CNN's token Republican Matt Lewis doesn't realize it, or maybe he does, but President Trump stood up to Iran, and they backed down.
His piece on the left wing site the Daily Beast, "The Trump Doctrine—Hem, Haw, Overreact Wildly, Then Clean Up Your Own Mess", is incoherent and almost unreadable. And like most pieces he writes, it is not what he says that matters, it's what he doesn't say.
Things Matt Lewis fails to mention:
First, The Iranian terrorist Qassem Soleimani was killing American soldiers before Trump was elected President. Trump did something about it. We are safer with Soleimani off the battlefield.
Secondly, Lewis fails to mention that President Trump has consistently opposed the Iran deal. Lewis describes a "mess", yet makes no mention of the Iran deal, which embolden the Iranian regime, and funded more terrorism.
To Lewis the mess started with Donald Trump. Apparently, before Trump we had no problems with Iran.
As a candidate, Trump said it was the "worst deal he ever saw." A deal that gave Iran everything they wanted. Including a plane full of cash.
And since money is fungible, the cash the Obama-Biden administration gave Iran helped them fund Soleimani's terrorist activities, which killed Americans.
Lewis doesn't mention either point. But he claims that when Iran hit some Saudi oil fields (not our oil fields) we did nothing about it. That may have emboldened, or sent a message of weakness to the Iranians. wow! This is what Lewis calls "inconsistent policy."
The Iran deal was appeasement. The President ripped up the deal. And he has encouraged other countries to also get out of the deal. That is not what Lewis calls, "speaking loudly and carrying a small stick."
Lewis writes:
"Just when it looked like we might be headed for World War III, it seems we found a way for Iran to save face and for Donald Trump to turn his inconsistency into a declaration of victory."
We weren't headed for World War III, and Iran didn't just "save face" they blinked. They had no intention of killing any Americans with Trump as commander and chief.
Lewis says "Consider what might have happened if Iran had killed some Americans last night--even if by accident?"
Again, his column makes no mention of it, but Soleimani has killed at least 600 American soldiers.
He was planning more attacks. What might have happened in the future if President Trump didn't order the strike?
Lewis doesn't ask that question.
Lewis concludes:
"For now, at least, it appears Trump’s bet paid off. All’s well that ends well, I suppose. But what about the next time?"
Well, if there is a next time, it is certain that Soleimani won't be involved. Thanks to Trump.
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