The Murdered Hostages and the Costs of American Restraint
Americans are morally liable for our backseat-driving of the Gaza war.
September 3, 2024
Americans are morally liable for our backseat-driving of the Gaza war.
While many Israelis are asking what their government could have done differently to prevent the murder of these six hostages, John Podhoretz asks the same question of America—which didn’t face Israel’s dilemmas:
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Login or SubscribeAmericans are morally liable for our backseat-driving of the Gaza war.
Among the mourners.
A failure of political will, not military ability.
Ethics of the Fathers.
Let federalism do its job.