MICHAEL OREN: Iran has waged war on America for 47 years — time to end it

Why the Iran war has solid justification: examining Operation Epic Fury's strategic rationale and debunking isolationist critics' arguments.

Michael Oren, formerly Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Knesset Member, and Deputy Minister of Diplomacy, is the founder of the Israel Advocacy Group and author of the Substack "Clarity."

Strategically, the war will deplete American arsenals, critics warn, and embolden Russia to redouble its aggression against Ukraine and enable China to attack Taiwan. The White House has never clearly identified the war’s objectives, opponents claim, or formulated a day-after plan. As such, the war could result in the emergence of an even more radical leadership in Iran. The Middle East, meanwhile, will be destabilized.

Finally, on a legal level, by not seeking Congressional approval for the war, the White House is acting unconstitutionally–so the critics charge. Some go further by maintaining that the attack on Iran is criminal. "A preventive strike, in which the powerful hit the weaker state," wrote The New York Times’s David Sanger, "is considered illegal."