{"id":2704057,"date":"2026-11-12T09:21:01","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T14:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-were-right\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T09:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T14:25:19","slug":"we-were-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-were-right\/","title":{"rendered":"We Were Right"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">6<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwe-were-right%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2704057&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Dear reader, since the Feb. 28 outbreak, The American Conservative warned that U.S. action in the Middle East would be futile, destructive, and politically costly &#8211; and we were right. Last Tuesday Democrats won unexpectedly large majorities nationwide; exit polls show voters ranked the war and its economic fallout as top concerns. Iran remains in power and the conflict continues. Americans rejected empire. Will you support our effort to promote alternatives? Subscribe for daily emails and consider a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prageru-why-are-utilities-so-expensive\/\" title=\"PragerU: Why Are Utilities So Expensive?\">tax-deductible donation<\/a> to help fund reporting on restraint, sensible immigration, and economic strength. &#8211; Curt Mills, Executive Director  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-blog-post__content s-wysiwyg s-wysiwyg--blog\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:30px;\" id=\"elevenlabs-audionative-widget\" data-height=\"90\" data-width=\"100%\" data-frameborder=\"no\" data-scrolling=\"no\" data-publicuserid=\"cb0d9922301244fcc1aeafd0610a8e90a36a320754121ee126557a7416405662\" data-playerurl=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/player\/index.html\" >Loading the <a href=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/text-to-speech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elevenlabs Text to Speech<\/a> AudioNative Player&#8230;<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/player\/audioNativeHelper.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear reader,<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The subject line says it all. From the February 28 outbreak of the Iran War, <em>The American Conservative<\/em> has argued that the United States\u2019 latest adventure in the Middle East would prove futile, destructive, and politically catastrophic for an administration that came to power with a promise of economic normality and no new wars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We were right.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>                         <!-- \/22404337467,3946880\/theamericanconservative-Leaderboard-Top -->                         <\/p>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1742316429780-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 50px; max-width: 100%; '>                         <\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last Tuesday\u2019s midterm elections saw Democrats take previously unimaginable majorities in Congress and at statehouses throughout the country\u2014including in Republican strongholds like Kansas, which has not elected a Democratic senator since 1939. Exit polls found that voters consistently rated the war and its economic consequences as their top issues. At the same time, the Islamic Republic remains in power, and the eight-month war has no end in sight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The American people have again rejected empire and its costs at the ballot box. <strong>Will you help us in our mission to show there is another way?<\/strong><\/p>\n<section class=\"c-subscribe-email\" >\n<div class=\"l-container\">\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__wrap\">\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__head\">\n<h4 class=\"c-subscribe-email__heading\">Subscribe Today<\/h4>\n<h5 class=\"c-subscribe-email__subheading\">Get daily emails in your inbox<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__form-wrap\">      <!-- Begin Mailchimp Signup Form -->      <\/p>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n<form id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" action=\"https:\/\/theamericanconservative.us4.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=442e644c01f8e54e26e4ff3f8&#038;id=f7b67cac40\" method=\"post\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" novalidate target=\"_blank\">\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__fields\">              <label for=\"mce-EMAIL\" class=\"u-screenreader-text\">Email Address:<\/label>              <input id=\"mce-EMAIL\" class=\"c-subscribe-email__field\" name=\"EMAIL\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Your Email\" \/>              <input id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"c-subscribe-email__submit o-button o-button--red-500 o-button--solid\" name=\"subscribe\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>            <\/div>\n<div id=\"mce-responses\" class=\"clear\">\n<div id=\"mce-error-response\" class=\"response\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"mce-success-response\" class=\"response\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>              <!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups-->            <\/p>\n<div class=\"u-screenreader-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">              <input tabindex=\"-1\" name=\"b_442e644c01f8e54e26e4ff3f8_f7b67cac40\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" \/>            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!--End mc_embed_signup-->          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A tax-deductible donation will help <em>The American Conservative<\/em> to do high-quality reporting and analysis in support of foreign policy restraint, immigration sanity, and economic strength. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericanconservative.com\/donate\/\">Would you consider helping us?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are deeply grateful for our readers and supporters, whose loyalty has been unmatched for nearly a quarter century. Thank you. We cannot do this without your help.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sincerely,<br \/>Curt Mills<br \/>Executive Director<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear reader: The headline says it all. Since the February 28 escalation in the Iran conflict, The American Conservative has argued that the United States\u2019 latest Middle East venture would be pointless, harmful, and politically ruinous for a administration that was elected on promises of economic normality and no new wars. We were right.<\/p>\n<p>Last Tuesday\u2019s midterm elections produced sizable Democratic majorities in Congress and in many state legislatures, even in Republican strongholds like Kansas, which hasn\u2019t elected a Democratic senator since 1939. Exit polls show voters consistently rating the war and its economic consequences as their top concerns. At the same time, Iran\u2019s government remains in power, and the eight-month war shows no sign of ending. The American people have again rejected empire and its costs at the ballot box. Will you help us demonstrate that there is another path?<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe today to receive daily emails.<\/p>\n<p>Email Address: <\/p>\n<p>A tax-deductible donation will help The American Conservative continue high-quality reporting and analysis in support of foreign policy restraint, sensible immigration, and a strong economy. Please consider helping us. We are deeply grateful for our readers and supporters, whose loyalty has sustained us for nearly a quarter century. Thank you. 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