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Opinion: I welcome dictator's fall, but I question war in Iran

It is possible to be relieved by the defeat of an authoritarian ruler and recoil at the violence and conduct of those claiming credit for it.

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In the simplest version of the story, Iran’s supreme leader rules for decades with an iron grip. He crushes dissent, silences critics and represses his people.

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