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The U.s. Administration Would Probably Not Welcome Israeli Participation. But If Israel Were Directly Attacked By Iran Or Its Allies

document The U.S. administration would probably not welcome Israeli participation. But if Israel were directly attacked by Iran or its allies House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

Washington would find it difficult to keep Israel out—as it did during the 1991 Gulf War. That would complicate the U.S. ability to manage its coalition

based on the evolution of Turkish politics) in addition to some Persian Gulf states

document A Western coalition could consist of the United States and most of its traditional allies (but very likely not Turkey House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

based on the evolution of Turkish politics) in addition to some Persian Gulf states

both willing and not-so-willing. Pre-conflict commitments

document A U.S.-Iranian war would probably not be fought by the United States and Iran alone. Each would have partners or allies House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

both willing and not-so-willing. Pre-conflict commitments

short duration strike largely limited to nuclear facilities. It would aim to inflict serious damage

document The U.S. government has military options corresponding more or less to these aims. A Peenemünde option would presuppose a narrowly focused House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

short duration strike largely limited to nuclear facilities. It would aim to inflict serious damage

the presumed initiators of war in this case

document Perhaps the most critical contextual element concerns how senior U.S. decision-makers House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

the presumed initiators of war in this case

or in the absence or abeyance of one? Would it happen during a period of increasing tension and mili

document How these twin expansions would take place has everything to do with context. All wars have one. Would a U.S.-Iran war break out during a protracted diplomatic process House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

or in the absence or abeyance of one? Would it happen during a period of increasing tension and military readiness

it may hardly seem worthwhile to probe something so self-evident

document As to the meaning of war House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

it may hardly seem worthwhile to probe something so self-evident

uncertainty and war itself. By complexity we mean the number of moving parts in a given situation: a

document At least three concepts are key to any coherent discussion of a U.S.-Iranian military engagement: complexity House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

uncertainty and war itself. By complexity we mean the number of moving parts in a given situation: actors

the opening act of an extended drama whose scenes would unfold

document Our first consideration in analyzing the likely course of war with Iran is that a U.S.-led attack would be merely the first phase of a war House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

the opening act of an extended drama whose scenes would unfold

It May Be Too Simple To Reduce The Argument To Just Two Sides—Those Who Fear The Regime’s Acquisition Of Nuclear Weapons More Than The Consequences Of A War To Prevent It

document It may be too simple to reduce the argument to just two sides—those who fear the regime’s acquisition of nuclear weapons more than the consequences of a war to prevent it House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

and those who fear the consequences of a war above all else—but in this case simplicity has the virtue of capturing the essence as observers ponder which set of unpalatable risks they would rather run. What is remarkable

and is now almost a settled feature of the policy landscape. There is general agreement in the Unite

document July - August 2011 -- The debate over what to do about an Iranian Islamist regime apparently bent on acquiring nuclear weapons has been on or near our front burner for at least six years House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

and is now almost a settled feature of the policy landscape. There is general agreement in the United States on two points. First

With The U.s. Economy Wobbling

document With the U.S. economy wobbling House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

Obama runs the Bush Sr. risk. He got Bin Laden and has been on the right side of the Arab Spring — what Timothy Garton Ash has called “the most hopeful set of events in the 21st century so far

stops serious investment in education and research

document Right now factionalism leaves critical budget challenges unmet House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

stops serious investment in education and research

best hope of mankind on Earth.” As for Sarah Palin

document Gingrich wants a “foreign policy that is clear about the evil that we face” — that would be Shariah law among other things — and rooted in this universalist message: “America is still the last House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

best hope of mankind on Earth.” As for Sarah Palin

Newt Gingrich has decrypted in Obama a “Kenyan

document Not to be outdone House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

Newt Gingrich has decrypted in Obama a “Kenyan

they think foreign policy might matter after all. They’re trying to cast Barack Obama as a president

document Republican wannabes sense all this. To judge by the early stages of the 2012 campaign House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

they think foreign policy might matter after all. They’re trying to cast Barack Obama as a president who has sold America short

not least because of his physical ailments. Although bin Laden did not have kidney disease

document Bin Laden needed Zawahiri House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

not least because of his physical ailments. Although bin Laden did not have kidney disease

it would be equally impossible to ignore the Palestinian factor at this moment of Arab ferment

document It is impossible to predict the end of a story having so many different and intricately interwoven threads. Yet House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

it would be equally impossible to ignore the Palestinian factor at this moment of Arab ferment

it is also working in the same direction as Obama

document France is clearly striving to score points for its new more active approach to the Middle East. However House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

it is also working in the same direction as Obama

the Arab spring and the Obama initiative are two threads of a story whose coming together does not h

document As is the case with epic narratives House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

the Arab spring and the Obama initiative are two threads of a story whose coming together does not herald an end