Iran never came close to developing a nuclear weapon on Obama and Biden's watch. Nor did Iran ever enrich uranium to the percentage needed to build a nuclear weapon. The strait of Hormuz was open to trade on their watch. They never made war on Iran even though members of their administration went public and said Netanyahu wanted both Presidents to go to war with Iran. President Obama with our allies signed an agreement with Iran that would not allow them to build a nuclear weapon. That agreement had allowed inspectors on the ground in Iran to inspect their facilities to ensure compliance.
During Trump's first term in office which took place between the Obama and Biden administrations, Trump tore up the agreement and paid only lip service to Iran as a policy of do nothing. During Trump's second term he allowed Netanyahu to talk him into going to war with Iran which took place in June 2025 which actually started the current war in Iran. That decision exposed Trump's weakness and his failure to lead because the attack was unprovoked and caused death to innocent people. Not only did Trump start the war, he started the talk about assassination by saying that was one of his goals in the war with Iran. Needless to say, two can play that dangerous game.
The war continues in 2026 with no end in sight and exposes just how unfit Donald Trump is as Commander in Chief. Past American Presidents knew how to deal with any Iran threat without going to war. They also knew that the greatest military threat to America was a nuclear power China and Russia. And all the while Trump's policy is failing, the GOP Cult in congress is frozen forever to do his bidding and supporting his failures. Their surrender to a convicted criminal is astounding. America the Beautiful is being exposed and governed under the darkest cloud ever. GOP members of congress prior to the Newt Gingrich era would have held Trump accountable for his toxic rhetoric, corruption and his un-American and anti-democratic attitude.
Electing a democratic controlled congress in November will help to roll back the darkness that now hangs over America the Beautiful.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
