkie, appearing on Higbie’s hour, warned that half measures won’t do and called for heavy, extended strikes that target Iran’s hardened infrastructure if diplomacy collapses. Americans who remember the lessons of 9/11 know this is not about swagger; it is about survival and deterrence.
Meanwhile, the Biden-alternative administration’s mix of diplomacy and force posture is producing results — negotiators are back at the table in Oman and Geneva, but the presence of carrier strike groups, stealth fighters, and other assets makes it plain Washington means business. This is the old conservative prescription: talk with your hand on the trigger so the other side knows the cost of nonsense. The world is watching, and freedom-loving nations should prefer a protector that prepares rather than one that pleads.
The left’s reflexive hand-wringing about “escalation” ignores who started the campaign of terror against Western interests: theocratic regimes and their proxies. Conservatives understand that peace through strength is not a slogan — it is a strategy that preserves American lives, commerce, and the liberty of our friends abroad. If Iran believes it can blackmail the region, steal nuclear knowledge, and sponsor terror with impunity, it will only embolden worse actors; toughness now prevents a far worse war later.
Hardworking Americans want a leader who protects their children and stands with our allies, not bureaucrats who negotiate from a position of weakness. Carl Higbie and his FRONTLINE guests are speaking plainly for a majority that knows sacrifice and strength built this country; let our leaders listen and act with resolve. If that resolve means our jets and bombers have to remind tyrants what happens when they threaten America, then so be it — better to be feared by our enemies than pitied by our friends.
