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How would this benefit Israel? Wouldn’t Khamanei just appoint someone equally or potentially even more extremist? Killing a general is one thing because there i
by jimbob45 2y ago
How would this benefit Israel? Wouldn’t Khamanei just appoint someone equally or potentially even more extremist? Killing a general is one thing because there is experience and wisdom lost but politicians are largely replaceable.
- submeta 2y agoTo provoke an Iranian reaction and involve the US into an all out war with Iran. A goal pursued by Netanyahu for two decades.
- jimbob45 2y agoBut it would have made vastly more sense to do that when Israel had casus belli after Iran’s massive drone strike last month. Also, fighting a two-front war is very difficult even under ideal conditions (see: Hitler).