How long before the "strong" Arab states of the Middle East follow Syria, Iraq, and Libya into chaos?
We don't need overhyped claims about the collapse of Sykes-Picot to see that Israel has more than enough bad options to grapple with.
Even in a region that is unfree, Israel has shown that it can maintain liberty. There is no substitute for independent power.
Israel is a small state in a large, chaotic region. Its main challenge is to avoid costly errors, and stay strong.
. . . if he were caught between the rise of al-Qaeda and Iran and the decline of the United States?
The Middle East is imploding. America is pulling back. Time for a new regional strategy.