by Clarice Feldman
Whether in a war to save civilization from fanatics, in beating back election cheating, in deportations of illegals, or in exposing and punishing deep state interference, it’s not a good idea to bet against Trump winning.
Despite the fact that funding for ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) was already set for three years, Senate Democrats insisted on shutting down funding for DHS (Department of Homeland Security), CBP (Customs and Border Protection), and TSA (Transportation Safety Administration) in an effort to geld ICE. This partial shutdown has lasted over 30 days, with delays at airports reaching as long as three hours. TSA workers, unpaid for weeks, were quitting. The Democrats wanted to force the Administration to change the policies and practices of ICE.
The partial shutdown also negatively affected the Coast Guard, the Secret Service, and FEMA operations, also under DHS, raising real national security issues. Elon Musk offered to pay the TSA agents out of his own pocket. The Democrats threatened to sue him to prevent that.
On Saturday, the President ordered ICE to assist with security operations at airports, effectively removing any leverage the Senate Democrats hoped to capitalize on in the hope that angry travelers would force the administration to buckle.
"If the Radical Left Democrats don’t immediately sign an agreement to let our Country, in particular, our Airports, be FREE and SAFE again, I will move our brilliant and patriotic ICE Agents to the Airports where they will do Security like no one has ever seen before..."
Iran
On Friday night, the IDF and the U.S. effected one of the longest, strongest waves of attacks on Tehran. As quickly as eliminated regime leaders are replaced, their replacements are also eliminated. Ballistic missiles buried deep underground have been hit with bunker buster bombs, destroying not only the bombs but also pinning beyond rescue the personnel (probably in the hundreds) located there. Drones are targeting those Basij forces on the ground, aided by Iranian civilians sending in location information.
Critics foolishly tried to suggest that the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz proved the Administration had not thought through all the consequences of attacking Iran. We have eliminated all the military stationed on the chokepoint and Kharg Island, and bombed the missile sites aimed at the Strait. Then, because it is other countries that depend on oil shipped through the Strait, Trump told them it was up to them to secure passage. As of this weekend, 22 countries have pledged to do this. In the meantime, Trump has issued a threat:
"If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!"
To lessen the shock on oil prices, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced that we are temporarily removing the sanctions on Russian oil which is parked on the seas (130 million barrels of which are in floating storage outside the Strait along with another 140 million barrels of Venezuelan oil destined for China which we had seized and will now make available on the world market). In sum, we released a lot of oil to keep prices down as the campaign finishes up. Finally, the president, invoking the Defense Production Act, restarted oil platforms off California, which sit in federal waters outside the reach of California. The first sale of this oil is expected in April.Anne Applebaum’s claim, “Donald Trump does not think strategically,” is the kind of ill-informed comment we are used to from Administration detractors. Every aspect of this war demonstrates technological world supremacy and careful and meticulous planning.
The final proof of the necessity of the war (and the fecklessness of the prior administration and Europe) was provided this week by Iran itself. Except for the administration, every pundit and politician I am aware of claimed that the range of Iran’s ballistic missiles did not exceed 2000 km. Iran shot two of them at Diego Garcia, a tiny island housing UK and US bases 4000 km away. We do not know if this is the maximum reach of these missiles, but even at that range, many of Europe’s capitals are within the demonstrated range (London, Berlin, Paris, Munich, Rome, Oslo).
Now picture these missiles with nuclear warheads. Or the reaction if there’s even the belief that the missiles might be so armed.
The unexpected appearance of Iranian IRBMs baffled analysts. “The threat posed by Tehran to Europe proved to be much more real last night than analysts previously thought,” ITA Milradar reported. And maybe Trump was onto something.
“This technological and tactical development provides further context to Washington’s concerns,” ITA said, “highlighting one of the key reasons that pushed the American administration to launch the current campaign of strikes against Tehran’s military infrastructure.”
Wait! You mean… they might’ve had a key reason apart from Trump having a bad day or being somebody’s puppet?
Huh. Here’s the question: if Iran successfully concealed its lies about its “voluntary cap” on long-range missiles -- what else has it lied about? What about its “voluntary restraint” from developing nuclear weapons? Let’s consider the possibilities. One of these must be true:
- The peace-loving Ayatollah had no intention of building nukes, just as he said (even if he did lie about the missile thing);
- The lizard-lipped Ayatollah did want nuclear weapons, and did lie about it, but the Iranians are too dumb to actually build one or keep it secret; or
- The sinister Ayatollah did want nukes, did lie about it, and was doing everything he could to get some on his long-range missiles.
