Although I’ve been living in Israel for close to half a century, I have maintained my US party registration as a Democrat. Unfortunately, this party has turned into the Dumbocrats (I’ll get to the elephant association soon enough). The reason for such a neologism? Its ever-widening policy approach to the latest Iran War.

Polls show that the majority of Democrats are against the U.S./Israel war on Iran. They’re wrong on several accounts.

First, the great irony in the party’s name. Just a couple of months ago, hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets to protest against the highly theocratic-autocratic regime running the country. Thousands, perhaps even 20,000-30,000 were brutally killed by the regime’s henchmen. Why? Because the protesters were demanding some form of democracy in their country! And this is what American “Democrats” don’t want to aid?

Let’s be clear: when the U.S. government attempts regime change in an overseas country with no significant indication that the populace over there wishes that – or no sign that they seek to turn their country into a democracy – then America shouldn’t get involved. But when tens of thousands sacrifice their lives trying to attain that exalted goal, there’s sufficient reason for American intervention.

Second, it’s true that........

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