JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD
Credit: Gemini Many readers will be unfamiliar with US folktales about "Uncle Remus" including his story about Brer Fox, Br'er Rabbit and the Tar Baby. The wily fox tricks the rabbit into hitting a "tar baby" that would not respond to his cheerful greeting. The harder the rabbit fought to get loose, the more he became entangled. Some have suggested that the wily Benjamin Netanyahu tricked the US into striking the Iran tar baby, hoping to advance Israel's interests. We do not know if Trump was gamed by Bibi or was independently keen for another dramatic military action. The outcome of the conflict is unknown. We do not opine on the wisdom or folly of Trump's special military operation because we are not privy to any of the facts that were said to have supported it. Assessing whether Iran should be allowed to develop atomic weapons is also beyond our job description. Clearly, it is not in Israels' interest for its implacable foe to have acc...