The problem with Biden trying to take credit for any allegedly good thing that happens under his government is that he never even so much as mentions that he's trying to do any of these good things before they happen.
In the long run, the benefit to Turkey will hurt Israel more than the blow to Iran will help Israel, but because we are incapable of thinking outside of the most tired binaries nobody will report it that way. Either way, the options are indeed another Libya or in every way that matters an ISIS that's internationally recognized as a legitimate government.
Well, we’ll see, right? Turkey and Iran themselves have changed in the past and will undoubtedly change again. And I know so little about HTS that I don’t presume to predict either whether it will be effective at governing or what kind of Islamist government it will lead.
I feel fairly confident it will be hostile to Israel, even if the precise depth and ferocity of that hostility remain unknown. Israel’s own actions, of course, strongly indicate that they agree; that’s why they are busy destroying Syria’s major military assets.
I didn’t put this in the piece, but I do wonder what the implications are for Egypt, where a popularly-elected Islamist government was toppled by a coup, leading to the current military dictatorship. Seems pretty unlikely that a Syrian experiment in Islamism will end similarly, and if they don’t end up like Libya but manage to govern, however brutally, their example could be inspirational to Egyptians.
'Either way, the options are indeed another Libya or in every way that matters an ISIS that's internationally recognized as a legitimate government.'
So, doubtless, you will praise Israel for being the responsible actor in the region and destroying as much of its advanced military capabilities as possible.
The problem with Biden trying to take credit for any allegedly good thing that happens under his government is that he never even so much as mentions that he's trying to do any of these good things before they happen.
In the long run, the benefit to Turkey will hurt Israel more than the blow to Iran will help Israel, but because we are incapable of thinking outside of the most tired binaries nobody will report it that way. Either way, the options are indeed another Libya or in every way that matters an ISIS that's internationally recognized as a legitimate government.
Well, we’ll see, right? Turkey and Iran themselves have changed in the past and will undoubtedly change again. And I know so little about HTS that I don’t presume to predict either whether it will be effective at governing or what kind of Islamist government it will lead.
I feel fairly confident it will be hostile to Israel, even if the precise depth and ferocity of that hostility remain unknown. Israel’s own actions, of course, strongly indicate that they agree; that’s why they are busy destroying Syria’s major military assets.
I didn’t put this in the piece, but I do wonder what the implications are for Egypt, where a popularly-elected Islamist government was toppled by a coup, leading to the current military dictatorship. Seems pretty unlikely that a Syrian experiment in Islamism will end similarly, and if they don’t end up like Libya but manage to govern, however brutally, their example could be inspirational to Egyptians.
'Either way, the options are indeed another Libya or in every way that matters an ISIS that's internationally recognized as a legitimate government.'
So, doubtless, you will praise Israel for being the responsible actor in the region and destroying as much of its advanced military capabilities as possible.