Sam Harris who is vehemently anti-trump had this to say
The Right War
Sam Harris
Jun 22
For all his faults, President Trump is now the first U.S. president to take decisive action against the
terror state of Iran. Of course, there is a risk that he could
exploit this war to justify further authoritarian measures at home, but I believe that the decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear infrastructure was both necessary and courageous.
No doubt, the President drew most of his courage from the success of Israel’s recent military operations—both within Iran and against its proxies throughout the region. Without these astonishing achievements, it is hard to imagine him choosing to attack Iran on his own. Unsurprisingly, President Trump declared our attempt to eliminate Iran’s nuclear capability a complete success, long before anyone could know the actual result. Still, bombing these sites seemed like the right thing to do.
The theocratic regime that controls Iran is not merely repressive—it is evil. And it remains the primary engine of misery and chaos in the Middle East. The civilized world simply cannot allow a
millenarian death cult to acquire the means to annihilate whole cities in an instant. Anything short of immediate capitulation from the mullahs on this front should be met with increasing pressure—from Israel, the United States, and any other nation that values human life.
Whether such pressure will ultimately topple the regime is a secondary concern. But we can only hope that the millions of Iranians who yearn to live in a free, prosperous society will seize this moment to reclaim their country—and return it to the modern world.