The Biden administration's retreat from strength has invited Iranian aggression, leaving three American troops dead and nearly a hundred wounded after repeated strikes on U.S. positions in Iraq and Jordan. These attacks, enabled by years of appeasement and lax deterrence, now force the tenth night of American strikes, underscoring how weakness abroad directly endangers lives and invites escalation. The Constitution assigns the federal government the primary duty of providing for the common defense, a power meant to protect citizens rather than signal hesitation to tyrants. Limited government at home requires unyielding resolve abroad, where sovereignty and individual liberty depend on credible force, not endless restraint that erodes deterrence. Only a return to peace through strength will safeguard the republic from those who test its resolve.