Power Line posted an article Saturday updating the status of the Iranian flotilla that was planning to break the Israeli ‘blockade’ of Gaza.  The article refers to a Michael Ledeen article at Pajamas Media. 

According to the article:

“He (Hossein Sheikholeslam, secretary general of the International Conference for the Support of the “Palestinian” Intifada, an Iranian body set up by parliament) said the voyage was cancelled as Israel “had sent a letter to the United Nations saying that the presence of Iranian and Lebanese ships in the Gaza area will be considered a declaration of war on that regime and it will confront it,” IRNA quoted him as saying.”

To quote Mr. Ledeen:

“That’s clear enough, isn’t it?  Israel said that if any Iranian ship tries to enter Israeli waters, it will be treated as an act of war.  So the Iranians bagged it.”

There are lessons to be learned from this.  The article further points out:

“Now ask yourself this question: how would the regime react if the tough guy in the White House said, “If we find any evidence of Iranian support for the terrorists killing Americans in Iraq or Afghanistan, we’ll consider it an act of war and will react accordingly”? …”

The problem with the Obama Administration is that they are convinced that weakness makes friends.  Do we want to be friends with bullies, are do we want to see them stop bullying? 

Please follow the link to the Power Line article to read the conclusions John Hinderaker draws from the events regarding the Iranian flotilla.  There are a number of lessons we can learn from this that would be useful in dealing with Iran in the future.