{"id":2447628,"date":"2025-06-15T19:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T23:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gen-flynn-trumps-great-test-peace-through-strength-or-endless-wars\/"},"modified":"2025-06-15T19:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T23:45:08","slug":"gen-flynn-trumps-great-test-peace-through-strength-or-endless-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gen-flynn-trumps-great-test-peace-through-strength-or-endless-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen. Flynn: Trump\u2019s Great Test &#8211; Peace Through Strength or Endless Wars"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgen-flynn-trumps-great-test-peace-through-strength-or-endless-wars%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2447628&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the implications of Israel&#8217;s military action against Iran&#8217;s nuclear infrastructure,framing it as a pivotal moment for the strategic stability of the Middle East. It poses a crucial dilemma for the United States: will it support Israel in decisively neutralizing what it sees as an existential threat from the Iranian regime, or will it intervene to prevent a clear victory, thereby allowing Iranian forces to persist? The author suggests that President Trump&#8217;s approach to this issue is critical and that he must be well-informed about the risks and opportunities associated wiht either course of action. <\/p>\n<p>The piece emphasizes the necessity for trump to recieve sound military advice and questions whether he is being influenced by advisors from the prior governance who advocate for a continuation of the status quo,potentially leading the U.S. into prolonged conflict. It stresses that allowing Israel to dismantle Iran&#8217;s nuclear capabilities could not only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reagan-would-hit-iran-before-the-first-missile-got-to-israel\/\" title=\"Reagan planned to strike Iran before the initial missile reached Israel\">secure regional stability<\/a> but also serve as a strategic setback for China and the broader threat represented by radical Islamist regimes. Ultimately, the article calls for a decisive American stance that aligns with the &#8220;America First&#8221; principles and secures a lasting peace in the region.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Israel&rsquo;s all-out attack on the nuclear weapons infrastructure and leadership of Iran has created an historic choice: Will Israel be allowed to defeat decisively the existential threat long posed by the tyrannical Iranian regime both to her people and ours &ndash; and, thereby, usher in an era of potential strategic stability aligned with Western civilization that the Middle East and the free world have rarely known?<\/p>\n<p>Or will the United States interfere, as it has done consistently in the past, to prevent such a clear-cut victory &ndash; and, thereby, ensure that Israel&rsquo;s enemies, and ours, live to fight another day?<\/p>\n<p>The answer is essentially up to President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>And how he comes down may depend on whether he is being properly informed of the options and opportunities versus their associated risks. Or is he being disserved by those who profess to speak for the America First movement, but actually seem to be putting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/iran-threatens-attack-us-bases-trump-admin-officials-flee-middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran<\/a> First and Qatar First?<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Mr. Trump appears to have, as usual, grasped the central issue: In comments on June 14 responding to Tucker Carlson&rsquo;s criticism of &ldquo;U.S. support for Israel during its attacks on Iran as&hellip;anathema to the &lsquo;America First&rsquo; way of doing things,&rdquo; the President told The Atlantic&rsquo;s Michael Scherer:<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Well, considering that I&rsquo;m the one that developed &ldquo;<\/em><em>America First,&rdquo; and considering that the term wasn&rsquo;t used until I came along, I think I&rsquo;m the one that decides that. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For those people who say they want peace &ndash; you can&rsquo;t have peace if Iran has a nuclear weapon. So, for all of those wonderful people who don&rsquo;t want to do anything about Iran having a nuclear weapon &ndash; that&rsquo;s not peace.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Presumably, that clarity will translate into further support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/no-half-measure-much-punishment-israel-dished-5-waves-strikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel&rsquo;s comprehensive take-down<\/a> of the Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evidence-of-undeclared-nuclear-activities-discovered-at-locations-in-iran-that-raise-new-concerns-report\/\" title=\"\u2018Evidence Of Undeclared Nuclear Activities\u2019 Discovered At Locations In Iran That Raise New Concerns: Report\">nuclear weapons program<\/a> and its destruction of Iran&rsquo;s capacity to fight on thanks to surviving second- and third-tier regime leadership &ndash; many members of whom are reputed to be even more psychopathic and apocalyptic than those more senior clerics and officers thankfully neutralized to date.<\/p>\n<p>Whether that is so may turn on the quality of the advice President Trump is receiving.