Since itsviolent revolutionaryfounding, the Islamic Republic of Iran hasspreadchaos around the world,attemptedto assassinate Americans onour ownsoil and vowed to destroyIsrael,our closest ally in theMiddle East.America remains far stronger than Iran, yet aKamala Harris presidency would empower this terrorist regime to do far worse.
Every American should be deeply concerned that Vice President Harris’s weakness wouldonlycontinue Joe Biden’s policy of emboldeningand enrichingIran.
For decades, Iran — directly and through proxies — hascommitted and underwrittenterrorismwith theexplicitgoal of killing Americans and expelling us from the Middle East sothat the ayatollahscandominate this vital region.
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Theayatollahscame to powerin 1979,holdingmore than50 Americans hostage for more than a yearduringthe Carteradministration. In 1983,Iran and its terror proxiesmurdered hundreds of American Marines stationed in Beirut.And during the Bush administration,Iran’s proxieskidnapped Americans in Lebanon and murdered U.S. airmen in Saudi Arabia.
Vice President Kamala Harris has tried to pressure Israel into a ceasefire with terrorist Hamas. FILE: Harris responded to questions at the New York Times DealBook Summit. (Getty Images)
The terror campaign continued against our troops in Iraq, whichI saw firsthandasIranian-backed terrorists killed hundreds ofAmericans.Iran, by thebestestimates, was responsible formore than 600American deaths in Iraq.
In contrast to the Obamaadministration’sweakness, Iranlargely pulled in its horns during the Trump presidency for a simple reason — the ayatollahs once againfeared America.
UnderPresidentDonald Trump, Iran’s economywentintofree fall, limiting its ability to fund itsshock troopsaroundthe world.Afraid of American retaliation, Iran and its proxiesdidn’t carry outmajorterrorist attacks.And the Iranian nuclear program wasmostlycontained after the U.S. removed itself fromBarack Obama and Joe Biden’sunenforceableIran deal.
Sadly — and dangerously — none of that is true today.
VideoThanks totheBiden-Harrisadministration’s refusal to enforce sanctions, Iran’s economy has rebounded andevenexpanded. Iran’s oil exports have more than quadrupled, giving it thecash to fund attacks onour troopsin the Middle Eastand our allies,as well as assassination plots againstTrump and others. TheBidenadministrationevenused U.S. taxpayer dollars to payransom toTehran for wrongly detained prisoners.
Today,Iran is not deterred, asour militarycommanderin the regionconfirmed when I questioned him in acongressional hearing in March.
The ayatollahs arekilling American troops,andthey’re responsibleforsupporting Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel.They’refundingtheir proxiesacross the Middle East;Iranian-backedmilitias in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan have attacked U.S.forcesmore than 175times since October7. In response, wehaverespondedan anemic11 times as of July 30.
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Butasbad as Bidenhas been,KamalaHarris’spolicies are — and would be — far worse.
Demonstrators pass the White House during a protest against the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
As vice president, she has surrounded herself with pro-Iran advisors: her National Security Advisor Phil Gordonis linked to a seniorPentagonofficialreportedly involved in an Iranian influence operation.At the same time,shehastried to bully Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into accepting Hamas’s ceasefire demands.
And if she becomes president,Harriswouldkill American energy production, benefiting Iranwithhigher oil prices.
Harris’s weak,conciliatoryviews towards the ayatollahs, combined with her catering to the pro-Hamas wing of the Democratic Party, wouldgravely endangerour national security andunderminetheconfidence andsecurity of our allies.
Instead, what America needsis peace through strength — something Harris will notand cannotdeliver.What we need is a return of President Trump and his successful policies to the White House.,
HekilledQasemSoleimaniand deterred further attacks by Iran.That’s thestrong,decisive leadershipAmerica needs:instead of appeasing the ayatollahs,Trump stood up to them.It workedonce, and he can do it again.
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Republican Tom Cotton represents Arkansas in the United States Senate. He is the author of the forthcoming book, “Only the Strong” which will be published by Twelve on November 1, 2022.
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