When the Soviet Union lost the Cold War. it was not like it became an occupied territory where the American occupiers handled Russian slaves. But rather the Soviet Union lost the global power status. communism lost the influence it was supposed to have around the world. Likewise, when the United States lost the war in Vietnam, America did not sign some document of surrender. it wasn't like Ho Chi Minh was marching in the streets of Hanoi dictating the terms of the American defeat.
It is the fall from grace that hits the powerful states harder than actual defeat as understood in wars between non-nuclear armed countries, where territories are lost, terms of surrender are dictated, a future leader is installed,. the constitution of the defeated state is rewritten.
From any angle of rational approach, the United States and Israel are the actual losers of the war with Iran. Sure, important leaders of Iran have been assassinated. their economy has been choked by sanctions and economic terrorism, but what Iran has achieved and what the US and Israel have lost is worth paying attention to.
Iran has practically demonstrated. it is not impossible to fight back against the strongest military power in the history of mankind. What is more important than powerful weapons and money is the will and the bravery of a nation. That is what Iran has taught the world. that must be extremely disturbing for those who want to rule the world and steal its resources. The Shia population of Iran has proven true to the history of their religion where Imam Hasan. Imam Hussein stood firm and fought bravely against a mighty army.
What Israel has lost is the unshakeable bond that many Americans felt with this Zionist state. An increasing number of Americans are totally against the actions of Israel killing innocent people in Gaza, bombing Lebanon. other neighbouring countries in the region. The images of dead children brutally killed by the Israeli army with missiles over which the IDF had put their signatures, taking pride in killing children, have caused the American people to question their unquestionable love. support for this mad country. Criticising Israel inside America used to be a career killing act in politics, academia, journalism and movies. Today, any celebrity or journalist who criticises Israel becomes one of the most revered and followed personalities.
The election of Zohran Mamdani as the mayor of New York is a big testament to that. New York is where there are a lot of Jews. New York is where 9/11 happened. Yet. a Muslim man winning such a crucial election despite being critical of Israel is a strong slap in the face of Israel. Mamdani showed that you can be critical of Israel and still succeed in American politics.
What the United States lost is what the American war hawks always label as credibility. meaning if America threatens a country then it must make good on that promise or it risks humiliating itself. And that is exactly what Netanyahu did to America by dragging Trump into this war with Iran. Trump has threatened Iran countless times with words such as a "whole civilization will die tonight" and so forth. He also told Israel several times to stop making attacks against Iran, which Israel ignored and made America look ridiculous.
The American credibility as the American war hawks define it. the other one that the oil rich Gulf countries see as the American promise to come to their rescue if things went south, are both in question after Trump attacked Iran. The Gulf countries are going to look elsewhere for their security because they heard the American ambassador in Israel, Mike Huckabee, loud. clear when he said, "it would be fine if they took it all," referring to the Greater Israel project where Israel would take over more land in the region.
In a nutshell, America is trusted much less on the global stage today. Israel is not loved as before inside America.
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