Democrats must not lose the plot on Iran

When the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia in 1975, several U.S. liberals, including Noam Chomsky, praised and supported the communist militia. After decades of war in Vietnam, some leftists had been so jaded by the lies and destruction of the U.S. government that they viewed any opposition government as good.

As refugees fled Cambodia with stories of atrocities, Chomsky and others accused them of lying and engaged in genocide-denial. Of course, they turned out to be wrong — the Cambodian Genocide was one of the worst in history. But Chomsky and other liberals were so angry at the U.S. government that they had lost the plot. 

Today, Democrats risk doing the same thing with Iran.

President Trump just launched his long-awaited attacks on Iran after weeks of posturing. Of course, we shouldn’t be cheering Trump on blindly, as we no idea about his rationale. Is it a distraction from historically low poll numbers? Or maybe the affordability issues of Americans? Maybe Trump needs a safe win after a year of losses? Or the elephant in the room… that this movement on Iran only started with the release of the Epstein files.

Trump might even be sincere in his actions. He might want to cause regime change or make the region peaceful.

But never mind his motives. There is no doubt that the regime of Iran is evil and has caused death and destruction both inside of Iran and outside. The massacres of protesters in January may have numbered in the tens of thousands. Iran has been responsible for terror........

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