The critics will say Trump is escalating.
Fine.
Sometimes escalation is the cure for a disease caused by endless retreat.
The critics will say this risks a wider war.
Yes, it does.
Serious decisions carry serious risks.
But there is also risk in weakness.
There is risk in letting Iran set the tempo.
There is risk in allowing a regime to discover that oil routes are more powerful than treaties, more powerful than sanctions, and more powerful than speeches.