Iran has been taking American hostages, threatening to kill all Americans, killing Americans and financing terror and murder of Americans for most of my adult life.
I was stationed in Turkey During the Iran Hostage crisis and have first hand knowledge of the international terrorist response to that outrage. Back then, we were saying: "Nuke 'em 'til they glow!".
I think a line from "The Untouchables" was and is appropriate: "They send one of ours to the hospital, we send one of theirs to the morgue!"
All the other Presidents, since 1979, most especially Pussy Carter, were weak and wobbly on Iran. The first President to actually do what should have been done in '79 is Trump.
And now, you idiots who thought President Trump was making this shit up and being duped by Israel just got what should be a major wake-up call. What a shock! Iran lied about it's capabilities and showed a card you didn't believe was in their hand, by sending a missile over 4000km,shoing that London and Paris can be in their sights if they want. Guess President Trump has been right all along!
Now, President Trump says they're talking and Iran says they aren't? Take a wild guess which one I'm going to believe!
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran has targeted U.S. personnel and interests through both direct military action and the use of regional proxy groups like Hezbollah and various Iraqi militias.
Early Confrontations (1979–1989)
1979–1981: U.S. Embassy Hostage Crisis: Iranian students, backed by the new regime, seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, holding 66 Americans hostage for 444 days.
1983: U.S. Embassy Bombing (Beirut): The Iran-backed group Islamic Jihad carried out a suicide car bombing that killed 63 people, including 17 Americans.
1983: Marine Barracks Bombing (Beirut): A truck bomb driven by Hezbollah operatives killed 241 U.S. service members. This remains the deadliest single-day death toll for the U.S. Marine Corps since Iwo Jima.
1984: Kidnapping of William Buckley: Iran-backed terrorists kidnapped and later murdered the CIA station chief in Beirut.
1985: Hijacking of TWA Flight 847: Hezbollah terrorists hijacked the flight and murdered a U.S. Navy diver.
Global and Proxy Operations (1990s–2011)
1996: Khobar Towers Bombing (Saudi Arabia): Hezbollah Al-Hejaz, with direct Iranian support, detonated a truck bomb near a housing complex, killing 19 U.S. airmen.
1998: U.S. Embassy Bombings (East Africa): Intelligence reports indicated Iran and Hezbollah provided tactical training and support to Al-Qaeda prior to the bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, which killed 12 Americans.
2003–2011: Iraq War Proxy Attacks: The U.S. Department of Defense attributed roughly 608 American troop deaths (about 17% of the total) to Iranian-backed militias using advanced weapons like explosively formed penetrators (EFPs).
2011: Washington D.C. Assassination Plot: U.S. authorities disrupted an IRGC-linked plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. by bombing a restaurant in Washington, D.C..
2016: Capture of two U.S. Navy Riverine Command Boats in the Persian Gulf.2020: Al-Asad Air Base Missile Strike: In retaliation for the killing of Qasem Soleimani, Iran launched over a dozen ballistic missiles from its own territory at U.S. forces in Iraq, resulting in traumatic brain injuries for over 100 U.S. personnel.
2023: Hasakah Drone Strike (Syria): An Iranian-made drone killed a U.S. contractor and wounded several service members at a coalition base.
2024: Jordan Base Attack (Tower 22): A drone strike by the Iran-backed group Kataib Hezbollah killed three U.S. soldiers and injured more than 40 others.
2024–2025: U.S. Soil Plots: The Department of Justice has recently disrupted IRGC-linked plots to assassinate high-ranking U.S. officials and political figures, including Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo, and John Bolton.
So, spare me your whining about the Bad Orange Man "starting" a war. He's finally FINISHING one.
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