The Iranian war

To understand the scenario faced by Israel a key article by Yossi Klein Halevi has been published in the New Republic at http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=0954c392-d8c2-437a-aedb-581fabeddb3e. I'm sure the author is right by implication: that without a decisive military victory, Israel and much of what we hold dear in the West will continue to be existentially threatened by Iran. Copy the URL and paste into your browser to see the article.