DOUG SCHOEN: As a Democrat, I back Trump's Iran strike — my party is wrong

Fox News ^ | 3/2/2026 | Doug Schoen

[Signalman]

As a Democrat, it is profoundly disturbing to me that many in my party have widely condemned what appears to be, at least initially, a successful, coordinated effort to promote fundamental and lasting change in Iran.

It falls to me, a Democrat who has supported my party and its candidates for many years, to state what is obvious: the Trump administration and our military deserve strong support for leading a coordinated strike with Israel that has already led to the death of Iran’s supreme leader and multiple senior Iranian officials and continues to degrade Tehran’s nuclear and conventional weapons programs.

This action also offers the potential for long-overdue regime change, where large percentages of the Iranian population have long supported removing the current illegitimate regime — one of the rationales the president offered for striking Tehran and other Iranian cities at this time.

Very sadly, many in my party seem more interested in regime change in Jerusalem than they are in regime change in Teheran and the possibility of lasting political change.

Given that Iran is arguably the world’s biggest state sponsor of terrorism and repeatedly refused to voluntarily dismantle its nuclear program through peaceful means, the threat to U.S. and allied national security is real and imminent, requiring decisive action by the U.S. and Israeli governments.

I fervently hope my party will now focus in a bipartisan way on supporting our efforts in the Middle East, rather than condemning President Trump for not seeking to formally invoke the War Powers Act before launching the coordinated strike on Iran with Israel.

I doubt this will happen.

But as someone who remains committed to the Democratic Party and its traditional ideals, I believe it is critically important to acknowledge the courageous role President Trump played in these events...

[lee martell]

I haven’t thought about Richard Gebhard in years! He was generally thought of as a good guy by both parties.

[telescope115]

Wow, that’s a surprise coming from him…

[healy61]

And you left Yogi Berra out of your list? We’ll overlook it this time but be careful. LOL

[Fledermaus]

Still was a lying Dem

[Texas Eagle]

LOL. I shan’t make that mistake again.

[GOPJ]

Given that Iran is arguably the world’s biggest state sponsor of terrorism and repeatedly refused to voluntarily dismantle its nuclear program through peaceful means, the threat to U.S. and allied national security is real and imminent, requiring decisive action by the U.S. and Israeli governments. I fervently hope my party will now focus in a bipartisan way on supporting our efforts in the Middle East, rather than condemning President Trump ...

Bunch of children? You're being kind - more like a gaggle of crazies.

[KC_Conspirator]

You have dems who have supported Ukraine in billions of dollars and even suggested American soldiers on the ground for 4 years now complaining about strikes. Point out that you are attacking an ally of Russia Russia Russia and they sputter.

[butterdezillion]

People like this guy and John Fetterman are the ones most hurt by the Venezuela/China/Cuba/Russia/Serbia/Iran election theft. Typically the engineers steal the election in the REPUBLICAN primaries and then for the democrats in the general election. But with the results being decided by our foreign enemies, democrat primaries could be stolen to keep good candidates out just like republican primaries are stolen to keep good candidates out.

We really need to pass the SAVE Act. And we need to get the Venezuelan engineers to testify to Congress about the 14 ways to steal an election and what HAS to be done to stop it.

[Sacajaweau]

Congress never declared war for Afghanistan...and that lasted what...10 years??