House Foreign Relations Chairman Ed Royce (R-Calif.) recently briefed members of the Israel Allies Caucus on Capitol Hill. He spoke to supporters about Iran. Leading off with a question from decades ago: "What distinguishes the United States' nuclear missile arsenal from that of the Soviet Union?" That question was asked of President John F. Kennedy. And that young President answered succinctly: Attitude. Exactly right. The attitude of the United States is not one of dominance and aggression, whereas that the USSR was undeniably so. President Kennedy had only to point to the Berlin Wall -- an ugly spike driven through the heart of a great old European city.  Chairman Royce was too diplomatic to say it, but it is the case that liberal Democrats like Kennedy used to understand these matters. Not only could Kennedy brush away a pesky reporter's rude question with wit and concision, but he could play offense, too. Many Americans yet remember...(Read Full Article)