Lucky Meeting Number Seven
Also, can Iran be defeated by air? And Israel’s iconic festival returns in full bloom.
"1. Trump saying "this or that" is a mighty thin reed on which to hang one's hopes.
2. It's actually not true that Trump lacks the patience for a longer air campaign. He managed to see the campaign against ISIS through--that was more than 78 days.
3. But the Iranian regime isn't Milosovic (and Hegseth's not Mattis). I have grave doubts about whether it can be dislodged through air power alone.
4. If so much as a hair on the head of a US serviceman is harmed in the process, it will be blamed on Israel and the already grotesque levels of antisemitism in the US will rise even further.
5. This isn't a reason not to do it, however. The only thing that matters is whether there's a credible path to freeing Iranians from those monsters. If there is, do it.
6. But don't screw it up. "
Benjamin Netanyahu meeting with U.S. Middle East envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Washington this morning. (GPO/X)
It’s Wednesday, February 11, and Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in Washington for his seventh meeting with Trump in the latter’s second term. Trump can be hard to predict, but I’m seeing good omens.
First, context. Three topics are o…
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