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If Israel is attacked...

Will a promise made by politicians to a not-so-hypothetical situation be too little, too late?

Israelis sit in a bomb shelter [illustrative photo
Photo by: Amir Cohen / Reuters
"If Israel is attacked …" is a phrase heard often by mostly well-meaning politicians from both American parties when they are out on the campaign trail, or even while holding office to express their intent to come to the aid of the Jewish State.

But as anyone who follows current events knows, the phrase is not only trite, it reveals a certain unfamiliarity with today's Middle East and in the context of Iran, could even be considered dangerous.

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