FACT: Trump has been the MOST vocal enemy of the Neocon policy of “forever wars.” He’s the one who first dared to say this on the debate stage in 2016, shocking everyone. Remember? But we cannot let the specter of “forever wars” stop us from EVER taking military action, if necessary. And sometimes in history such things are necessary. A brilliantly executed strike on the nuclear facilities of blood-thirsty Islamic lunatics is not the same thing as the utopian idiocy of trying to turn Afghanistan and Iraq into Ohio and Iowa. Trump’s track record should give us confidence that he understands all of this better than anyone, and that what he ordered yesterday he did with caution and trepidation, because he thought it necessary for America — and because he wants peace. So we should trust him and pray for him every day, that he continue to have the wisdom to do what needs to be done. Some fights really are NECESSARY, but most will run away from them, giving all kinds of reasons for running. For an illustration of this, see HIGH NOON with Gary Cooper. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Eric Metataxas