> But that does not mean that launching an assault on Iran at Netanyahu's bidding was a smart move.

We didn’t launch a war based on Netanyahu’s bidding. This is a nonsensical mischaracterization of the war and belittles the general strategic situation.

> Now the bet seems to be on strangling their economy, which may not even work, but will probably cause some serious suffering of the same people who already suffer under a gallows-happy totalitarian government.

Same can be said for Russia