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to non-official influencers like the increasingly critical Tucker Carlson, he may be getting bad advice from an Obama-Biden holdover-dominated intelligence community that wrongly contends Iran does not have a nuclear weapons program; Under Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East Michael DiMino; and others who portray themselves as &ldquo;nationalists,&rdquo; &ldquo;realists&rdquo; and champions of &ldquo;restraint.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In fact, they are advocating a formula for a truly &ldquo;endless war&rdquo; in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Stopping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/saw-tonight-truly-unspeakable-fox-foreign-correspondent-shows-aftermath-iran-retaliation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a> from finishing the job &ndash; whether by cutting off the supply of weapons it requires to prosecute the war or by otherwise interfering with its pursuit &ndash; will mean that some residual nuclear program remains in the hands of Sharia-supremacists who remain and are determined to destroy both Israel and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. military will inevitably be required to contend with the calamity that follows.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, instead of an exemplary application of the Trump Doctrine &ndash; whereby our allies are strong and able decisively to defend their interests and ours in their dangerous neighborhoods with U.S. support (e.g., defensive support, intelligence, access to munitions and political cover) but not direct, offensive engagement &ndash; we would have a true and costly quagmire.<\/p>\n<p>This is a time when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-volleys-one-liner-iran-back-cnns-dana-bash-didnt-die\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Trump<\/a> must have access to his best military advice from Joint Chiefs Chairman General Daniel &ldquo;Raisin&rdquo; Caine and Central Command&rsquo;s General Michael &ldquo;Erik&rdquo; Kurilla about both the opportunities, as well as the risks, associated with Israel having the time, wherewithal and diplomatic leeway to pursue successfully a decisive victory.<\/p>\n<p>Not least, the President is entitled to hear that the utter destruction of the Chinese Communists&rsquo; most important regional ally by ours is arguably the single most important step we can take at the moment to deter their aggression elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>It may even translate into a decision on the part of members of the BRICS &ndash; especially South Africa &ndash; that it is not in their interest to advance the group&rsquo;s agenda of taking down the dollar as the world&rsquo;s reserve currency.<\/p>\n<p>All we are saying is give peace a real chance by making <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-legacy-will-live-new-poll-shows-top-contenders-2028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s legacy<\/a> in the Middle East the only one worthy of the name: ensuring that Israel and America are decisively victorious over the Sharia-supremacist regime that has for far too long enslaved the Iranian people and threatened and actually killed ours and those of the Jewish state.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank J. Gaffney acted as Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan. He is currently the President of the Institute for the American Future (USFuture.org).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>LTG (RET) Michael T. Flynn, former National Security Advisor to the 45th POTUS, a two-time best-selling author and holder of three master&rsquo;s degrees. He is considered a subject matter expert on Diplomacy, Statecraft, Foreign Policy, Strategy Formulation, Defense, Intelligence, and other areas of national and international security. He served more than 33 years in the U.S. military with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >multiple overseas combat tours<\/a>. Flynn can be found at GeneralFlynn.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><i><b>The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either d or endorsed by the owners of this website. 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This could lead to a rare period of strategic stability in alignment with Western values. Alternatively, will the United States intervene, as it has historically done, to obstruct such a clear victory and allow Israel&#8217;s adversaries-and ours-to continue their hostilities? The outcome largely rests with President Donald Trump, whose decisions may hinge on whether he is accurately informed about the available options and their risks or misled by those claiming to represent an &#8220;America First&#8221; agenda while prioritizing Iran and Qatar instead. Fortunately, Trump seems to understand the core issue: In response to Tucker Carlson&#8217;s critique of U.S. support for Israel during its actions against Iran as contrary to &#8220;America First,&#8221; he asserted that true peace cannot exist if Iran possesses nuclear weapons. This clarity should bolster support for Israel&#8217;s efforts to dismantle Iran&#8217;s nuclear program and neutralize its remaining leadership-many of whom are reportedly even more dangerous than those already eliminated. 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