Michael Ramirez: Turning Back the Clock 03-11-26

From America's Premier Editorial Cartoonist

BACK TO THE FUTURE

Going back to 1979, but this time, with a much, much different outcome.

The first priority must be ending the Iranian nuclear program… permanently.

The second priority is no longer allowing the Strait of Hormuz to be held hostage by this Rogue regime.

20 million barrels of oil cross through the Strait of Hormuz a day, or “one-fifth of global oil consumption.” It is a crucial choking point in commerce and trade for oil, LNG and fertilizer, and other goods.

Kharg Island seems to be the key launching point and economic facilitator of this rogue regime. The oil facilities must remain intact, but the island and surrounding islands are a launch point for both mining boats and Iranian oil transport vessels. Both should be stopped. Oil is still the main financier to Iran’s operations. End the flow of money and the terror machine comes to a grinding halt.

Freeing Iranians from the tyranny of the despotic regime would be a bonus… But nation building should not be in the equation. Iraq has taught us the danger and futility of those policies.

But the top goal remains shutting down the Iranian nuclear program FOREVER.

It is a threat to the entire world, and rest of the world should acknowledge this, share in that view, and aid the elimination of this threat. That means locating, seizing, transferring or destroying all the HRU (highly enriched Uranium stockpiles) and taking out the remaining nuclear sites including, the Pickaxe Mountain underground nuclear facility.

Do that and we can turn the “Doomsday Clock” back as well.

-m

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