Iran Gets Serious

Breitbart is reporting that Iran plans to put on display a vast array of weapons for the world to see and it underscores the importance of issues facing members of Congress.  Forget measuring the drapes and kissing babies during the season of campaigns, it's time to face the seriousness of the Iranian threat to the world and to the United States.

Iran is not a friend to the United States and neither have they been for a very long time.  Their goal is the elimination of the our ally, Israel, as well as destruction of this great country so many have shed their blood to protect.  We embrace freedom, whereas Iranian leadership embraces tyranny.  And their plan this week to display a collection of their weaponry shows that they are turning their nose to any diplomatic relations whatsoever.

There is even talk that President Obama wants to meet with the Iranian president.  I find that distasteful to say the least.

At this point, war is not the answer.  The answer is to use our influence wisely, to use the resource we have available to convince our allies that working with and publicly trading with Iran is not only a bad idea, but it simply fuels the beast.  We need to starve the beast, push them to the table for reasoned negotiations but we need to make sure they know without hesitation that if our allies are attacked and our interests are attacked, we will respond in a way that will make history.

We need real leadership with a record of leadership to speak up in Congress, someone with the ability to say the things that need to be said and to do so with no thought of angering special interests.  We need someone who can make decisions at critical moments, who has been trained to do so without first contacting a pollster or political consultant.

Right now, in the 5th District race, I am the only candidate who can look you in the eye and say "I've been there, I've done that, and I am more than qualified to do that right now."

Dave