Victor Davis Hanson (jewishworldreview.com)
. . ."Yet more pro-Ukrainian Democrats are turning away from Israel as it dismantles Gaza in the messy, bloody slog against Hamas. The left claims either Israel cannot or should not defeat Hamas, or at least at the present cost. So the left pushes Israel to a cease-fire with Hamas." . . .
. . ."What are we to conclude about these contradictory wars and American attitudes toward them?
"The more democratic and defensive the power, the more Americans support it—but only up to a point.
"Even more, they demand quick victory—and lose interest when the wars stagnate, costs increase and protests grow.
"When Ukraine and Israel began costly counteroffensives, the former losing thousands and the latter killing thousands, the American public began to be less invested in either war.
"Final lessons?
"Israel should do all it can to destroy Hamas as quickly as possible and end the war.
"Ukraine does not have the wherewithal to defeat Russia. It should cease costly offensives against Russia's fortified lines and seek to negotiate.
"Or, put another way, fickle Americans sympathize with those who are attacked. But their continuing support seems contingent on whether the victim can remain sympathetic—and win decisively to end the war rapidly."
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