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Source: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/steve-forbes-delusions-america-finish-job-iran
America Has to Finish the Job in Iran
(Fox News) Steve Forbes - After 47 years of its existence, we should know that the murdering terror regime in Iran is implacably wedded to its radical, deformed version of Islam. It is not wavering in its goal to impose its ideology on the Arab Middle East, to eradicate Israel and, ultimately, to bend the U.S. and Europe to its will. It all sounds utterly delusional, which leads all too many people to think that, at heart, these are people who can't really be that perverse and that they can be coaxed into practical agreements. But these leopards are not changing their spots. They smell victory. They think they have a powerful trump card with the ability to shut off shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's ruling theocracy is not simply another hostile regime. Its ambitions are frightening for the existence of the civilized world. A pause that leaves Tehran with meaningful leverage is not a settlement. It is a reprieve. The U.S. must give up the fantasy that Iran is ready to surrender on the essentials.