war against Hezbollah is one that must reestablish the ability of Israel to be able to shelter its citizens within its own borders. It is, then, a battle for the very purpose Israel was founded.
In its ignorance and arrogance, the West believed it could contain the appalling disorder of the Middle East. But it has simply allowed Iran to grow in strength. Not only did 7 October shatter the failing assumptions of Benjamin Netenyahu’s grand strategy, it also revealed the Western world’s myopic passivity too. Today, the world is reaping the whirlwind.
Allowing Iran to grow in strength is largely down to the JCPOA, the central plank of Obama's Middle East policy turn, which has continued with Biden. Iran was treated as a responsible partner with whom deals could be done, while Israel was side-lined. You'd think those big brains in Washington would have realised that Tehran was a regime implacably opposed to everything the US is supposed to stand for – the "Death to America" chants were a clue – but they were all so determined to mark their difference from the Bush administration and all that embarrassing "axis of evil" stuff….
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