United States Government Warns Israel About Launching Attack Against Hezbollah
Jose Nino
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Per a report by the New York Times, United States government officials warned Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and other military officials against launching a pre-emptive strike on Lebanese militant organization Hezbollah in response to Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
The Biden regime continues to warn Israeli leaders against carrying out any major military action against Hezbollah that could potentially broaden the present Israel vs. Hamas conflict, thereby transforming it into a regional war.
The Biden regime fears Israel will have trouble fighting on two fronts, against both Hamas in the south and the more formidable Hezbollah force in the north. Per NYT, the CIA has long determined that Israel would be confronted with substantial challenges in a war against both Hezbollah and Hamas.
Security experts estimate that Hezbollah has over 130,000 missiles and rockets in its arsenal on top of combat experience as evidenced by its battles against the Israel Defense Forces, ISIS, and other Al-Qaeda affiliated groups during the civil war in Syria that kicked off in 2011.
The US officials in question are concerned that an Israeli war with Hezbollah could have the US involved in a direct conflict with Iran. The US is Israel’s key ally, while Iran is Hezbollah’s principal patron. The US previously sent two naval strike carriers and thousands of more troops to the eastern Mediterranean with the ostensive aim of deterring Hezbollah from entering this war.
Iran and Hezbollah have threatened to intervene in Israel if the Jewish state escalates tensions in Gaza or even the West Bank.
According to US officials who were in touch with NYT, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flirted with the idea of launching a pre-emptive attack against Hezbollah after receiving advice from his defense minister, Yoav Gallant. However, Netanyahu has not followed through with such a move. Gallant contended that Hezbollah is a greater threat to Israel than Hamas but was ultimately overruled when calling for such an attack.
As long as the US maintains intimate ties with Israel, there will always be the potential for the US to be dragged into a prolonged military conflict against the likes of Iran — Israel’s main geopolitical foe.
The easiest way to avoid such a geopolitical tickle is for the US to end its special relationship with Israel and start pursuing a non-interventionist foreign policy.
This will take the election of a totally new political class for this non-interventionist foreign policy vision to ever come into fruition in DC.
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