Decisive Israeli and U.S. actions have disarmed decades of “Death to America, Death to Israel” nuclear warfare intimidation threats issued throughout the 35-year reign of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Whereas many Democrats, and yes, along with some MAGA Republicans, have voiced criticism of American involvement as provoking another forever war, such joint actions have made that prospect far less likely or inherently catastrophic.

The days of “mutually ensured destruction” (MAD for short) when there were only two countries with costly and technologically advanced means to blow each other up and the supposed wisdom to recognize mutually unacceptable consequences of doing so are long past.

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