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THAAD deployment in Israel risks overwhelming Western hegemon unable to ‘fight on multiple fronts’
US plans to deploy a THAAD missile system in Israel signal that Washington is now firmly “stuck” in the war in the Middle East, even though this is “something that most probably the Biden administration doesn’t want,” Beirut-based political analyst Yeghia Tashjian told Sputnik.
The White House has every reason to want to avoid further involvement, the observer, who serves as coordinator of regional and international affairs studies at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, believes, pointing to the upcoming US elections and the importance of the Arab voting bloc in swing states for the Democrats, and general apathy among Americans in a new Mideast misadventure.
Internationally, an escalation in the Mideast could delay further US and NATO arms deliveries to Ukraine, Tashjian said. “The West cannot fight on multiple fronts,” the observer stressed, noting that besides Gaza, Lebanon and Ukraine the US may soon have its hands full against a rising China and North Korea.
The US would prefer a “managed conflict” between Israel and Hezbollah or Israel and Iran, Tashjian said. Whether Washington can achieve this goal is another story, since Prime Minister Netanyahu “is not in favor of managing this war or even engaging in a ceasefire,” but prolonging it and ensnaring the US.
“The main intention of Israel is to involve the Americans directly into this war, because Netanyahu has made it clear that he wants to change and establish a ‘new Middle East’. In this attempt, he needs American, British and other European help because he cannot fight on multiple fronts and especially against Iran,” which showed on October 1 that it “has capabilities to attack and inflict some damage against Israel,” Tashjian summed up.
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US plans to deploy a THAAD missile system in Israel signal that Washington is now firmly “stuck” in the war in the Middle East, even though this is “something that most probably the Biden administration doesn’t want,” Beirut-based political analyst Yeghia Tashjian told Sputnik.
The White House has every reason to want to avoid further involvement, the observer, who serves as coordinator of regional and international affairs studies at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, believes, pointing to the upcoming US elections and the importance of the Arab voting bloc in swing states for the Democrats, and general apathy among Americans in a new Mideast misadventure.
Internationally, an escalation in the Mideast could delay further US and NATO arms deliveries to Ukraine, Tashjian said. “The West cannot fight on multiple fronts,” the observer stressed, noting that besides Gaza, Lebanon and Ukraine the US may soon have its hands full against a rising China and North Korea.
The US would prefer a “managed conflict” between Israel and Hezbollah or Israel and Iran, Tashjian said. Whether Washington can achieve this goal is another story, since Prime Minister Netanyahu “is not in favor of managing this war or even engaging in a ceasefire,” but prolonging it and ensnaring the US.
“The main intention of Israel is to involve the Americans directly into this war, because Netanyahu has made it clear that he wants to change and establish a ‘new Middle East’. In this attempt, he needs American, British and other European help because he cannot fight on multiple fronts and especially against Iran,” which showed on October 1 that it “has capabilities to attack and inflict some damage against Israel,” Tashjian summed up.
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