In the 1864 presidential election, George McClellan, the Democratic nominee, favored bringing the southern states back into the Union without the abolition of slavery.
Abraham Lincoln, the Republican nominee, favored both the abolition of slavery and restoration of the Union.
Since it was clear that slavery was a major cause of the Civil War, restoration of the Union alone would not have addressed the core problem.
A similar situation exists today in the war with Iran. Any solution that fails to replace the extreme and murderous theocracy that has oppressed the Iranian people; an odious cadre that has fostered terrorism since the fall of the Shah; will fall short of the necessary resolution of the matter.
President Trump should follow the example of President Lincoln and ignore those who would turn him into a McClellan.
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