It is widely reported that President Biden has asked Prime Minister Netanyahu to start winding down the attacks on Hamas in Gaza. Now Fox News reports that the PM’s latest communique indicates he will continue kinetically dismantling Hamas.
Here is a heretical thought: Maybe the U.S. should use a policy like Israeli's against places inhabited by bad actors (e.g., Afghanistan). Instead of invading and trying without success to do nation-building, bomb and sabotage the bleeping malefactors without putting boots on the ground more than temporarily.
Comes to mind a leadership principle espoused by Machiavelli. It is good to be loved and good to be feared, but if you can't be both, it is better to be feared.
