|
Trending Topics
|
Israel Shouldn't "Take the Win" Against Iran
(Wall Street Journal) Walter Russell Mead - "Take the win," President Biden reportedly advised Prime Minister Netanyahu after Iran's unprecedented missile and drone attacks against Israel sputtered. It would be national suicide for any Israeli prime minister to do so. If the U.S. hopes to step back from a front-line role in the Middle East, it must foster an alliance that can check Iran's unrelenting and fanatical drive for hegemony. Iran has become so powerful, and America's reputation as a source of reliable support so weak, that only resolute American backing of our allies can turn the tide. Israel sees the common fight against Iran as part of its own fight for survival. It will be a reliable ally because it has no choice. Moreover, Israel offers the mix of strength and relentlessness without which Iran cannot be stopped. People fighting for their survival against an utterly amoral opponent will do what they must. The writer, a fellow at the Hudson Institute, is Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities at Bard College.