Brutal, Chaotic War – Norms, Conventions and Laws of Conduct Are Being Erased
Brutal, Chaotic War – Norms, Conventions and Laws of Conduct Are Being Erased We stand on the cusp of what might be termed Chaotic War. Not the formula used by Israel often in the past to intimidate adversaries; this is different. Israeli reporter Eddie Cohen said, in the wake of the attack on the Iranian Consulate: “We are very clear that we want to start a war with Iran and Hezbollah. Do you still not understand?” “ Israel wants to drag Iran into a full-scale war in order to be able to strike at Iran’s nuclear facilities ”, though these facilities are beyond American and Israeli reach, buried beneath mountains. Cohen, and of course, Israel’s military leadership, will know that; but Israel nonetheless is locking itself into a logic that can only lead to defeat. Iran’s nuclear facilities are safe from Israeli assault. The destruction of civilian Iranian infrastructure, which is out in the open, may kill many, but will not, per se, collapse the Iranian state...