Ford
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Since the agreement was announced, much ink has been spilled comparing the US to Britain going into Munich. Iran to Nazi Germany. Obama to Neville Chamberlain.
"Peace for our time," the mocking headlines proclaim. Appeasement is the accusation.
But if you look at the balance of power...the military might of the US poised to be unleashed vs the military might of Iran, the comparison takes a somersault.
We're not appeasing a great power to avoid war. We ARE the great power...forcing a lesser power to submit.
We're not Chamberlain. We're Hitler.
"Peace for our time," the mocking headlines proclaim. Appeasement is the accusation.
But if you look at the balance of power...the military might of the US poised to be unleashed vs the military might of Iran, the comparison takes a somersault.
We're not appeasing a great power to avoid war. We ARE the great power...forcing a lesser power to submit.
We're not Chamberlain. We're Hitler.