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Bret Stephens: 'The key decisions of the past half-century that have driven the Middle East to the place it is in today have a common origin: Iran's Islamic Revolution of 1979.' Yes. The downfall of that regime will almost surely usher in a better day. nytimes.com/2024/04/14/opi…

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One difference between this Republican House member and the Kremlin is that the Kremlin is not quite as crude and stupid.

'The Coalition of the Malevolent: Iran's attack on Israel is just one campaign in a much larger conflict.' Essential truths, articulated by Eliot A Cohen. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

I suppose there are things that grow old in life — but the coming of spring, not.

“You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.” If someone wants to engage you in a war, you may have to oblige him — and crush him, so that he never gets up again.

With the Khomeinist takeover of Iran in 1979, a great deal of evil flowed. The downfall of that regime has been a matter of some urgency for the world at large. This curse on the world — including the Iranian people — has lasted 45 years. May it end.

Russia, Iran, China, North Korea, Venezuela, Cuba, Hamas — they are all aligned. The nastiest people on earth are aligned. Democratic nations, too, must align. The Free World ought to stand on its feet. A great deal depends on it.

From a lot of people, I hear, “Israel good, Ukraine bad.” The truth is, the right of both nations to exist is contested. The right of Taiwan to exist, too, is contested. The Ukrainians have been under annihilationist assault for years. Who are we? Who will we be?

Excellent thread, from David.

Iranian drones are being fired at Israel. They have also been fired, for months on end, at Ukraine, by Russia. They have killed and maimed many people. The civilized world ought to stop Putin, and the mullahs, and their murderous like.

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Thank you, ambassador.