(MENAFN- Arab Times) 
Ahmed Al-Jarallah Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times
IN response to the downing of
United States' unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) over the Strait of Hormuz by
Iran, US President Donald Trump stated that he called off military strike
against Iran just ten minutes before the launch, because of the collateral
damage such a strike would have caused and possibly leading to the death of 150
people.
By this decision, President Trump
is forgetting he has granted Iran a new chance of escalation and hardened its
stance. He has also forgotten that a strike by one of the Revolutionary Guard's
agents in 1983 in Lebanon killed 238 Americans, and the US refusal to retaliate
has led to Iran control over Lebanon through Hezbollah Group, which constitutes
constant tension for the US.
Trump has also forgotten that
lack of retaliation for the attack on its soldiers by one of the terrorist
groups in Somalia caused the country to become a shelter for terrorist groups
and a source of tension for the US.
Now,
should Trump be applauded for his compassion and refusal to halt the horses of
Iran's terrorist demeanor, which is one of the pillars of his electoral
campaign? Does Trump think that this approach guarantees his second term or he
is empowering the demon, which the US has helped several times to grow — we
have been witnesses to that a lot!
Trump also forgets that,
according to the US position, the Iranian regime is among the terrorist
sponsors; in fact, it is the main sponsor. This regime poses direct threat to
the American forces in Afghanistan, as it continues to hold talks with
'al-Qaeda' and 'Taleban' after submitting to its daily terrorist logic the same
way he has forgotten the constant threats against American interests in the
Arabian Gulf through support Iran provides the Houthis to attack Saudi Arabia.
The US President did not put into
consideration the daily threats, which the US faces in Iraq through rockets
falling on its embassy compound or camps housing American soldiers. President
Trump disregarded all that, and came up to address the world, which was waiting
for its retaliation with a statement that could have indicated one of these two
conclusions – expression of inability to face the terrorist demon or his
preference for personal electoral gains over the reverence of the US and its
global status. In both conclusions, America has given Iran's Revolutionary Guard
and its regime a free service and new push for more terrorism.
Perhaps, President Trump should
listen to his advisors looking at the history of Iran and how the Persian
Empire fell in the hands of Arabian tribes during the reign of Khosrow
Anushiruwan. This happened when Khosrow decided to attack Nouman bin Al-Mundhir
(Lakhmid king of Al-Hirah) just because he wanted to have his way with his
(Nouman) girls. However, the tribes at that time managed to squash the pride of
the empire due to the Arab zealotry.
Also, he should listen to how
Britain orchestrated a coup that almost made them lose the main ally (the Shah)
whose reign was characterized with stability until the US 39th President Jimmy
Carter yielded to the intelligence rationale, which concurred with the French
rationale that agreed to weaken the Shah and empower Khomeini until the fall of
the Shah. The fall of the main US ally, the Shah of Iran, sparked the start of
Iran's era of terrorism, which today, is being fueled by Donald Trump's
hesitance characterized by his fake compassion.
By Ahmed Al-Jarallah
Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times
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