On February 28, 2026 the United States, alongside Israel, launched Operation Epic Fury — a decisive campaign aimed at crippling Iran’s military and nuclear infrastructure and, according to multiple reports, removing its top leadership in the opening strikes. This was not a rash act; it was a clear, strategic response to decades of Iranian aggression and nuclear ambition, and it shows what happens when a nation chooses strength over endless, fruitless appeasement.
Retired Gen. Jack Keane told Jesse Watters that this is the road our country needed to travel: a commitment to decisive, unambiguous military power backed by clear objectives, including securing the Strait of Hormuz. Keane’s assessment — that the U.S. and Israel are operating with the two most proven militaries in the world — resonated with millions who have watched weakness invite chaos for too long.
The Strait of Hormuz is not an abstract talking point; it is the lifeblood of global energy and American industry, and Operation Epic Fury has already reverberated through shipping lanes and international ports. Iran’s attempts to choke off that chokepoint are an act of economic warfare against the free world, and the president’s decision to prioritize reopening and protecting that passage is exactly the kind of sober, forceful leadership Americans deserve.
President Trump’s administration moved quickly to notify Congress and to prepare to escort tankers through the strait if necessary, a practical step that puts American muscle behind American commerce. Meanwhile, coastal elites and armchair critics on the left shriek about “escalation” while offering no plan to stop missiles or protect our allies — their reflexive moralizing only endangers our sailors, our economy, and our citizens.
This moment calls for patriots to stand behind the men and women taking the fight to those who have long threatened our way of life. Operation Epic Fury is not bloodlust; it is a medicine of strength that may be bitter but is necessary to secure peace and prosperity for hardworking Americans. We should heed generals like Jack Keane and support a strategy that defends our interests, restores deterrence, and makes clear that American will and American resolve will never be negotiable.
