Israel can’t stop. They’ll either do it alone, or they’ll do it with Western help. So what does it matter if the West backs Israel?

It certainly means one thing above all others: a West perceived as a weak, cowardly horse is a West ripe for the taking.

And a happy-talking West is a weak West.

[Adam Baldwin and I discuss this issue in an upcoming Amiables show, likely the episode on Monday. We recorded it before Ben’s column, but we highlight the same strategic issue in refusing to recognize evil. — Ed]