At Long Last
Some of us have been waiting for Israel’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities for the better part of two decades. Some of us have made predictions that failed! I’ve said more than once that I thought the attacks were imminent…15 years ago. Fortunately for all of us, amateurs like me are not in charge of Israeli strategy.
In fact, as someone pointed out yesterday, this operation—so complex and fraught with danger—had to take years to plan. A main consideration was that Iran’s lethal proxies (Hezbollah, Syria, Hamas, etc.) were going to jump into the fray if and when Israel did what was necessary.
Fortunately, 2024 changed all that. The catalyst of course was the demonic Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. That decision will go down as one of the most catastrophic priorities in all of history. It will rival Napoleon’s disastrous battle at Waterloo (in today’s Belgium) in 1815, and Hitler’s goofs at Dunkirk and Stalingrad.
Hamas gave Israel a reason to take them all down. Like Michael Corleone taking out all five families in “The Godfather.” He eliminated all his rivals in a single stroke.
We now know that hours before Shabbat, Israel sent her elite air force eastward, and a lightning strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, which also included the assassinations of key military leaders and nuclear scientists, rocked not only the Middle East but also the global community. In fact, so breathtaking was Israel’s audacious plan and execution, even the most notorious Jew-haters have been relatively quiet. Resolve and power can blunt even the most obnoxious propaganda.
Right now, Iran has counter-attacked, launching ballistic missiles at population centers, mostly in Tel Aviv. Three Israelis have been killed and a few dozen injured. For their part, Israeli officials have said this will be a two-week operation. Last year’s strikes on Iran left the terror state defenseless for all practical purposes. The elimination of their air defenses made it clear this Israeli strike was coming.
Yesterday I watched a webinar sponsored by JINSA—Jewish Institute for National Security of America—led by Dr. David Makovsky. He interviewed three Israel generals and John Hanna, a senior fellow for JINSA. Fascinating conversation.
Major General Amikam Norkin said, “We are in an historical setting.” He noted that the 1,500-mile flight for the Israelis resulted in first, attacks on Iran’s S-400 and S-300 defense systems. “Our first mission was to have air superiority,” Norkin said.
He also said that this operation will take two weeks.
As Makovsky made clear, many retired U.S. generals claimed Israel was not capable of such a knock-out blow. This narrative should embarrass scores of defense types and their media lapdogs. Already, Tucker Carlson’s predictions of catastrophic deaths among American interests in the Middle East have been false. I wonder: will his credibility take the hit it deserves?
Major General Yaacov Ayish said, “What we’ve seen and is published is only the tip of the iceberg of what’s going on.” He said the whole thing had been years in the planning. Years of covert and operational preparation. There was also emphasis on remaining humble, because “we are only at the beginning.”
That beginning has rocked the Iranian leadership. Even Khameini knows his days are numbered. Still, the mullahs and their hapless spokesmen claim they will “burn the sand under the Zionists’ feet” and similar claptrap.
The Jerusalem Post reported what President Trump’s initial comments were:
“The hardliners in Iran who rejected the chance to reach a nuclear deal with the United States are ‘all dead now,’ US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday amid Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
“’I gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal. I told them, in the strongest terms, to ‘just do it,’ but no matter how hard they tried, how close they got, they just could not get it done,’ the US president wrote.
“’Certain Iranian hardliners spoke bravely, but they did not know what was about to happen. They are all dead now, and it will only get worse,’ he warned.”
Buckle up!
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