A US victory in Iran is what Democrats fear most

Published April 22, 2026 12:58pm ET Updated April 22, 2026 12:58pm ET

Whose side are the Democrats on? Not America’s. If the past two months have shown anything, it’s that a U.S. victory in Iran is what they fear most.

Credit Thomas Friedman, a foreign policy columnist for the New York Times, for stating the unvarnished truth in an interview with CNN’s Michael Smerconish: “Nothing would improve the region more than the replacement of this regime with a regime in Iran that was focused on enabling its people to realize their full potential and integrating peacefully with other countries and stop occupying Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen.”