Much of our debate around social programs typically goes like this -- liberals advocate for the program because they help the peoples, conservatives argue that the rest of the country shouldn't pay for it.
This is a poorly constructed debate for several reasons…

Iran and Israel are playing a dangerous game, and Iran may have just let both Netanyahu and Joe Biden off the hook

Let's try to be better Americans today. The United States of America has 50 states, but it has at least 50 different points of view on the world around us.

Too many people are "keeping score." Far too often, terrible actions are dismissed or even justified by recalling other terrible actions conducted by the other side. This is just as true on American soil than in the Middle East, and it's the core reason we're not making progress in either place.

Bombed an embassy -- Israel bombed the Iranian embassy in Damascus, killing at least 7 Iranian commanders. My assessment -- there is (almost) absolutely zero justification for ever bombing an embassy. It doesn't matter who is in it.

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