Deterrence or First Step?
Dr. Aaron Lerner 17 September 2024

Earlier today I wrote:
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Afterword: My hope of hopes is that this drama is just a ploy to convince
our enemies (and allies?) that we aren't about to launch a massive surprise
opening attack.
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Now the question is more if the operation just carried out is for the
purposes of "deterrence" or to facilitate a massive strike now against
Hezbollah's rockets and missiles etc.

I fervently hope that the latter is the case.

Because, as we have learned the hard way, deterrence is terribly short
lived.
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