the prevalence of secular jews in the state department makes them completely unable to read islamic countries. it's the third time this happens in a decade
by punching islamic regimes you create a feedback loop of islamic eschatology
the only way out now is forward ie boots on the ground. this is gonna happen whether dems or reps are in power
I seem to remember a onetime secular Jew named Leopold Weiss did a pretty good job.
The feedback loop of islamic eschatology is matched by the same in the Christian Right, so I think it's on purpose.