On Iran, the Doves and the Hawks Duke It Out

[mystery-ak]

June 14, 2025
On Iran, the Doves and the Hawks Duke It Out
By Allan J. Feifer

On the night of June 12, Israel decided it could wait no more. Five rounds of talks between the Trump administration and Iran were going nowhere. At least some in our government have learned lessons from how North Korea successfully got the bomb and were not about to repeat those mistakes with Iran. Iran was playing for time, following the North Korean playbook.

And for those who think Israel did this alone—don’t. America’s fingerprints are all over the planning and preparation, especially from a signals intelligence and overhead surveillance perspective. However, America’s tenuous links to the attack may help keep Americans from being directly targeted by an enraged Iran that has few good options.

Israel has, until relatively recently, been unable to guarantee military success against multiple Arab nations attacking it, as happened in the past. Today, while Israel is the strongest player in the region, that was not always so.

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[BobfromWB]

The Doves prefer to talk with Iran until Iran actually make a workable nuke of 12. At which point, they will be really sad and mad at the same time. Of course it will be 47's fault.

The Hawks are realistic and know that Iran with workable nukes is an existential problem that can only be solved by eliminating the root cause, however distasteful to earnest Doves.

The Doves will mourn the total destruction of Israel, Rome, NYC and Chicago, but they will proudly say, "We can absorb a hit or two". Obama will cheer them on.

The Hawks will go on to other pressing problems in the world and not look back.

[libertybele]

The Doves prefer to talk with Iran until Iran actually make a workable nuke of 12. At which point, they will be really sad and mad at the same time. Of course it will be 47's fault.

The Hawks are realistic and know that Iran with workable nukes is an existential problem that can only be solved by eliminating the root cause, however distasteful to earnest Doves.

The Doves will mourn the total destruction of Israel, Rome, NYC and Chicago, but they will proudly say, "We can absorb a hit or two". Obama will cheer them on.

The Hawks will go on to other pressing problems in the world and not look back.

Agree with your assessment.

(So @BobfromWB  .... the beach in your Avatar is beautiful.   My guess -- Clearwater or Siesta Key in FL? )