Pence and Trump aren’t on the best terms. But that isn’t stopping the former VP from speaking his mind.
And Mike Pence made one demand of President Trump that he can’t ignore.
Former Vice President Mike Pence delivered a clear message this week that America cannot afford endless hesitation when dealing with the Iranian regime.
Appearing recently on Fox New’s “America’s Newsroom,” Pence called on President Donald Trump to take decisive action and finish what has already begun.
Host Bill Hemmer opened the discussion by referencing a recent Fox poll on Iran:
“I want to ask you about Iran. We had a Fox poll that came out about two weeks ago. We asked the question on the ultimate outcome with Iran. The U.S. will reach what good deal, bad deal or no deal. And 48% said no deal. What’s your view?”
“Well, I have more confidence in President Trump than that. I think the Iranians should be very wary at this moment,” Pence said in response.
“Look, I strongly supported the president’s decision to use military force last year. And this year, striking Iran, really for the first time in 47 years, after they voted for continuous war against the United States and the West all those years. But honestly, I think the president, after that first month where our military did a brilliant job taking down 13,000 military sites.”
“I think the president has tried to create room for diplomacy. He’s done that again over this weekend, even as we’re marshaling military assets across the region.”
The former vice president made plain that patience has limits. He argued that the moment has arrived for full-strength American power to be applied against the remaining threats.
“But I honestly think that the time has come for the president of the United States to unleash the armed forces of the United States, strike the remaining nuclear facilities in Iran, take down and degrade their ability to project force not only in the strait, but across the region,” Pence continued.
The former VP drove the point home with a principle that every serious leader should understand:
“Look, one does not make peace with one’s enemy. One makes peace with one’s defeated enemy. And given their posture and their attitudes and even denying that negotiations are happening, I have every confidence that there will come a moment where my old running mate has had enough, and we ought to turn loose so you can. Right. US military in the world.”
He reminded viewers of the character of the man he served alongside:
“The president I served with is a man of action. He leads from the front. I don’t think you can understate the significance of his decision last year to strike around directly for the first time in the history of our relationship with the regime. In Tehran, unleashing our armed forces in operation at was historic. But now we’ve got to let our armed forces and our ally, Israel, finish the job, and I believe we can.”
For years the Iranian regime has sponsored terror, threatened shipping lanes, and chased nuclear weapons while American administrations mixed threats with half-measures.
That pattern ends when strength is applied without apology. Pence’s words reject the failed idea that endless talks will somehow change the nature of a regime dedicated to America’s destruction.
