CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 5, 2026
IT APPEARS SHIPS, PLANES AND OTHER AMERICAN MILITARY EQUIPMENT ARE IN PLACE FOR A STRIKE ON IRAN. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF KEY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS.
FIRST, WHAT IS THE GOAL? IT MUST BE MORE THAN PUNISHMENT FOR THE REGIME’S MURDER OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PROTESTERS. IT MUST BE REGIME CHANGE, BUT HOW TO MAKE SURE THE CHANGE PUTS IN POWER A SECULAR AND PRO-WESTERN GOVERNMENT? IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD IS A POWERFUL FORCE AND THEY HAVE THE GUNS.
IRAN’S CURRENT LEADERS HAVE PROMISED A WIDER WAR IF ATTACKED, INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF LAUNCHING ICBM’S AGAINST ISRAEL AND POSSIBLE US. DO WE AND ISRAEL HAVE SUFFICIENT DEFENSES TO GUARD AGAINST SUCH ATTACKS. ONE HOPES SO.
IRAN IS THE NUMBER ONE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM IN THE WORLD. ELIMINATING IT AS A THREAT WOULD BE A GIFT TO THE WORLD. WHEN YOU HAVE A RELIGIOUS MOTIVATION INVOLVED, NO MATTER HOW TWISTED IT IS, DIPLOMACY NEVER WORKS. IRAN’S LEADERS HAVE LIED ABOUT EVERY AGREEMENT THEY’VE SIGNED. THEY’RE NOT LIKELY TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS THE SOLE DECISION ON WHETHER TO ATTACK IRAN AGAIN. THE FIRST ONE WENT WELL, BUT THE AYATOLLAHS HAVE RESUMED THEIR QUEST FOR A NUCLEAR WEAPON. THEY MUST BE STOPPED. BETTER ADD THIS TO YOUR PRAYER LIST. I’M CAL THOMAS.
