Since October 7, 2023, Israel has wreaked havoc in the Middle East. Israel’s persistent bombing is destabilizing the whole region for decades to come.

Two Years of Devastation in Gaza and the Regional Fallout

Washington’s Policy Dilemma and the Legacy of Post-9/11 Interventions

After the October 7 attack on Tel Aviv, the then US President Joe Biden warned the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against making the same mistake that Washington made following the 9/11 attacks. Although President Biden never explained what he meant by this statement, it appears that he sought to advise the Netanyahu administration to exercise restraint rather than overreaching or overreacting. President Biden’s advice was based on the US’s inglorious experience in Afghanistan, which resulted in significant loss of budget, lives, and US prestige. The then US President G.W. Bush invaded Afghanistan and Iraq and proposed a new US policy for the Middle East. He sought to install democracy, ignoring the ground realities, in the region to transform the Middle East. This idealistic approach not only emboldened Iran but also triggered the creation of numerous terrorist groups, including ISIS and........

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