• Lvxferre
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    1 year ago

    A state doesn’t care directly about a half dozen deaths, be them of citizens paying taxes to said state or to another state.A state cares first and foremost about continuing its existence, and secondarily about expanding its own power.

    With that in mind:

    • It’s arguable if USA had anything to gain sharing the assessment with Israel. Probably more to lose, as the attacks make Israel rely further on USA (USA expands its power over Israel).
    • It’s also arguable if Israel had anything to gain by avoiding the attacks instead of retaliating them. The later made the state of Israel more sympathetic to the eyes of people and states elsewhere (soft power).

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