America is on a wartime basis with its Israeli ally

Joe Biden reiterated America’s unwavering support for Israel, both military and diplomatic, at the White House on Tuesday afternoon. Frozen in fear, the US president cannot back down from this new international crisis, which, like the stalemate in Afghanistan and Russian aggression in Ukraine, seems to be distracting him from his absolute priority, the confrontation with China. The tragedy in the Levant touches the heart of American interests: as he confirmed on Monday, eleven American citizens were killed in the fighting and many others. “probably” The number of Hamas hostages in the Gaza tunnels, as well as the missing, is unknown.

In response to the thunderous attack, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Sunday the deployment of a carrier strike group, including a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, to the eastern Mediterranean. Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78). With 75 warplanes and a crew of 5,000, this massive ship…