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Sound Off: June 24, 2025

By Sun Herald

June 24, 2025 2:00 AM

In a satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies, damage at the Fordo enrichment facility in Iran after the U.S. strikes, June 22, 2025. When Israel began its assault on Iran, President Donald Trump kept his distance -- but within days he was on a path that led to an extensive bombing mission aided by political and military ruses. (Maxar Technologies via The New York Times) -- NO SALES, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY TRUMP IRAN RECONSTRUCT BY MAZZETTI, SWAN, HABERMAN, SCHMITT AND COOPER FOR JUNE 22, 2025. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED, MAXAR WATERMARK MUST NOT BE CROPPED OUT. -- MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES NYT

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Useless

Slithery eel Democrat Sen. Adam Schiff of California said President Trump acted unconstitutionally in bombing Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, while reluctantly admitting the positive outcome was setting back that program’s goal of achieving a nuclear bomb. At the same time, he said it wasn’t clear they were close to a bomb nor whether the end result is that Iran would speed up its efforts after Trump’s action. Brilliant analysis.

Trump’s words

The exact words of Donald J. Trump: “Our President will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He’s weak and ineffective.”

Had to be done

The bottom line is we can’t allow a proven fanatical government to have any access to a weapon of mass destruction when they have no respect for the value and sanctity of human life.

Memory loss

What is with the memory issues within the mainstream media? They are so quick to say Trump overstepped some imaginary boundary as Commander of the military. Now Democrats want to impeach him? Again? What about President Clinton bombing an aspirin factory in Africa or President Obama’s long list of bombings and drone strikes during his regime? I don’t recall any impeachments at that time. The lone Clinton impeachment had nothing to do with national security.

Finally

People can criticize President Trump if they choose, but it takes guts to finally take Iran’s nuclear capabilities away. The Middle East has been terrorized by Iran for decades. Time for peace.

Hope it worked

I’d sure feel a whole lot better if I could believe President Trump when he says the attack on Iran was “very successful.”

Executions

These criminals on death row did not give their victims an appeal. I’m sure they begged for their life in the minutes before they were murdered. Their families have suffered enough. If you do the crime, you have to do the time. Let justice be done

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