Go ahead. Pick one. Or, if I somehow missed a valid option (I doubt it), let me know in the comments.
The long-range missiles Iran launched at Diego Garcia were reportedly in the Khorramshahr family (you wouldn’t want that family as neighbors). Open‑source analysts describe the Khorramshahr’s wide, conical nose -- about 1.5 meters in diameter -- and its heavy payload as perfect for holding a nuclear device.
To my knowledge, Europe has no defenses adequate to deal with this Iranian threat. It has so denuded its armed forces, shipped so much in the way of armaments to Ukraine, and so diminished its energy stocks that it doesn’t seem able to defend against a conventional attack by land or sea, let alone intermediate-range ballistic missiles like the two Iran just aimed at Diego Garcia.
The message is clear: Trump was right to attack Iran to prevent a worldwide catastrophe triggered by fanatics. The U.S. is Europe’s only real defender. It’s time to cut the nonsense and take seriously the threats to their existence.
As for how the feckless Obama Administration handed billions to Iran, allowing the mullahs to develop these missiles and speed up their nuclear arsenal, the evidence is shocking.
The JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action which removed sanctions on Iran] dismantled restrictions on Iran producing and selling missiles, even though the deal was sold by Team Obama as only about nuclear. When asked by Senators why they dismantled those restrictions, Kerry said it's because Iranian diplomats made a good argument.
They did have an agreement on nuclear development, research, and production, all of which Iran violated without consequence.
Under the JCPOA, Obama sent $1.7 billion from a settlement to Iran and unfroze Iranian assets held abroad, probably in excess of another $50 billion. In return, from the middle of 2019, Iran violated the terms of the agreement, exceeding the agreed-upon 300 kg stockpile of enriched uranium; exceeding the enrichment of uranium to close to weapons grade; and expanding the number and type of centrifuges, resuming prohibited research and development, and reducing the IAEA’s access and monitoring of its nuclear facilities. Such a deal! Such negotiators!
The Iranian missile attacks have had some success yesterday, which is concerning.
Saturday, Iran struck Israel near Dimona, Israel’s nuclear site, and in Arad, where Israel reports 100 casualties. There is a concerning but unconfirmed report that U.S. defenses failed this time:
A preliminary investigation found that the American THAAD air defense system was supposed to intercept the missiles that hit Arad and Dimona but missed both, according to Maariv.
A similar failure occurred in a recent Beit Shemesh incident. The missiles were identical in all three cases.
I think we can expect a massive response. In fact, hours later, massive strikes were seen throughout Tehran.
Saving Honest Elections
The Senate is still stalled on the SAVE America Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act), which would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. Polls show this has majority support in all demographics.
At one point, Senator Chuck Schumer said they’d pass it if the act merely required photo IDs to vote, but when Republican Senator Jon Husted put forth such a stripped-down version, the Democrats turned it down.
I anticipate we will soon be offered even more evidence of large-scale election fraud through the manipulation of electronic and mail-in voting. Whether or not this results in a change by law in time for the midterm elections, I’ve no idea. Trump tried to accomplish much the same thing in Executive Order 14248 , but it met with immediate legal challenges.
The “Grand Conspiracy”
The attempted coup by former FBI Director James Comey, former CIA Director John Brennan, and others, called “the grand conspiracy,” is the subject of a grand jury in Miami under U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon.
At issue is what could be the greatest political hit job in history. Of course, the growing evidence of this conspiracy continues to be buried by one of its key components: the media. Nevertheless, the “truth will out,” and it appears to be coming out in Florida. [snip] It is time for the public to learn whether top Obama officials and the media pulled off the greatest political hoax in history. [snip]
With Democrats promising to resume impeachments and investigations if they retake power in the midterms, it would be useful for the public to have a full understanding of what actually occurred last time.
The number of people subpoenaed, besides those two, includes former FBI officials Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, and Andrew McCabe. I fully expect a number of indictments in the near future.
Whether in a war to save civilization from fanatics, in beating back election cheating, in deportations of illegals, or in exposing and punishing deep state interference, I don’t think it’s a good idea to bet against Trump winning.
Clarice Feldman
Source: https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/03/game_set_match_ice.html
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