And when that window of opportunity closes, US strategists want to be better positioned than when that window opened.

played a major roll in the shift of US policy.

Edited to add - the restriction of aid to the point of starvation also was a factor.

when he attacked the site in Syria and killed the Iranian military leaders.

Shifting US policy could only happen when Netanyahu's terrible over-reach in Gaza happened because of American's response.

But. The US policy-makers are struggling to keep Israel an ally, even it Netanyahu is on errands we (the American people mostly) disapprove of, and so does the Administration (publicly, at least).

One of the things about policy-making is that crises often generate the Overton Windows of opportunity. I think this has more collateral upside for democracy, and European security than anything the invasion of Iraq by president Cheney had going for it.

to be mad or anything at them. Perhaps a sternly-worded letter might do?

250 killer drones shot at them and no response? What would happen here if that happened to Seattle from Canada? Oh yes…I know. We’d be upset but forgiving….

Fair because it struck Iran's capability to continue doing this, and proportional because it would be pretty highly targeted.

IMO, the entire western world believes Israel WILL retaliate against Iran. And that part of the world is also praying that the retaliation will be limited and proportionate.

Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari announced over 350 killer drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles were launched at Israel in the attack from Iran. The attack was meant to kill Israelis and cause massive damage.
Iran fired 110 ballistic missiles last night. A single ballistic missiles with an average payload of explosives can kill over 130,000 people.

World Democracy!

Something those excusing Iran haven't considered.

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I suspect that the wider benefits to their destruction have been more than considered, and are in fact the main reason why they don't want Israel to retaliate.

What is said and done publicly often isn't everything that is said and done.

See here:

Visible Progress at Russia’s Shahed Drone Production Site Satellite Imagery Update and Call for Action (November 13, 2023) - https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/visible-progress-at-russias-shahed-drone-production-site

Electronics in the Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drone (November 14, 2023) - https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/electronics-in-the-shahed-136-kamikaze-drone

$375,000 - The Sticker Price For An Iranian Shahed Drone (February 7, 2024) - https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2024/02/07/375000the-sticker-price-for-an-iranian-shahed-drone/

Gold for Drones: Massive Leak Reveals the Iranian Shahed Project in Russia (February 21, 2024) - https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2024-02-21/ty-article-magazine/gold-for-drones-massive-leak-reveals-the-iranian-shahed-project-in-russia/0000018d-bb85-dd5e-a59d-ffb729890000

Russia unveils Shahed drone production line for the first time (March 5, 2024) - https://defence-blog.com/russia-unveils-shahed-drone-production-line-for-the-first-time/

However, at the beginning of this month Ukraine carried out a drone strike on Russia's Yelabuga drone production facility:

How Ukraine hit a Russian drone factory 1,300 kilometers away (April 3, 2024) - https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-launches-long-range-attacks-on-russia-setting-shahed-type-drone-factory-as-a-target/

There are doubts about how effective the strike was, with the Russians predictably claiming "no serious damage and the technological process of the enterprises was not disrupted", and the Ukrainians claiming "significant destruction of production facilities". Russian complaints that a number of civilian students had been killed or injured in the attack highlighted Russia's use of forced juvenile labour to produce the drones, which had first been revealed in August last year:

A Russian Factory Is Using Underage Workers To Assemble Iranian 'Suicide' Drones Destined For Ukraine (August 12, 2023) - https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-iran-suicide-drones-assembled-underage-students-ukraine/32545386.html

It's a pseudo-military target where hopefully no children work and helps Ukraine. But, I just wish somebody, anybody would just say Stop. Enough of this madness.
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