Iran Is Playing Out the Clock
To win, the U.S. must make each minute hurt.
August 6, 2026
“They say death to Israel, comma, death to America.”
To see that Abdul El-Sayed’s brand of anti-Israel (and anti-American) radicalism won’t win everywhere, look no further than the Missouri congressional district where Wesley Bell, for the second time in a row, beat Cori Bush for the Democratic nomination to the House. Bush, a former member of Congress’s progressive “Squad,” followed El-Sayed’s campaign strategy, leading Bell to quip that “the ‘M’ in Missouri doesn’t stand for Middle East. It stands for Missouri.” Noah Rothman comments:
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Subscribe NowTo see that Abdul El-Sayed’s brand of anti-Israel (and anti-American) radicalism won’t win everywhere, look no further than the Missouri congressional district where Wesley Bell, for the second time in a row, beat Cori Bush for the Democratic nomination to the House. Bush, a former member of Congress’s progressive “Squad,” followed El-Sayed’s campaign strategy, leading Bell to quip that “the ‘M’ in Missouri doesn’t stand for Middle East. It stands for Missouri.” Noah Rothman comments:
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