The IRGC, the CCP, the URP and the DPR - bad actors all

"Just like Reagan, Trump understands peace through strength. Trump abhors killing and war. But these four bad actors need to toe the line. They need to be peacemakers instead of war birds."

Did you hear about the message sent by our Secretary of Defense to Iran? Actually, it was more of a threat. This was posted on X - "We see your LETHAL support to the Houthis. We know exactly what you are doing. You know very well what the U.S. Military is capable of - and you were warned. You will pay the CONSEQUNCE at the time and place of our choosing." Wow! Did Pete go off the reservation with this message? Nope. It is very similar to the message Trump sent them weeks ago. As Hegseth said - you were warned.

I think losing a F-18 over the side of a carrier when the carrier had to take evasive action to avoid a drone or missile was the last straw. The IRGC of Iran, using its proxy in Yemen (Houthis) - have poked the bear too many times. Now is the time to pay the piper. If the IRGC can read between the lines, they would know this much - the United States, not Isreal, have the only munitions which can penetrate a couple hundred feet underground and destroy bunkers. And by the way, we have the bunker busters along with the B-2 bombers, fueled up and waiting in Diego Garcia.

Who are the bad actors today? Besides the IRGC (Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps, the CCP (Chinese Communist Party), the URP (United Russia Party), and the DPR (Democrat People's Republic of Korea) are the worst of the worst. All are troublemakers. None want peace. Where is (as the police call it) the thin blue line? Or in our case, the red, white and blue line? It is wherever we can put it. And our red, white and blue line is very thin - way too thin to keep track of the four bad actors.

The Budget Hawks and the Democrats are not going to like this, but it must be said. When Trump took over as POTUS 45, he had to fix the huge hole in defense that Obama left him. As POTUS 47, Trump needs to fix the neglect in defense that Biden left him. We are going to need to upsize our defense budget. Sorry - that is a fact. DOGE can cut out all the crap in many budgets, but the necessary weapons to maintain the peace are just that - necessary. 

Just like Reagan, Trump understands peace through strength. Trump abhors killing and war. But these four bad actors need to toe the line. They need to be peacemakers instead of war birds.

To keep the peace, we need strength. To keep the strength, we need the right kind of weapons, and the will to use them. It really is as simple as that.