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Best of Right Opinion

• Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Seeks Middle Ground in Foreign Policy Balancing Act
• Hans von Spakovsky: Is DOJ Obstructing Congress in the Trump Surveillance Case?
• Veronique de Rugy: Are the Supremes Ready to Rule on Online Sales Taxes (Again)?
• Tony Perkins: Army Chaplain Bombarded for Marriage View
• Cal Thomas: Is ‘Old-Fashioned’ Returning?

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Opinion in Brief

Victor Davis Hanson: “‘Never Trump’ Republicans and a few Beltway Democrats applauded Trump for hitting back in Syria. Some interventionists even want Trump to escalate efforts to finish off the Afghanistan debacle. And a few talk of a preemptive strike against North Korean or Iranian nuclear facilities. But these voices are mostly those who did not support Trump. And they will not support Trump whatever he does. So here is the irony. The loyal Trump voter says not to intervene. The rabid Trump haters say to intervene. And the fence-sitters will eventually offer judgment based only on the success or failure of the mission. For now, Trump should keep quiet, stop tweeting his intentions and give no indication of what he might do next. If he decides to act again in the future, then he should do it unexpectedly, with overwhelming force and with the intention that he won’t have to do it again very often. Barack Obama lectured loudly and carried a small stick. So far, Trump has blustered loudly and carried a sizable stick. But it would be better to follow Teddy Roosevelt’s maxim to speak softly and carry a big stick — or, wiser yet, to keep quiet altogether and carry a club.”