WORLD BREAKING NEWS: Israel Is Going Down With The Ship

It’s time to cut bait. The time has come to detach ourselves from the complete mess Donald J. Trump has gotten himself, and the American military, into. It is time to say goodbye to “Epic Fury” and the disaster it has evolved into.

We were all in when President Trump finally unleashed his massive American military power on February 28 with the stated goal of dismantling Iran’s military capabilities, eliminating its senior leadership, ending its nuclear ambitions, crippling its ballistic missile program, and ultimately helping free the Iranian people from their sadistic jihadist regime. Epic Fury has become an epic fiasco. Israel’s concurrent operation, “Lion’s Roar,” now feels more like a whimper, and we are in danger of going down with the American ship. It has to stop, and it has to stop now!

It has been seven weeks since Trump’s inexcusable decision to declare a ceasefire just as Iran appeared to be on the ropes, gasping for air before what could have been a knockout blow. Instead of the “unconditional surrender” he kept promising and seemed close to achieving, he pulled Iran off the canvas and gave the regime exactly what it needed most: time to recover.

That pause changed everything.

The Iranians regrouped, regained leverage in negotiations, threatened the global economy by closing off the Strait of Hormuz, and made Donald Trump look increasingly weak and desperate. After absorbing the opening blows from the US-Israel tag team, the momentum has clearly shifted in Iran’s favor.

Iran is no longer behaving like a regime on life support. It is now dictating terms to the Americans, fully aware that most Americans have little appetite for a prolonged war or regime change. The American people were never enthusiastic about this conflict to begin with, and now, months later, many see no clear victory, no meaningful concessions, and no worthwhile endgame.

Instead of cementing his legacy as the president who dismantled one of the most dangerous regimes in modern history and saved the world from an apocalyptic nuclear nightmare, Trump is in danger of becoming a laughingstock who blinked in front of a fanatical regime he continuously vowed to crush.

It is now painfully obvious that Trump wants a deal with Iran almost as badly as he wants another term in office. The apocalyptic rhetoric, AI-generated memes, endless deadlines, extensions, and negotiations with regional actors like Turkey, Qatar, Egypt, and Pakistan all reek of desperation. At this point, Trump appears willing to accept almost any semi-plausible agreement, so long as the Strait of Hormuz reopens and Iran promises not to develop a nuclear weapon for a few more years.

And even that may be optimistic.

At this stage, I would not count on serious concessions regarding enriched uranium or Iran’s long-term nuclear capabilities. More likely, Trump is simply kicking the can down the road in hopes of escaping the crisis politically.

My friends, that is what this has come to.

Gone is the talk of dismantling Iran’s ballistic missile program. Gone is the serious discussion about ending support for Iran’s proxies. Regime change now feels like a distant fantasy. Iran smells weakness, and worse, it senses American exhaustion and fortitude as gas has blown by the $4 a gallon mark. As a result, it sees no reason to concede anything that would leave it in a weaker position than before the war began.

Thank goodness at least a few hawkish voices within Trump’s own camp, people like Lindsey Graham, Mark Levin, and Mike Pompeo, spoke out after it appeared we were heading toward another horrific Obama-style agreement last Saturday, one that could ultimately leave Iran in a stronger position than before this entire war began.

More importantly, where does Israel stand now after being Trump’s loyal wingman for the past three months?

For one thing, our wings have been clipped in the fight against an increasingly confident Hezbollah. One of the conditions reportedly set during Trump’s negotiations with Iran was that Israel significantly tone down its operations against the terror group. We reluctantly agreed at the time. The only problem is that Hezbollah did not seem to receive the memo.

Israel has been on its hind legs ever since.

Eleven Israeli soldiers have already been killed by Hezbollah’s newest weapon, cheap explosive-laden drones, along with many more wounded. Meanwhile, northern communities are living in a constant state of alarm, with daily drone and missile attacks threatening everyone, including children who are still, astonishingly, sitting in classrooms and diving under desks when sirens go off.

This has to stop. It has to stop now.

Without a clear operational directive and under new constraints tied to the broader negotiations, the IDF is effectively operating with one hand tied behind its back. Instead of striking decisively and keeping the enemy off balance, it is forced into a reactive posture, chasing cheap explosive drones with enormous strategic cost. If the IDF is not actively hunting down and destroying the enemy, then it is Israeli soldiers who are left exposed. Eleven dead is already too many. That has to stop.

Since the ceasefire, the Israeli public has also been living in a constant state of tension, glued to the news, caught between the possibility of renewed escalation with Iran and the risk of being pushed into a bad diplomatic deal that leaves Israel more vulnerable than before “Epic Fury” ever began. The Israeli psyche is on the brink of confusion and exhaustion, trapped between all-out war, endless sirens and bomb shelters, and the promise of some negotiated settlement that will fall way short of Israeli expectations. That too has to stop. We are not built for perpetual uncertainty.

Meanwhile, the political ripple effects are becoming impossible to ignore. The longer this drags on, and the greater the likelihood of a deal that is seen as weak or imposed, the more pressure builds on Prime Minister Netanyahu heading into a difficult election cycle. You can already sense the shift in tone, the growing frustration, and the way blame is beginning to coalesce around him for a strategic framework he did not fully control. Trump’s own remark that “Bibi will do anything I tell him to” only sharpens the political vulnerability he has now found himself in.

In the end, Israel cannot afford to be a secondary player in decisions that directly affect its survival. Clearly, this war is all about energy and money and for Israel it is about survival and security.

While I am not privy to any of the negotiations or insider info I do know that we somehow need to regain operational clarity, strategic freedom, and the ability to act without constantly waiting on external negotiations that may or may not align with our reality.

Bibi, it was good while it lasted. But the time has come to extricate ourselves from this failed arrangement and quietly signal that, while we appreciate the partnership, we cannot outsource our security.

If assistance is needed, we will provide it. Intelligence, coordination, support, all of it.

But we cannot remain bound to a process that leaves us vulnerable and subject to a deal all the Israel haters like Qatar, Turkey and Pakistan draw up for us. Not even close.

So, as one of your memes recently put it: “Adios.”

And good luck getting yourself out of the quagmire you’ve created with the Iranians.

One can only hope that message was conveyed clearly in the last conversation between the Prime Minister and the President. It is long overdue.