Did the US obliterate Iran’s nuclear program? We just don’t know
Unfortunately, the White House may be in the process of repeating this error. The debate is about the operation of Midnight Hammer, where American bombers and other planes hit Iran’s nuclear facilities. The discussion is whether the mission is military impressive and whether the pilots are heroic (yes and yes), including a woman. Should only focus on something: Has it achieved its strategic goal?
This goal was at least to end Iran’s ability to make nuclear weapons or delay their efforts indefinitely. In this light, did the hammer succeeded at midnight? It is impossible to give a definite answer and may remain difficult for a long time. However, this uncertainty is something that can not withstand President Donald Trump and his national security team, but also the American and international people.
Since the strike, Trump’s story “destroyed” Iran’s nuclear facilities at midnight. The media organizations that inform this narrative about the contradictory intelligence evaluations “filth. Bad people. Sick.” In addition, red herring fish, these “fake news” pedestrian sellers not only insult the bold pilots who fly the task. In fact, anywhere, as far as I know, showed nothing but respect for the execution of the mission, and no pilot is unregistered because he feels uncomfortable. This story is one of the fake heads.
Trump’s defense secretary Pete Hegseth, most Sycophict cabinet members understood their roles in this media show and shout at the President of the President. “Do you want to destroy him? Do you say he was defeated? Or do you mean? Choose the word,” Hegseth challenged the press gathered on Thursday.
He tried to draw any doubt by the press about the fate of Iran’s nuclear program. Ne What do you say to celebrate the mission ”, breathing in a false anger. “How would you like to talk about how special America is? In fact, most of the early comments, including mine, began exactly with this. Other team members have their own reasons to enter this line. National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard is under special pressure. In March, the Congress said that spy agencies believe that Iran does not build a nuclear weapon right now. “Wrong, Tr Trump said, when he recently faced this assessment, Gabbard was more generally suspected of being out of message. (To provide information to the Senate on Thursday, the President sent the National Security Advisor and the CIA Director, but not Gabbard.) Gabbard, now the extra emphasis to reach an agreement with Trump’s narrative: “The new intelligence has confirmed what @Potus has stated numerous times ;; “Iran’s nuclear facilities have been destroyed.” The suspect is trying to weaken the determined leadership of President Trump and weaken brave soldiers and women ,, who is the suspect.
The team continues to be the most limited and professional member of the team, the common Chief of General Staff Dan Caine. In his first comments after Midnight Hammer, he observed that a complete assessment would take time. He did not add new intelligence information in his second update standing next to Hegseth. Instead, he entered the storytelling mode (from time to time) with details about attacks and service members.
What about the facts? At this point you may wonder. In these, the jury came out, the reason for all the fuss. A pre -assessment leaked by the defense intelligence agency, which is a part of the Pentagon, may have delayed Iran’s nuclear program at midnight for just a few months, but not for years. He also said that Iran has carried most of the enriched uranium to various places from the hit places. A few European intelligence services have reached the same conclusion.
If it is true, these reports are directly contrary to Trump’s strategic (tactical) success. He and his team seem to have chosen cherry from other intelligence organizations, and in particular, Israel’s American strikes have concluded that iran Iran has brought back the ability to develop nuclear weapons for many years ”.
Anyone who remembers duel narratives and lack of harsh evidence on the rise to the Iraq War must now enter a cold cress. To remember, I am in the Asian clock zone, with nodes in my stomach, to hear Colin Powell’s statement to the United Nations Security Council in 2003.
At that time, the President may not have weapons of mass destruction of competitors despite the appearance. This time, the President should think that Iran may still have the ability to make nuclear weapons despite Fordow’s striking video images.
However, this requires intellectual humility. And this is not a priority for many of the White House or Congress, Media and other places. What a shame.
Anyone who tries to learn from history should decide to surrender in the face of confusing and uncertain evidence, and to resist to embrace any story until it is proved, even if it is good on TV or between friends. For now, the only honest conclusion about the American strike and the impact of Iran on the nuclear program is: not just we don’t know – and probably not for a while.
