Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” remains a classic. It tracks the lives of a number of people over a lengthy period of time. War and Peace can only be viewed with the perspective of time.

President Trump has declared the war with Iran “over.” It is no accident that neither Trump nor anyone else has been specific as to what the terms of that peace are. The reason for that is that no one really knows for sure. All sides have their own reason for being vague, indecisive, and deceptive to their population.

What we do know is that the Strait of Hormuz is opened which will mean that the heroin-like addictive supply of oil will flow to the world’s users. We also know that the opening of the Strait of Hormuz will enrich the terrorist regime in Iran which has been effective at undermining the United States and the free world since the late 1970s.

While President Trump is partly to blame for the confusion and indecisiveness of the war with Iran, he is not alone. Presidents from Jimmy Carter onward have been neutered by fear, resistance of the American people to confront the monsters of Iran, and they have all been captive to dangerous and ineffective oil politics.

We do not know whether Iran will continue with uranium enrichment and whether the uranium which they previously enriched will ever be found. What we do know is that Iran and its agents abroad outwardly proclaim their intention to destroy their neighbors, our allies, and ultimately the United States. There is no mystery about the intentions of Iran. All we have to do is listen to them.

It appears that Iran will continue to occupy Lebanon, once a thriving Muslim/Christian semi-democratic nation, Gaza, parts of Syria, and most of Yemen.  These........

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