It is notable that PowerLine published this essay. Perhaps they are anticipating a crash-landing of the Bibi/Trump-War effort and softening the ground......?
Seen from a long-term angle, all three protagonists in this war risk emerging as losers. Without a clear regime change in Tehran, neither Trump nor Netanyahu could justify the huge cost in treasure and prestige of this war.
A fishtail outcome would remind Americans and Israelis that Hamas is still in control of a third of the Gaza Strip and recognized as a negotiating partner by the Trump administration. Meanwhile, Trump's Board of Peace is morphing into another of his impressionistic nature-morte tableaux.
The US and Israel may also lose the Iranian people as one of the few nations known for their positive view of both countries. The theme of "you came and destroyed our industrial, economic and scientific infrastructure, but left our torturers in place" is gaining currency among Iranians both at home and abroad.
Of those three, the last is by far the most significant.
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