I admit it. I am horrible at procrastination. I never do today what I can put off until tomorrow. Moreover, if I put something off long enough, someone else might do it. For me, this has been pretty successful. However, if you’re a leader, it doesn’t work nearly so well. What we are seeing in the Middle East is a case study in what happens when leaders procrastinate.

The problem has reared its ugly head back in the day of Jimmy Carter. He permitted, even encouraged the takeover in Iran by the current regime. Ever since, the whole world regretted it. Each president since has had the problem called Iran. However, each chose to procrastinate in some way or form. Each was afraid to deal with it.

However, leaders don’t have that luxury. When a leader puts things off, invariably decreases the options. Such is what happened with the problem called Iran. Each time a president procrastinated this problem, it became worse. By the time President Trump was elected, Iran was a bomb with a hair trigger. By now, Trump has just almost ran out of options. Procrastination is no longer possible. If the problem is ignored again, the problem will no longer have a solution.

If I Could give the President one piece of advice, it would be, do not permit them within fifty miles of the straights. Keep them away from the shipping. That and make sure they don’t sell a drop of oil. Make sure it stays that way until Iran is no longer a problem.