© MWPlanting the flag atop the hill...
We make threats, but what exactly are we going to do? We're the guys who couldn't stop the Houthis from shutting down the Red Sea. Okay? So, we need to stop thinking of ourselves as this undefeated heavyweight champion that no one can lay a glove on. We may have been that in our prime, but we're past our prime. We're overweight, we're out of shape, we have really expensive systems that are really undermanned, and then, all of a sudden, we have to extend our logistics and communication lines to attack Iran? Good luck with that.Israel's failed aerial assault on Iran on October 26 augurs a major shift in the regional balance of power. Iran's technologically advanced air defense system coupled with its state-of-the-art, long-range hypersonic ballistic missile stockpile make it the most powerful state in the Middle East portending a peaceful era of cooperation and economic integration ahead. In contrast, Israel will be forced to accept its modest role in the emerging order by abandoning its expansionist ambitions and working collaboratively with its neighbors. (If that's possible.)
- - Larry Johnson: Iran's new Strategy to teach Israel a Harsh lesson, You Tube
The prospects for regional peace have been greatly enhanced by the steady erosion of US global power due in large part to the looming financial crisis that will unavoidably curtail Washington's relentless foreign interventions. With US and Israeli meddling in check, the China-led multipolar world order will quickly replace the threadbare "rules-based" system. Even so, the proximate cause of these remarkable events can be traced back to Israel's misguided attack on Iran which proved beyond a doubt that Tehran's multi-layered air defense system along with its prodigious cache of cutting-edge ballistic missiles made it the preeminent power in the region.
Comment: The Israeli playbook? Sounds like old chapters repeating. The world is moving on.