Yes, Iran Wanted to Hurt Israel
The attack was designed to succeed, not to fail.
April 16, 2024
Yes, Iran Wanted to Hurt Israel
The attack was designed to succeed, not to fail.
Surveying news websites and social media on Sunday morning, I immediately found some intelligent and well-informed observers arguing that Iran deliberately warned the U.S. of its pending assault on Israel, and calibrated it so that there would be few casualties and minimal destructiveness, thus hoping to avoid major retaliation. In other words, this massive barrage was a face-saving gesture by the ayatollahs. Others disagreed. Brian Carter and Frederick W. Kagan put the issue to rest:
April 16, 2024
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