Historian Victor Davis Hanson, writing at American Greatness, answers 10 questions about Iran following Saturday’s bombing of their nuclear sites. We have often cited his work in the past. I found his answers reassuring, perhaps you will as well. Here are the questions.
1. What are we to make of Saturday night’s destruction of the three Iranian nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan?
2. But what happens now? Won’t Iran release its terrorist cells in the U.S., or attack U.S. bases nearby with missiles and drones, or unleash missiles at the Gulf oil fields, or mine the Straits of Hormuz, or unleash a new unforeseen volley of missiles at Israel?
3. What will be the reaction of the Iranian street or the military?
4. What was Trump doing by announcing a 1-14 day window to decide the use of force?
5. What is the attitude of the Arab Islamic world—specifically the proximate Gulf states, Egypt, and Jordan—to the American elimination of the Iranian nuclear program?
6. After the attack, will the MAGA base splinter Trump’s support and help weaken his agenda before the midterms?
7. Will Russia or China put pressure on the U.S. to restrain Israel, intervene, or cause havoc?
8. How will Trump fare in the war?
9. Will the image and profile of Israel in the Middle East change after the invasion war?
I believe you will find his answers to these questions useful.
