The Iran Delusion
Iranian soldiers march during an annual military parade. (Photo by AFP)
Years of U.S. appeasement have failed. It’s time for a dramatic change of course.
“One night. That’s all it would take. One night, and your setbacks in Iraq and Afghanistan will vanish!” So Ehud Barak exhorted the national security adviser of the United States and his senior staff. The year was 2010, Barack Obama was president, and Barak, formerly IDF head and prime minister, was serving as Israel’s defense minister. We were seated a…
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