Tag: US-Israel relations

Trump’s dithering is dangerous, and his specious slamming of Netanyahu is upsetting. But working with him over the next 31 months to more decisively complete the campaign against Iran remains the right and necessary exigency. Trump’s style is irritating, but he continues to show understanding of the need to reshape the regional and global strategic architecture by eviscerating Iran.
Flimsy Abraham Accord promises are no consolation. A thaw in Indonesian ties with Israel or a Paki and Saudi smile at Israel cannot compensate for a bad deal with Iran. Strike now to enervate Iran; save the sweet glaze for later.
Pretentious Spanish, French, and British politicians – and other devious and disingenuous world leaders in the US, Russia, and China – have no moral right to tell Israel what to do – not how to craft its security doctrines, conduct its military campaigns, or where to draw its borders. Nobody has the right to restrict Israel in crushing Iran.
Do we have to settle for a system that elects Saudi Arabia and Iran to lead human rights councils, and that cavalierly slaughters in Syria and Sudan while outrageously branding Israel a war criminal enterprise?
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