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President Trump’s decision to authorize Operation Epic Fury was bold, necessary, and exactly the kind of decisive leadership Americans deserve when faced with a regime that for decades exported terror and threatened the free world. The administration framed the operation as a comprehensive campaign to degrade Iran’s military and nuclear capabilities and to protect American lives and interests abroad.
From the outset, U.S. commanders have hit Iran hard and with precision, reporting thousands of strikes that have shattered key parts of Tehran’s ability to project power across the region. CENTCOM itself has marked major milestones in the campaign, demonstrating that a competent, well-resourced military can impose strategic effects without the endless occupation fantasies the left pretends are the only option.
Yes, war is ugly, and our men and women in uniform have paid the price — America mourns every fallen hero — but that cost must be weighed against the decades of bloodshed sponsored by the Ayatollahs. The conflict has seen combat losses and painful mistakes, including an investigation into a tragic strike on a school that underscores why intelligence and targeting must be relentlessly improved.
Rep. Keith Self has been right to urge unity and to remind Congress that now is the time to back our troops and the mission, not to indulge political whining on cable television. On Newsmax’s National Report he argued for giving commanders the tools and options they need — including limited troop deployments when necessary — and stressed that second-guessing in the middle of combat only emboldens our enemies.
Congressional Republicans, led by veterans and foreign-policy realists, moved to support the administration’s authority while demanding accountability and a clear plan to end the mission successfully; this is how a constitutional republic balances oversight with support for commanders in the field. Lawmakers like those on the House Foreign Affairs Committee have pressed for clarity on war powers and funding, rightly insisting that we must sustain America’s readiness to finish the job.
Patriotic Americans should applaud a strategy that slowly but surely strangles Iran’s ability to menace the world: measured attrition, precision strikes, and partnership with allies are producing real results and undercutting the regime’s regional proxies. This is the wise alternative to appeasement and the endless, aimless wars of the past — it is pressure applied intelligently until the threat is neutralized.
Let us stand with our troops, demand the best from our military and intel community, and ensure Washington supplies the munitions and willpower to see this through to a secure outcome for America. Conservatives know that peace is achieved through strength, and Operation Epic Fury — even with its costs — offers the hope of a safer future if we remain steadfast and united behind victory.
