In the first Book of Samuel, the prophet delivers a clear command from God to King Saul: Utterly destroy the Amalekites, a vicious enemy of Israel, and leave nothing alive — not man, woman, child, or beast. Saul obeys in part, routing their army, but when he captures King Agag, he spares the tyrant’s life out of misplaced mercy. The prophet Samuel confronts the king in fury, then executes Agag himself. Rabbinic tradition records the devastating aftermath: Agag’s lineage survives, eventually producing Haman, the Persian vizier who plots the first attempted genocide of the Jewish people in the Book of Esther. From this episode, the sages distilled a timeless warning: “He who is merciful when he must be cruel will be cruel when he must be merciful.” That ancient diagnosis of misplaced compassion now echoes with terrifying precision in the Democratic Party’s swift condemnations of President Donald Trump's decisive military campaign against the Iranian regime. Just weeks after Iran’s rulers massacred thousands of their own citizens in the January 2026 uprising — estimates range from 3,000 confirmed deaths to as many as 36,000 — the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury. The strikes targeted nuclear sites, military infrastructure, and the regime’s command structure, culminating in the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Trump made clear the goal: End the threat once and for all and let the Iranian people reclaim their nation.  A...