Why the apparent fatal attraction between Democrats and radical Islam?
Supporters of Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah wave national, Iranian as well as the movement's yellow flag during celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of the Iranian revolution in the capital Beirut's southern suburbs on February 6, 2019. ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images
Democrats seem to have an enduring fancy for despotic, radical Islam. The more radical and anti-American the regime, the more they wish to support it. Of course, the poster child of leftist love for all things radical Islam is Iran.
James Gorrie
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James R. Gorrie is the author of “The China Crisis” (Wiley, 2013) and writes on his blog, TheBananaRepublican.com. He is based in Southern California.