IRAN Versus ISRAEL, WHO WON?
Welcome back to Cherie Zaslawsky who has submitted a most insightful post about the Iranian attack on Israel. My thanks go to her – Gibber! Gibber! Chugley April 13th, 2024: Iran’s Shocking Dress Rehearsal There are many interpretations of Iran’s unprecedented direct attack on Israel floating around in cyberspace, but only one in the mainstream media: Iran’s attack was appropriate payback for Israel taking down IRGC general Mohammed Reza Zahedi, the mastermind behind the October 7th massacre—and Israel should stand down since nearly all of Iran’s 300+ missiles were intercepted. In fact, Biden, whom we now know greenlighted Iran’s attack, told Israel to “take it as a win.” Translation: Don’t you dare retaliate against the massive onslaught from Iran, codenamed, as I learned from Daniel Greenfield, “YaRasool Allah”—Messenger of Allah. So what is Iran’s message? Simply that it plans to annihilate Israel in the name of Allah. And April 13th can best be understood as a practice volley. IRAN VS. ISRAEL: WHO WON? One of the 300+ missiles Iran fired at Israel on April 13th As Israeli commentator Amir Tsarfati points out: “Victory is not what you do in defense, but in offense!” I give the win here to Iran. Why? Because Iran accomplished several feats—first and foremost, it blasted well over 300 rockets at its arch-enemy, the “Zionist entity.” That goes over well in the Arab Islamic world. In fact, in the Arab world, military might is viewed as the pinnacle of strength, and strength is revered, while any sign of weakness is deplored. So we shouldn’t be surprised that Iran gets accolades from its proxies and friends. From Reuters: “Iran’s attack on Israel stirs admiration among Gaza Palestinians.” Now Iran has removed its mask and essentially claimed its role as the premier badass of the Middle East. As…