Getting through an enemy attack largely unscathed might be a win by the standard of Democratic administrations in the U.S. Without more, however, it’s not a win by any reasonable standard, and certainly not by the standard of the brutal neighborhood that is the Middle East. Winning in the context of military aggression requires, at a minimum, that the aggressor suffer real injury.
Iran has suffered none. If it continues to suffer none, the attack on Israel will be a win for the mullahs. They will have unleashed a massive air assault on Israel without experiencing adverse consequences. They will have unilaterally declared the current bout with Israel “concluded,” and made it stick. The neighborhood will notice.
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