Iran Crossing The Red Line

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Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is declaring “red lines” with respect to Iran. He says Iran will not be allowed to get the bomb. He also says they won’t be permitted to interrupt energy flows out of the Persian Gulf.

These red lines are fully justified. Disaster will follow if mullahs who seek to bring back their messiah by triggering the apocalypse get nuclear arms. Ditto closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

The trouble is, the Iranians find such warnings as increasingly implausible. Washington is dramatically reducing its military budget and capabilities, retreating from the region and making Asia the new focus of its diminished power projection.

If we don’t want our red lines to turn into green lights for Iran, we going to have to do more than talk about them. This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute. Learn more at SecureFreedomRadio.com