Israel Is Not Winning. Trump Must Not Cave to New Demands for Help.

Israel is not winning. Trump must not cave to new demands for help.

Israel’s war of choice with Iran is proving far less decisive than President Donald Trump initially believed when he praised Israel’s performance as “excellent.” What now appears to be an escalating, inconclusive conflict with no clear end in sight will soon force Trump into a challenging decision: end the war — or enter it.Israel’s opening strike was undoubtedly a tactical success. Caught off guard by the assumption that Israel wouldn’t act bef…

Trita Parsi - Israel is not winning. Trump must not cave to new demands for help - Brave New Europe

As Iran mounts an effective response to Israel’s war of choice, why should the president now risk US lives to join it? Trita Parsi is the co-founder and Executive Vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft Cross-posted from Responsible Statecraft Israel’s war of choice with Iran is proving far less decisive than President Donald Trump initially believed when he praised Israel’s performance as “excellent.” What now appears …