The Case against Bombing Syria

The lesson — for Iranians and the rest of the world — is clear: the U.S. cannot be trusted; it will not keep its word.

U.S. democracy is hanging on for now, [but] the combination of weapons, hate and polarization is a dangerous cocktail.

[T]his attack is not merely a simple instance of gun violence; it goes on to show how the country is undergoing one of its worst phases in recent times, signaling deep-running turmoil.