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Conor Gallogly's avatar

War can clearly change circumstances in massive, quick, and/or unpredictable ways. It just happened in Syria last year for example.

This attack by Israel may be one of the times in which more war brings positive benefits. Iran was already weakened by Israel smashing its proxies, it’s loathed by its neighbors, and its drones kill Ukrainians every night. The Iranian government is an enemy of the US and ally of Putin so hurting Iran is often helpful.

And Netanyahu mostly takes the short-sighted and immoral choice. Support Hamas to weaken the PLO - check. Expand illegal settlements - check. Avoid a hostage deal in order to keep fighting in Gaza - check. Continue fighting in Lebanon even after destroying Hezbollah leadership - check. Kill the Oct 7 attack’s leaders and continue to bomb children - check.

All these aim to ensure Palestinians never have a state which is both immoral and short sighted because it means Israel will always be at war. So with the attack on Iran I am cautious about hoping when I don’t trust Israel’s goals.

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