During nonstop lambasting of the Iran War and Trump, one—and only one—rational liberal thought has been uttered by the “Progressive” Left, and that is in the opinion pages of The New York Times:
There is a reasonable debate to have about the wisdom of this war. Iran’s murderous government does indeed present a threat—to its own people, to its region and to global stability. Mr. Trump could make a fact-based argument for confronting the regime now, especially to prevent it from menacing its neighbors and, above all, from developing a nuclear weapon. We are skeptical, but we acknowledge that there is a case to be made.
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