Sometimes diplomatic solutions are not possible

Liberals have always liked to say that peace is made with one’s enemies, not with their friends.  And while there may be some truth to that, the reason that most wars are fought is because sometimes diplomatic solutions just aren’t possible.

In the case of Israel’s neighbor to the south, Egypt, a historic peace agreement was made on March 25, 1979, between then Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister, Menachem Began. Brokered by the American president, Jimmy Carter, the peace has lasted to this day, albeit, sometimes a bit frosty.

Unlike his predecessor, Gamal Abdel Nasser, who served as Egypt’s president from 1954 to 1970, Sadat eventually changed the trajectory of his country. Because, although both men initiated wars against Israel, the Six Day War and the Yom Kippur War, respectively, it was Sadat who, in the end, was willing to make peace with Israel.

In fact, during Sadat’s 1977 visit to the Jewish state, Golda Meir presented him with a gift for his newly-born granddaughter. Needless to say, the relationship was very cordial.

Fast forward to 2026 and the peace deal trying to be brokered by President Donald J. Trump, between the U.S. and Iran. Not even the slightest amount of good will exists between the two parties. Iran, who has dubbed America as the Great Satan and Israel as the Little Satan, would like nothing better than to wipe both countries off the face of the earth.

For that reason, they have been working feverishly on developing nuclear weapons in order to make good on their threats. Let us not forget that Iran enabled Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis to be their proxy fighters, supporting them financially and through providing intelligence.  Consequently, it was no surprise that they openly praised the Israeli massacre of October 7th.

So, given their great hatred and unrelenting goal of putting an end to both the U.S. and Israel, what are the chances of a diplomatic solution happening? That was the question recently posed to Alexander B. Gray, former Deputy Assistant to Trump and also Chief of Staff of the National Security Council (NSC) when he appeared on Fox and Friends First.

Answering in the affirmative, Gray said he thought it was possible for a peace deal to be achieved through diplomatic channels. 

While he may have wanted to appear optimistic, does anyone really think that Iran will abandon their greatest dream of obtaining their own nuclear weapons – a cause to which they have singularly devoted themselves since the 1980s?

And who thinks they’ll willingly surrender the uranium that is still in their possession? This is the very reason that a U.S. blockade was put into place, because the Iranians were not ready to abandon this project, despite Trump’s immovable insistence that Iran will never be permitted to have nuclear weapons.

It is the reason that every effort is being made to financially bring them to their knees, making it impossible for them to continue business as usual in the Strait of Hormuz.

If, by some miracle, they finally relent and verbally agree to give into the demands being made upon them, how long will it be before they return to their nuclear objectives? 

There is a well-known warning, when it comes to Islamists. They forge alliances with other governments, only when feeling weak or vulnerable, in order to buy more time. Those alliances are used strategically to gain power. If they see an advantage to appear reasonable, they will use it.  But, make no mistake about it. Once they feel empowered, all bets are off. The goal is always to be the dominant force.

So how reliable is a temporary diplomatic solution, based on a calculated scheme to deceive the opponent? How long will it take to lull them into a false sense of security, only to have that brutally taken away in order to make another attempt at finishing off their enemies?

Entering into an alliance with cold-blooded, hardcore terrorists, is not the same as making a peace agreement between two nations, who, although at odds, may still. at least, share the concept of doing what’s best for their citizenry.  

The events in Gaza, which followed October 7th, clearly demonstrated that Hamas, the governing body, elected by the people, cared nothing for their welfare and, in fact, saw them as dispensable commodities, to garner world sympathy as they, time and again, put them in harm’s way by using them as human shields, when embedding weapons in their homes and places of work.

Stealing food that was provided by humanitarian resources, meant to feed the hungry Gazan population, Hamas seized every bit of available aid, intended for the families who voted in the terrorists. Sadly, their leaders were incapable of feeling their pain.  

If anything, we all had a front-row seat to get a good look at the lack of values and principles that were sorely missing when caring for their own. But if that is their level of commitment and loyalty to the people for which they claim to be fighting, what can be expected from them when it comes to keeping their word in a peace agreement? 

Savages don’t suddenly become civilized, caring humans, and in this case, demons don’t suddenly become angels. Making a pact with them will be no different than making a pact with the devil. You may buy yourself a year or two of calm, but that’s it. 

When least expected, just as the proverbial thief who carefully cases the home of his victims, waiting until it’s safe to break in and steal everything, this will be their same strategy.  

Wherever they see a weak link, it will be used to their advantage. Whether that’s an increasingly Woke and progressive self-hating America, a new administration, that can easily be manipulated into freeing up sanctions or an increasing Muslim demographic that makes a takeover possible.  Whatever it is, they will pounce the moment they can.

That is why the best course of action may be to win this fight in battle, making sure that the enemies of humanity don’t live another day to finish their fight against those who refuse to live under their control.

If that is not done, they will simply wait it out until they are stronger and everyone else is weaker.  Given the direction that things are taking, that is the plausible reality of how they intend to win.