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Source: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-888677
U.S.-Israel Cooperation Resembles Allied Cooperation in World War II
(Jerusalem Post) Shir Perets - The U.S. chose to strike Iran to advance its own interests, not because it was "dragged" into war by Israel, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Mike Herzog said Tuesday. "Israel began the 12-Day War with Iran in 2025 without knowing if the U.S. would join. We acted because it was in Israel's best interest. U.S. President Trump ultimately joined because the operation was successful and risks were reduced." Herzog explained that preparations for the current war began when Israel saw Iran attempting to rebuild its missile program. "On Israel's side, the primary lesson from Oct. 7 was that we can no longer allow strategic threats to emerge in our neighborhood in the hope of containing them. That approach failed with Hamas and Hizbullah." "From my understanding of U.S. policy, there's no belief that airpower alone can bring regime change. The approach is regime degradation - weakening the regime's pillars in hopes of accelerating its collapse. The minimum objective is changing regime behavior. The maximum is regime change, ideally driven by the Iranian people themselves." Herzog stated that the U.S. and Israel have operated against Iran with a level of coordination that is "unparalleled in our history. It resembles Allied cooperation in World War II - combined planning and execution. We're operating over 1,000 miles from our borders, conducting hundreds of missions involving thousands of munitions. That requires extraordinary coordination."