(Spectator-UK) Stephen Daisley - While the U.S. under Biden and the yesterday nations of Europe continue to view the Middle East through their twin doctrines of Iran appeasement and two-state solutionism, Gulf states like Saudi Arabia and the UAE understand - as Israel does - that Western good intentions are a dangerous indulgence in this region, and that responsible statecraft means dealing firmly with Tehran and its proxies. As commentator Andrew Klavan notes: "I just hope Israel can save Western civilization before Western civilization can stop them." Truth be told, Israel isn't in the business of saving Western civilization, it's in the business of saving itself. It just so happens that doing so benefits a Western civilization that is busy dismantling itself.
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