All wars must end. The late Fred Eichle, in a very informative book to his name, pointed out that wars end in one of his three ways. Victory, defeat, or a struggle until one side gets home. Depending on which side you were on, it could lead to victory or defeat.
Important in the selection are the war objectives of the combating parties. Clear objectives create clear choices.
Israel and Ukraine both have clear war objectives, and the United States recognizes this. However, Washington handled the two wars in very different ways.
President Volodymyr Zelensky, goal cleared In front of the US Congress. Ukraine expects the recovery of all Ukrainian territory occupied by Russia, including Crimea. President Vladimir Putin's war crimes trial. and the reparations Russia paid to Ukraine.
President Joe Biden is not, but Expressly Supporting these goals, he said more than once that the administration would stick to Ukraine.as long as it takes” It involved large amounts of money and there were no restrictions on Ukraine's use of American-supplied weapons.
Council on Foreign Relations Report Total U.S. aid since January 2022 is $75.4 billion, of which $46.3 billion (61%) is military aid. $29.1 billion for humanitarian relief, including refugee assistance and budgetary assistance. What the government wants is Another $64 billion.
The total estimate for the same period is 500,000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers were killed or injured.according to the New York Times. 6.2 million Ukrainians became refugees 5.1 million people are internally displaced.
After the October 7 Hamas massacre, the Israeli government also set three war goals: One is to eradicate the Hamas military organization from Gaza. maintain Israeli security control over the territory; and to prevent the Palestinian Authority (PA) from taking control of Gaza in pursuit of a “two-state solution” favored by Washington.
President Biden has been very good rhetorically on his first goal.
However, rather than provide Israel with the same unconditional and unrestricted support that Ukraine received, the United States, along with its European allies and international organizations including UNRWA, has given Israel, not Israel, but the United States, on two other points They are becoming increasingly determined to have their goals adopted. .
The president himself said: “I also advised the Israeli people not to let their pain and anger go unchecked.” mislead them and make mistakes It is something that we ourselves have created in the past. ”
The United States has not been attacked on its homeland since 2001, and we are fortunate that more than 1,200 of our citizens have been tortured, raped, burned alive, beheaded, and even had babies in their homes overnight. Hundreds of people, including those who died, were never kidnapped. It is unclear what kind of American mistakes he believes Israel could make without American “advice.”
At the beginning of the IDF operation, Secretary of State Blinken spoke at a Senate hearing that, rear Israel succeeded in ousting Hamas. An effective and revitalized Palestinian Authority It is responsible for the governance and ultimate security of Gaza. ”
It is well known that the PA uses tax revenues received through the Israeli government to pay salaries and payments to terrorists, including Hamas terrorists. Israel announced it would withhold the payment amount.
PAs said they would receive either the full amount or none at all.Washington called on Israel to flip the money.
Additionally, U.S. officials have told Israel: American tactics from Iraqtargeted Hamas leaders and “used a small number of special forces, combined with precision strikes by drones and manned aircraft.”
Just a few months ago, the United Statesexplanation” over Israel's use of drones to target terrorists, fearing “a possible loosening of the rules of engagement in areas where de-escalation is necessary.” During the Obama administration, 542 drone strikes kill nearly 4,000 people.
Then there was “''.A humanitarian moratorium is not a ceasefire.”However, ceasing military operations is the literal definition of a ceasefire. Hamas used the time to regroup his forces and send messages to his operatives, resulting in increased Israeli casualties when Hamas broke the ceasefire.
The United States anchored a battleship off the coast of Lebanon. Warns Israel not to attack Hezbollah. Perhaps Israel believed that if Hezbollah entered the war, the United States would retaliate on its behalf.
If it means a serious warning to Hezbollah, I failed. Hezbollah continues to carry out limited but steady rocket fire against Israeli civilians in the north.
America rejected Israel's request For Apache helicopters.
And, in the most immediately horrifying decision, the U.S. Refuses pressure on Egypt The purpose is to temporarily accommodate Palestinian refugees in the Sinai Peninsula, where they can safely receive food and medical care. Tens of thousands of Palestinians are currently trapped in southern Gaza, and Israel will be forced to fight mainly against them and their international guards.
The US provides arms, money and military to Kiev pure white medical record, there is no timetable for success in pursuing war objectives that appear to be receding. The United States provides Israel with rhetorical support, persistent, unsolicited “advice,” and military restrictions.
Shoshana Bryan is senior director of the Jewish Policy Center and editor of the inFOCUS quarterly.
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