If Israel Attacks Iran: Threat to the Special Relationship

If Israel Attacks Iran: Threat to the Special Relationship

Can the U.S.-Israel relationship survive if Israel drags Washington into a war that's not in U.S. interests?

Politics is driven by lesson-laden events. Mr. Netanyahu may want to ponder that reality as he decides whether to unleash such an event that could hit American interests—and the American consciousness—with a bitter force.

Robert W. Merry is editor of The National Interest and the author of books on American history and foreign policy.

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