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Lee Heidhues 3.13.2026 UPDATED
A War for One Man – Bibi Netanyahu
Excerpted from New York Times – Mairav Zonszein 3.13.2026
Israel, having demonstrated overwhelming force, is once again mistaking domination for security and tactical escalation for a sustainable regional order — even as the region continues to burn.
Benjamin Netanyahu has spent much of his political life trying to make war with Iran seem not only inevitable but overdue.
Thus, for the Israeli prime minister, the latest conflict was a victory the moment it began. Not because every consequence is good for Israel, but because he can sell almost every conceivable result as proof that he was right all along: that Iran had to be confronted, that force was unavoidable and that delay would only have made the threat more treacherous.
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