The Middle East Strategic ‘Balance’ Shredded
The Middle East Strategic ‘Balance’ Shredded President Trump was understood to not want a Mid-East war that might blight his rosy re-election prospects (so long as the US stock market stays inflated, and the economy doesn’t tank). Pat Buchanan, the three-times US Presidential candidate, warned Trump that if there is a potential landmine on Trump’s road to reelection, it may be found in the Middle and Near East: « Not infrequently, foreign policy has proven decisive in presidential years ». Plus Iran was not seeking any major confrontation; Hizbullah wasn’t; Iraq wasn’t; and the Israeli Security Establishment wasn’t. In fact, the strategic balance – though sorely tested… The Middle East Strategic ‘Balance’ Shredded