The perpetual conflict and instability in the region is partially being kept alive by intellectuals, he claimed, as “they can’t grasp the notion that that’s how wars are resolved, one side defeating the other and the other side crying uncle and giving up…. Their emotion and compassion get in the way of logical thinking.”
While Israel has debatably won the war against Hamas and Hezbollah, despite not yet having achieved all the goals it set out for the conflict, Lippman acknowledged that there was a key front the Jewish state was sorely losing in: the diplomatic war.
…
Unfortunately, nations seldom succeedively produce leaders of the high caliber of Donald Trump, and the US Constitution has put a term limit on this window of opportunity.
This is how the people think that are forcing us into war with Iran and it should legitimately terrify you on this war’s eve.
I mean did he try the whole “only I can protect Israel from Hamas” only for that to backfire when Hamas did its bold breakout and Raid operation?
I mean normally that causes a rally round the Flag but in Netanyahu’s case people rallied around wanting him out of office (kind of, he is still holding the plurality but polling put Israel going back to the unstable Kaneset and the Arab Israeli parties sitting as the king makers)