Just Do It!

Israel killed Hezbollah terrorist chief Hassan Nasrallah and the world is a better place.

Nasrallah had lots of blood on his hands.  American blood.  Israeli blood.  European blood.  Arab blood. 

US President Joe Biden welcomed Nasrallah’s demise, saying his death is a “measure of justice for his many victims, including thousands of Americans, Israelis and Lebanese civilians.”  He also repeated his mantra that “it’s time for a ceasefire.”  Not!

Vice President Kamala Harris echoed Biden that a measure of justice was meted out by Israel and added “Diplomacy remains the best path forward to protect civilians and achieve lasting stability in the region.”   Not!

I searched Truth Social for reaction from Donald Trump.  Lots of stuff about Kamala Harris and illegal immigration, nothing about Nasrallah.  Not good!

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said there needs to be an immediate ceasefire.  Not!

I couldn’t find any comment from France.  Are you surprised?

Oh, and the United Nations?  Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he was “gravely concerned” at the “dramatic escalation” after Nasrallah’s death.  Did you expect anything else?

The guy Israel is supposed to make peace with, to conjure up a two-state solution with, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, condemned the “brutal Israeli aggression” and offered his condolences to Hezbollah.  A leopard never…

I had to laugh at Russia’s reaction.  Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he is concerned “by the now almost commonplace practice of political killings.”  Well, he oughta know,  because his boss is really good at political killings.

Israel did what no one thought possible given Nasrallah’s ability to hide for thirty years.  They nailed him and his rat pack deep in their underground lair.

Here’s some of what Jared Kushner posted Saturday night on “X”:

September 27th is the most important day in the Middle East since the Abraham Accords breakthrough.

I have spent countless hours studying Hezbollah and there is not an expert on earth who thought that what Israel has done to decapitate and degrade them was possible.

This is significant because Iran is now fully exposed. The reason why their nuclear facilities have not been destroyed, despite weak air defense systems, is because Hezbollah has been a loaded gun pointed at Israel.  Iran spent the last forty years building this capability as its deterrent…

…Israel now finds itself with the threat from Gaza mostly neutralized and the opportunity to neutralize Hezbollah in the north.  It’s unfortunate how we got here but maybe there can be a silver lining in the end.

Anyone who has been calling for a ceasefire in the North is wrong. There is no going back for Israel.  They cannot afford now to not finish the job and completely dismantle the arsenal that has been aimed at them.  They will never get another chance.

After the brilliant, rapid-fire tactical successes of the pagers, radios, and targeting of leadership, Hezbollah’s massive weapon cache is unguarded and unmanned. Most of Hezbollah fighters are hiding in their tunnels.  Anyone still around was not important enough to carry a pager or be invited to a leadership meeting.  Iran is reeling, as well, insecure and unsure how deeply its own intelligence has been penetrated.  Failing to take full advantage of this opportunity to neutralize the threat is irresponsible…

…But today, with the confirmed killing of Nasrallah and at least 16 top commanders eliminated in just nine days, was the first day I started thinking about a Middle East without Iran’s fully loaded arsenal aimed at Israel. So many more positive outcomes are possible. 

This is a moment to stand behind the peace-seeking nation of Israel and the large portion of the Lebanese who have been plagued by Hezbollah and who want to return to the times when their country was thriving, and Beirut a cosmopolitan city…

…The right move now for America would be to tell Israel to finish the job.  It’s long overdue. And it’s not only Israel’s fight.

More than 40 years ago, Hezbollah killed 241 US military personnel, including 220 Marines. That remains the single deadliest day for the U.S. Marine Corps since the Battle of Iwo Jima.  Later that same day, Hezbollah killed 58 French paratroopers.

And now, over the past six weeks or so, Israel has eliminated as many terrorists on the US list of wanted terrorists as the US has done in the last 20 years.  Including Ibrahim Aqil, the leader of Hezbollah’s Islamic Jihad Organization who masterminded the 1983 killing of those Marines…

The Middle East is too often a solid where little changes.  Today, it is a liquid and the ability to reshape is unlimited.  Do not squander this moment.

Let’s all pray for success, for peace and for the good judgement of our leaders.

Also on “X” the French Philosopher Bernard-Henri-Levy wrote:

“I keep reading everywhere that Lebanon is ‘on the brink of collapse.’ No. It is on the brink of relief and deliverance.  

To Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump I say, Levy and Kushner are correct.  Your best ally, Israel, and its difficult, duplicitous, but ballsy leader Benjamin Netanyahu, just handed you the key to unlock a Middle East free of the terror pimps of Tehran.  

Today, with Hassan Nasrallah carousing with his 72 virgins, the world is a better place.  It will be even better if you let Israel finish the job.