RON HART: Trump Drops Bunker Buster And F-Bombs On Iran — How Does It End?

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It was a big week for America as we flexed our technological prowess in war and in space. With the help of Elon Musk, we sent our Artemis II spaceship to the dark side of the moon in an early step toward humans surviving on Mars. In college I thought I could survive on Mars but nearly ended up with Type 2 diabetes. 

The controversial Kristi Noem was replaced at DHS. Afterwards — and curiously — pictures surfaced of Noem’s husband showing he had some fetish with himself wearing big women’s breasts. Being a conservative Christian, Kristi said she is staying married. Maybe they can combine the Iran war and her predicament into a two-for-one Conversion Therapy class, turning both him and Hormuz Strait. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Inside Kristi Noem’s Final Weeks Leading DHS)

Kristi Noem said she was shocked to find out about this proclivity of her husband. But to be fair, the signs were there. He visited Dollywood alone twice a year.

Noem famously shot their troublesome dog. In a lesser known but now more troublesome coincidence, when she was in D.C. three other dogs died in motor boating accidents.

On Trump’s “excursion” into Iran, he is playing his cards close to the vest as Iranians play theirs close to their suicide vests. Iran has agreed to a two-week Arab Spring Break. But how will it end?

Trump is confusing; he is either trying to keep the enemy off balance or he is just playing it day by day. Indeed, officials have already floated the idea of “winding down” operations, because we have “achieved our goals”—even while adding troops.  It’s a bit like announcing you’re leaving a party while ordering another pizza. 

President Trump is pursuing an “exit strategy” from the Iran conflict (which he dubbed “Operation Epic Fury”), by declaring victory based on achieved military objectives rather than a formal treaty. There is no one alive or sane left in Iran who has the power to sign a treaty or surrender to us. When Trump “negotiates” now, he must do a Ouija board séance. 

Trump is used to dealing with reasonable and logical people. These theocratic kleptocrats are also nutty, and they must stay in power to stay alive. It has to frustrate Trump trying to cut a deal with whoever appears to be in charge, but it would be easier if he’d stop killing their leaders. (RELATED: Iran Launches Missiles At Israel Immediately After Ceasefire)

His hope is that the Iranian people rise up against their oppressors. But, like any tyrannical regime, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard took the guns from the people, saying (of course) it was for their own good. This is another teachable moment for those on the left who want to cripple our Second Amendment Rights. 

Trump will leave, or he will hover offshore offering military assets. He can declare victory after crippling Iran’s military infrastructure — navy, air force, and missile sites — and setting back its nuclear program perhaps many years. The beauty of Trump’s approach is that if the beginning was vague, the ending can be, too.

We are hopeful this ends soon. Trump assures us that he has a plan to get us out of Iran.  I believe him, since he had a good one to get himself out of Vietnam. 

Dems whimper and whine about every nuance of Epic Fury. As for the 13 brave soldiers who have died so far, that many die in a holiday weekend in Chicago. The Dems say nothing about that. 

Per the New York Post headline, “Iran’s supreme leader unconscious and unable to be involved in any decision-making.”  So Democrats may best handle this as if it were like their Joe Biden for four years. The best Dems can come up with to advise Iran’s regime to maintain power is to pretend everything is OK.  They then can quickly nominate, without a vote, Kamala Khomeini, and hope the compliant media won’t ask too many questions.

At a minimum, our military efforts are a big flex to the world. The theatrical extraction under fire of our downed airman 200 miles into Iran made us proud. You can just see Tom Cruise trying to get the rights to play the pilot in the movie. He is known for doing his own stunts; that’s because death is the only way out of Scientology. (RELATED: American Families Could Be Paying Price Of Iran War For Years To Come)

It all comes down to the Strait of Hormuz. I can relate to Iran’s steadfast reluctance to open it up. When first divorced, I moved to a hip neighborhood and was known as the Straight of the South Side. I’ve always had a lot of gay buddies, and they’ve always wanted me to open up, but it ain’t going to happen.

A libertarian op-ed humorist and award-winning author, Ron does radio and TV commentary. He can be contacted at Ron@RonaldHart.com or @RonaldHart on X.

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