About the war against Iran, most polls find it especially unpopular among Democrats, independents and even some Republicans who feel double-crossed because President Donald Trump campaigned against “endless wars” and promised not to start a new one.
As to Trump’s criticism of “endless wars,” supporters should not have taken it seriously for several reasons. First, we have “endless wars” because we have endless enemies. And they have a vote. Second, one could argue that the war against Iran is not new. After all, Iran’s leaders have been calling for America’s annihilation for 47 years. Third, presidents make decisions based upon events, many of which are unforeseen.
Woodrow Wilson campaigned in 1914 to keep America out of World War I. He ultimately took the country to war. Before our entry into World War II, several Americans supported an anti-war movement called America First. A couple of college students named Gerald R. Ford and John F. Kennedy supported this movement. Then came Pearl Harbor.
Assuming Iran was on the brink of acquiring the ability to make a nuclear bomb – their own negotiators admitted Iran had enough enriched uranium to make 11 bombs – this left Trump a couple of options: do nothing, the route taken by previous presidents, or stop them. Rather than kick the can down the road, Trump chose to stomp on it.
[…]During the Iran-Iraq war, the Iranian regime used children to clear minefields – costing tens of thousands of young lives. There was a term for this. It is a war crime.
Iran is now mobilizing boys as young as 12 to fight the U.S. and Israel. There’s a term for this. It is a war crime.
And it is forcing citizens to form human chains to stand in front of military targets. There is a term for this. It is a war crime.
This is the value the regime places on its own people. Imagine the value it places on the lives of its perceived enemies.
This is why this fanatical regime cannot be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon. This is why Trump is correct to implore the civilized world to join the fight.
— Larry Elder, April 9 WorldNetDaily column
Other WND columnists have also rushed to defend the war.