Credit to Trump for putting American and global security first
Yet credit where it is due. As conservative New York Times opinion columnist and fierce 'Never Trumper' critic Bret Stephens says, Trump's bombing of three of Iran's key nuclear sites was a correct and courageous call that deserves respect.
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