Project LAC Stands with Israel - and with Civilization
June 17th, 2025
We are living through a historic time in the Middle East, perilous but also a moment of unprecedented opportunity.
In his first term, President Trump did more to bring peace and stability to the Middle East than any American president in decades. Trump’s maximum pressure campaign on Iranian oil revenue and his 2020 strike against Islamic Revolutionary Guard leader Qasem Soleimani reduced Iranian aggression. The historic “Abraham accords” normalized relations between Israel and several Arab countries.
Joe Biden’s presidency, on the other hand, was a litany of weakness. He relaxed sanctions on Iran, allowing them to fund their nuclear ambitions as well as their terrorist proxies: Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and the Assad regime in Syria. Biden’s disgraceful and deadly withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan emboldened America’s adversaries from Russia to Iran to Gaza. Hamas’ deadly and barbaric October 7, 2023 assault on Israel was one such result.
The stakes could not be higher. For decades Iran has been terrorizing its neighbors and loudly proclaiming that Israel faces annihilation if Iran acquires nuclear weapons. Just last Thursday even the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran had broken its nuclear non-proliferation commitments.
Now, thanks to Israeli military daring as well as clear American presidential leadership, we stand on the cusp of defanging the Iranian nuclear threat. Thanks to Trump’s cultivation of good relations with the Arab world, the possibility of a brighter future for the region is more real than ever. And all this without an American boot on the ground.
Where does Project LAC stand?
We stand with Israel. Israel’s strikes on Iran are not pre-emptive, Israel has been attacked repeatedly by Iran and its proxies since October 7 and has been threatened with annihilation.
We stand with President Trump, who has played this perfectly. He negotiated patiently and in good faith with the Iranian regime to give them an opportunity to cease threatening the world. He has cultivated American relationships with the Sunni Arab states to enhance regional stability. He has clearly stated that he cannot and will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear bomb. And he has supported Israeli actions in response to Iranian unwillingness to abandon its nuclear program.
We stand with civilization. Israel is a vigorous multi-party democracy and a beacon of progress in the region. Jewish, Christian and Muslim Israelis all enjoy greater civil liberties, opportunities and prosperity than the residents of virtually every other country in the region.
We stand for humility. American nation-building in Afghanistan and Iraq cost thousands of American lives and trillions of American dollars without success. America wishes a better future for the Iranian people, but our military will be used to protect American interests, not nation-building in Iran.
Elections have consequences. President Trump’s return to the White House has set the stage for historic progress in the Middle East. If you believe in standing with Israel, protecting American interests and preserving peace through strength and clarity of purpose, please join Project LAC in its commitment to this fight.
When America leads, civilization and freedom prevail.
David Hadley
Founding Chairman
Project LAC