Israel will struggle to convert short-term tactical successes into long-term security, while the US has a long and bitter history of seeing initial military victories turn into grinding, endless wars.
Going to war is always a gamble. Iran, Israel and now the US have all rolled the dice.
In the short term, it looks as if Israel’s gamble has succeeded. The government of Benjamin Netanyahu has managed to kill much of the military leadership of Iran and to inflict serious damage on the country’s nuclear and military infrastructure. Israel has also succeeded in its clear aim of drawing the US into the fight.
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Financial Times
Gideon Rachman is chief foreign affairs columnist for the Financial Times. His particular interests include American foreign policy, the European Union and globalisation.
