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It's disturbing for the U.S. to be playing the role of the aggressor. Equally disturbing is to see mistakes of the Iraq War already being repeated.

Regime change? Leverage? Supporting dissidents? Each points to a different path to ending the Iran war, and the White House has been muddled.

'I was a teacher for many years and unfortunately saw how a student I taught, who died by a self-inflicted gun wound at only 14, profoundly affected everyone in our classroom. Years later, these students told me how her death changed them,' an L.A. . ...

An L.A. Times reader bemoans the plight of a goldendoodle who was abandoned at the Las Vegas International Airport, but also cheers the story's happy ending.

'Iran has been the leading sponsor of terror in the world. It has continued to be a threat to America and Israel since 1979, when 66 embassy personnel were held hostage for 444 days,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'This is not about voter fraud, as President Trump claims. It is all about keeping people who will not vote for his puppets in Congress away from the polls,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

Few trucks carrying food, water and medical supplies have been allowed into the Gaza Strip since the October ceasefire, and since Saturday, all crossings into Gaza have been closed.

Everything unfolding in Iran depends on the consequences of one man's unilateral decision to launch a war.

'Here's a company that prides itself on the ethical use of its products being coerced into betraying that pride by our government. What does this say about the ethical character of that same government?' writes an L.A. Times reader.

Yes, politicians in Utah did disrespect voters, but California Democrats did too, an L.A. Times reader writes.