The words today are all mine! They’re prompted most immediately by the Iran nuclear deal and Scott Walker: I’ll blow up any Iran deal, no matter what our European allies think, written by Greg Sargent for The Plum Line at the Washington Poston April 2.

Let’s get some facts on the table, straightaway. The world is a complicated place. The United States of America has relationships every country in the world, including enemies like Iran and North Korea. And, sometimes, we agree with another nation on one issue and not on another. So, for example, we’re aligned with Iran in Iraq, fighting ISIS—or whatever it’s called—and maybe, perhaps, a little bit aligned with Saudi Arabia in Yemen, fighting