On Iran, Trump Made the Only Decision Possible – The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator

Over the last decade, I made three assumptions about the Israel–Iran situation. Two of them were right and the third was wrong. What I got right was that (1) Iran would never voluntarily give up its quest for nuclear weapons and (2) when Israel believed that Tehran was close to getting the bomb, it would strike. You can do two things regarding Israel. You can threaten to incinerate Israel, and you can have a nuclear weapon. You cannot do both simultaneously; the Israelis have a 100 percent track record in that regard.
The assumption I got wrong was that Israel had a penetrating weapon capable of taking out the centrifuges. I think our intelligence agencies thought so, too. Thus, the Israelis crossed the Rubicon with their strikes and took us with them because only we have the appropriate bunker busters. (RELATED: MOPping Up Iran)
President Trump did the right thing. He knew that if the critical centrifuges were not destroyed — and I hope they were — that Iran would double down on its bomb making efforts. He tried negotiations, although he probably knew they would not work, but for world and domestic opinion, he tried and was rebuffed. His two-week ultimatum was obviously misdirection to lull the Iranians into a false sense of security.
The question now is, where do we go from here? The administration says that it is a one-time, limited strike, but warns that if Tehran retaliates, there will be further action. The Iranians almost certainly will. Revenge is a given in that part of the world. (RELATED: ‘Midnight Hammer’ Doesn’t Mean Iran Can’t Hurt Us)
Iran’s Revenge Options
Their options are limited because Iran’s surrogates in Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza have been effectively neutered. They can attempt to close the Straits of Hormuz, which Iran has threatened, but the U.S. Navy would eventually reopen them. There is always the possibility of IRGC Quds force sleeper agents in the U.S. causing mischief, but it is unlikely that they can do lasting damage.
The most likely r…