> > There is a condition that can befall small states kept too long under the > protection of great powers. > > When the protection is generous enough, they can become both militarily > formidable but also strategically undisciplined. They grow fluent in force > and illiterate in consequence. They acquire the manners of sovereignty > without its restraint, because the costs of that sovereignty are borne > elsewhere — in arms shipments, guarantees, Security Council vetoes and the > patron’s diplomacy. Over time, strategy atrophies. In its place comes the > belief that force can substitute for statecraft. > > Israel suffers from such a condition. Its attack on Iran, carried out > alongside the United States, was meant to restore Israel’s command of the > region. It may instead be remembered for exposing its limits. > > *https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/opinion/israel-iran-palestinians-us.html > <https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/opinion/israel-iran-palestinians-us.html>* > > >
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