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The United States and Israel launched a sweeping military operation this week labeled Operation Epic Fury, striking hundreds of Iranian military and missile sites in a decisive show of force that speaks to American resolve after years of restraint. This is the kind of unapologetic action Americans elected leaders to take when our national security is threatened, and the results on the battlefield so far prove that strength still works.
U.S. B-2 stealth bombers were reported to have struck Iran’s ballistic missile facilities, and President Trump publicly announced the sinking of multiple Iranian navy vessels in what he called a targeted campaign to degrade Tehran’s ability to project power in the Gulf. For once, the military tools and political will were in sync, and that combination is what deters future aggression from rogue states.
CENTCOM has outlined that over 1,000 targets were struck using more than 20 different weapon systems, from long-range bombers to precision cruise missiles, demonstrating a modern American force that can surgically remove threats while minimizing our exposure. Hard decisions like these are not escalations for escalation’s sake; they are calibrated blows to end decades of Iranian sponsorship of terror and regional destabilization.
There have been American casualties in the opening phases of the fighting, and reports of heavy Iranian losses and damage to regime infrastructure have followed — grim reminders that even just wars exact a cost. Patriots should grieve for our fallen and stand firm: we owe our troops clear objectives, robust resources, and the political backing to finish the job.
This operation exposes the yawning gap between strong foreign policy and the squandering of American credibility that occurred under years of appeasement. President Trump’s willingness to act decisively here has rallied allies and struck fear into Tehran’s war machine, proving yet again that deterrence is restored when America leads from strength.
As the Navy and carrier strike groups join the fight and CENTCOM asserts American forces are “in the fight,” the message to America’s adversaries should be simple: attack U.S. interests and you will answer for it swiftly and overwhelmingly. Our service members are carrying out a mission that conservatives have long argued was necessary — to defend our homeland by neutralizing direct threats abroad — and they deserve every support from the American people and their government.
Now is the hour for unity behind the flag, not partisan second-guessing that hands advantage to our enemies. Hardworking Americans want a foreign policy that protects families, commerce, and liberty; Operation Epic Fury, chaotic and costly as war is, is an unmistakable effort to deliver exactly that.
