“There is little doubt that Israel is in a better strategic position today than it was before the Oct. 7 attacks.”
– Amanda Taub, “The Interpreter,” New York Times, November 4, 2024, “Can Israel and Iran Find a New Balance of Power to Stabilize the Mideast.”
In a 7,000-word essay in Foreign Affairs that was published on the eve of the Hamas invasion of Israel in October 2023, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan wrote that the Middle East is “quieter than it has been for decades.” Sullivan based his dubious case on a “lengthy truce in Yemen,” and a “cessation of attacks on U.S. troops by Iran-backed militias.” ….more
