For many conservatives, there is a sense that we have a singular choice in the upcoming midterms.

On the one hand, many believe, we can keep the socialist-infested Democratic Party from winning by backing off the war with Iran, keeping the popular vote. On the other, we can fully support President Trump, stay in the war to win it and guarantee that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.

This means continued inflationary pressures from oil and other imported goods and putting the outcome of the midterms in jeopardy. But I believe it is time to realize that we have a huge fight on two fronts, and we must win both battles to preserve our constitutional republic and ensure prosperity around the world.



We did it once before when we fought in the Pacific against the Japanese and against the Germans in North Africa and Europe. We fought those simultaneously and won.

Our republic faces no less a threat of annihilation today than it did during World War II. It’s an ugly decision to have to choose between a python (squeezing you to death over a long period of time: Democrats) and an alligator (destroying you with one bite: the Iranian regime), so we shouldn’t. Freedom-loving Americans aren’t going to tolerate either threat.

H.S. ROBINSON

Columbia, South Carolina

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