Was intended to be half hearted. According to our last Centcom chief, they fired every missile in their arsenal capable of reaching Israel. They intended damage, not impotence. They found out just how impotent they are, and that reports of international isolation of Israel are dramatically overstated.

It’s they who are isolated. Great that you disagree that Russia and China will continue to ride the sidelines, and maybe that’s right, but it would be a reckless cross of the fingers.