Israeli sources lower expectations of regime change in Iran as Netanyahu retreats from the draft-exemption fight — and volatile oil markets are shaping the war’s timeline
One last thought: even our greatest wartime President, Lincoln, needed some wins on the battlefield to continue the war. Despite his unmatched ability to communicate with the American people- despite his Gettysburg Address and his Emancipation Proclamation— he would likely have lost the election in 1864, had Sherman’s army not taken Atlanta, and the history of the civil war and of our nation would have been drastically different. We need to win and that means taking control of the strait of Hormuz and continuing the fight against the Iranian regime.
Very discouraging news. Israel has the stomach and the incentives for continuing the fight longer to weaken Iran’s regime to the greatest extent possible whereas the US and the west don’t have the stomach or the incentives, apparently. Oil prices spiking as a result of our failure to take control of the strait of Hormuz. If we in the west had the stomach to take control of Hormuz, our military could certainly do it. But apparently we don’t and that’s what makes all the difference.
One last thought: even our greatest wartime President, Lincoln, needed some wins on the battlefield to continue the war. Despite his unmatched ability to communicate with the American people- despite his Gettysburg Address and his Emancipation Proclamation— he would likely have lost the election in 1864, had Sherman’s army not taken Atlanta, and the history of the civil war and of our nation would have been drastically different. We need to win and that means taking control of the strait of Hormuz and continuing the fight against the Iranian regime.
Another great piece Nadav, thank you.
Very discouraging news. Israel has the stomach and the incentives for continuing the fight longer to weaken Iran’s regime to the greatest extent possible whereas the US and the west don’t have the stomach or the incentives, apparently. Oil prices spiking as a result of our failure to take control of the strait of Hormuz. If we in the west had the stomach to take control of Hormuz, our military could certainly do it. But apparently we don’t and that’s what makes all the difference.