Staff Reports
On February 28, 2026, President Trump announced that the United States had begun what he called “major combat operations” against Iran, delivering the statement from his Mar-a-Lago residence and making crystal clear that America will no longer tolerate a regime that threatens our homeland and our allies. This was not the rambling, indecisive talk of career politicians who prefer press releases to action — it was a direct, unambiguous order to neutralize an imminent danger.
The strikes, coordinated closely with Israel, reportedly targeted Iran’s ballistic missile sites, nuclear infrastructure and key military leadership nodes that pose a direct risk to American troops and regional stability. For years the regime in Tehran has gotten away with playing both the provoker and the victim; finally a government willing to act has hit back where it matters.
Patriots shouldn’t be surprised that the commander-in-chief chose strength over platitudes — the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and a sizable naval build-up were already in the region, signaling resolve before shots were fired. When you have the assets and the intelligence, hesitation invites more bloodshed; President Trump acted to prevent a worse, broader war that could have started on American soil.
Of course the usual suspects in the Democrat party and the coastal press are falling all over themselves to call for hearings and moral lectures while Iran still prepares its next move. Every time America shows weakness they cheer; when America shows strength they demand answers — performative outrage that would embolden our enemies if we listened to it.
This operation wasn’t a reckless gamble; it was a targeted effort to degrade the tools Iran uses to bully the region and threaten our allies, and it came after months of failed diplomacy and clear warnings. Leaders who love this country don’t apologize for defending it — they ensure the threat is eliminated before it reaches our shores.
Yes, there will be consequences and there will be saber-rattling from cowardly regimes and their allies in the press, but Americans remember who keeps our children safe: men and women in uniform backed by a president willing to act. The alternative is endless lectures and appeasement that leave American blood on foreign battlefields and our cities vulnerable at home.
Now is the moment for patriotic Americans and serious lawmakers to rally behind decisive leadership, not to undermine it with partisan grandstanding. If Congress and the country want to win the peace, they must stand with the men and women who carry the fight and the president who ordered it — anything less is surrender by another name.
