This isn’t the first time an American president has confronted Iran militarily. In 1987, Ronald Reagan ordered strikes on Iranian oil platforms in response to Iranian attacks on U.S.-flagged ships.

Then-Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd (D-WV) called Reagan’s action “minimal and appropriate.” Rep. Les Aspin (D-WI), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, suggested Reagan’s action was “probably too mild.”

Asked about invoking the War Powers Resolution to restrain Reagan from further action, then-Speaker of the House Jim Wright (D-TX) said, “I’m not going to be the one who gives the world a demonstration of a country divided by partisan politics.”

In other words, the Democrats’ statements and actions then couldn’t be more different from their statements and actions today. So what’s changed?

Clearly, Republican presidents, whether Reagan or Trump, are still willing to confront Iranian aggression when necessary. What’s changed is that today’s elected Democrats are beholden to the radical progressive movement that despises the U.S. military and sees America as the biggest problem in the world.

I am pleased to report that not every Democrat is so blinded by Trump hatred. Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman writes in The Wall Street Journal:

President Trump’s order to take out Qasem Soleimani was morally, constitutionally and strategically correct. It deserves more bipartisan support than the begrudging or negative reactions it has received thus far from my fellow Democrats.