Dov Lieber
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Iran can currently, and they're a big threat to Israelis who live in northern Israel.
So they may shift their resources, more of their resources to their fight with Hezbollah, while the Americans figure out what it is they want to do next in Iran.
I've been asking Iran about this, and the reality is what I'm told is that in terms of munitions and manpower, they have it.
They have it.
But there is one resource that is very finite and very limited and very important.
And those are the missile interceptors.
And the longer the campaign goes on, the less Israel has, the less it can protect its strategic sites and its civilians.
And that is a major problem and a major factor for Israel.
If the war were to end today as it is, I think what you're going to hear are two narratives.
The first is that, well, mission success.
I mean, Iran isn't the threat it was before a month ago.
It can't shoot waves of hundreds of missiles at Israel.
And its ability to project power has been significantly diminished.
So there isn't this sword of Damocles hanging over the Israelis' necks.
We broke the strength of Iran's terrorist forces, who attacked us with a knife.
Netanyahu said Iran was no longer a threat to Israel's existence.
I think the critics of this campaign will say you've had a lot of tactical success.
You've blown up a lot of things.
You really reduced their military capabilities.
But what's the strategic success?