Bang on! This reminds me of the North Vietnamese general who admitted that they had lost the battle, but added that they had won the war. The two are different.
Yes, it is difficult for our Western liberal minds to understand that Iran wants Hamas and Hezbollah to 'lose' and become marytrs. Not only does this look bad for Israel, but it also riles the 'Arab Street' toward radicalism weakening moderate Sunni nations. To paraphrase the old Catholic saying: "Kill them all for Allah knows which are his own..." ~ Arnaud Amalic
Which brings up the other phrase: "You can't win for losing..."
It’s a bit of a damned if you do, damned if you don’t situation.
There are no good options, just less bad ones.
Bang on! This reminds me of the North Vietnamese general who admitted that they had lost the battle, but added that they had won the war. The two are different.
Yes, it is difficult for our Western liberal minds to understand that Iran wants Hamas and Hezbollah to 'lose' and become marytrs. Not only does this look bad for Israel, but it also riles the 'Arab Street' toward radicalism weakening moderate Sunni nations. To paraphrase the old Catholic saying: "Kill them all for Allah knows which are his own..." ~ Arnaud Amalic
Which brings up the other phrase: "You can't win for losing..."