The conflict in Ukraine has surely upended assumptions in many places. One aspect that I've little doubt has caused deep concern to some at the Pentagon, as you note, is the capability -- or lack of it -- to replace weapons systems and other materiel. I understand the frustration of many -- Ukrainian or otherwise -- when certain of these items become scarce, but each of the governments making these many donations has to consider how it will be replaced in a hurry should the situation escalate beyond Ukraine. (That is, kinetically, above and beyond the Russian sabotage and other operations already underway.)
And then, of course, there are those other nations watching carefully.
I don't consider myself a 'hawk' but neither am I oblivious to what a weakened US would lead to. I wouldn't dream of voting for a Republican were I a citizen of that country - certainly not these days - but I look on with despair to see the conservatives of that party becoming an endangered species. It bodes ill that they are being steadily replaced with extremists and idiot reactionaries.
"But Washington’s reluctance to pressure Israel in any meaningful way transcends U.S. administrations, giving rein to Netanyahu’s recklessness."
Surely this is a typo? That reluctance has been quite the opposite to keeping Netanyahu on a leash. ;-)
The conflict in Ukraine has surely upended assumptions in many places. One aspect that I've little doubt has caused deep concern to some at the Pentagon, as you note, is the capability -- or lack of it -- to replace weapons systems and other materiel. I understand the frustration of many -- Ukrainian or otherwise -- when certain of these items become scarce, but each of the governments making these many donations has to consider how it will be replaced in a hurry should the situation escalate beyond Ukraine. (That is, kinetically, above and beyond the Russian sabotage and other operations already underway.)
And then, of course, there are those other nations watching carefully.
I don't consider myself a 'hawk' but neither am I oblivious to what a weakened US would lead to. I wouldn't dream of voting for a Republican were I a citizen of that country - certainly not these days - but I look on with despair to see the conservatives of that party becoming an endangered species. It bodes ill that they are being steadily replaced with extremists and idiot reactionaries.
"But Washington’s reluctance to pressure Israel in any meaningful way transcends U.S. administrations, giving rein to Netanyahu’s recklessness."
Surely this is a typo? That reluctance has been quite the opposite to keeping Netanyahu on a leash. ;-)