US Presidential Elections + Israeli Strikes Demonstrates Limits of Western Military Might

US Presidential Elections + Israeli Strikes Demonstrates Limits of Western Military Might - US presidential elections have little consequence because the actual special interests driving foreign policy remain in power; - US military power around the globe is in decline, meaning that withdrawal from conflicts is more a matter of physical limits than a waning desire for global primacy; - Iran has developed a ballistic missile force and asymmetrical military power capable of checking US-Israeli military power in the region; - Just as the US has used Ukraine to fight a deadly proxy war against Russia, it seeks to use Israel to wage proxy war against Iran; - Because Israel possesses nuclear weapons, the danger of US proxy war in the Middle East is more dangerous, and as US desperation outgrows a sense of consequences for its actions, the danger increases even more; For more information on why US elections have no impact on US foreign/domestic policy: The New Atlas - Who Really Controls US Foreign Policy? (August 9, 2024): https://youtu.be/p-MvPLV1Rf8?si=EDTjXnhM5Oi7KDOc The article read in the video: NEO - Israeli Strikes Demonstrates Limits of Western Military Might (Nov. 5, 2024): https://journal-neo.su/2024/11/05/israeli-strikes-demonstrates-limits-of-western-military-might/ Resources: Brookings Institution - Which Path to Persia? Options for a New American Strategy toward Iran (2009): https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/06_iran_strategy.pdf NYT - Timeline: The Israel-Iran Shadow War Moves Into the Open (Oct. 25, 2024): https://www.nytimes.com/article/israel-iran-conflict-history.html AA - Iran accuses US of 'complicity' in Israel's anticipated attack by providing 'advanced weaponry' (Oct. 22, 2024): https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iran-accuses-us-of-complicity-in-israels-anticipated-attack-by-providing-advanced-weaponry/3369611 NPR - Satellite images show dozens of Iranian missiles struck near Israeli air base (Oct. 4, 2024): https://www.npr.org/2024/10/04/nx-s1-5140058/satellite-images-dozens-iranian-missiles-struck-near-israeli-air-base NBC News - Satellite images show damage at Iran military sites after Israel attack (Oct. 30, 2024): https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/satellite-images-show-damage-iran-military-sites-israel-attack-rcna177552 NYT - Satellite Images Suggest Israel Struck a Major Iranian Missile Plant (Oct. 29, 2024): https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/29/world/middleeast/israel-strikes-iran-shahroud-space-center.html Reuters - Exclusive: Satellite photos show Iran expanding missile production, sources say (July 2024): https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/satellite-photos-show-iran-expanding-missile-production-sources-say-2024-07-08/ EuroNews - Tehran's missile count significantly depleted after strike on Israel, reports claim (Oct. 10, 2024): https://www.euronews.com/2024/10/10/tehrans-missile-count-significantly-depleted-after-strike-on-israel-reports-claim NYT - Iranian Officials Threaten Retaliation for Israeli Strikes (Oct. 31, 2024): https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/31/world/middleeast/iran-threatens-retaliation-israel-strikes.html Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235