It's about time to take stock: who suffered greater losses, the United States or Israel?
After this confrontation, America's military decline has become fully apparent—what was once deemed invincible now reveals its blood bar. It may have irrevocably lost its military hegemony in the Middle East. However, America's financial and technological dominance remain intact, allowing it to "retreat" to the Western Hemisphere or the Americas.
Israel, a tiny nation, has managed to maneuver freely in the Middle East for years thanks to its "absolute deterrence"—making adversaries believe that any provocation would lead to total destruction.
But through this very conflict, which it orchestrated itself, Israel has inadvertently proven that even with American backing, it cannot eliminate Iran—the ultimate adversary in the region—or its entire resistance arc.
Differing from the United States, Israel is located right in the heart of the Middle East; it can't relocate its neighbors or itself. This contrasts sharply with America, which enjoys the strategic advantage of being flanked by two oceans. With no room to retreat, exposed on the front lines surrounded by powerful enemies, Israel has shattered its own myth of invincibility.
Even more troubling may be the possibility that Israel and the United States are beginning to fall out.
Who was the father and who was the child before doesn't matter anymore. The crucial point now is that America has come to realize that its unconditional alliance with Israel is accelerating the depletion of its imperial dividends.
America can cut off a limb to save its life, but without America, Israel would suffer fatal damage—its foundation severed, standing alone in isolation.
The United States loses only one leg inserted into the Middle East, while Israel loses decades of love with America.
Will Israel really face the so-called "80-year curse" in the future?
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