Was Bibi's battle against Iran really a fight for his own survival?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu probably understood a while ago that objecting to the Iran deal would lead nowhere, but insisted on waging the battle against it for domestic political considerations.
Whoever expected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to acknowledge his defeat and change his policy was mistaken. President Barack Obama ensured his victory Sept. 2 when he won over enough Democratic senators to support the Iranian nuclear agreement. Then, to everyone’s consternation, the defeated party declared a victory, too. Netanyahu is not prepared to lose, and evidently doesn’t know how to concede defeat graciously. For the first time, we have two winners of the same game.
If Obama won in the real world, then Netanyahu has declared a moral victory. His problem is that aside from himself and his Republican patrons, no one else in the world buys his story. Even the Saudis, who furiously attack the nuclear deal behind closed doors, expressed their official, public support for the deal at the end of last week. But Netanyahu remains adamant. He won, he is the voice of worldwide morality and ultimate righteousness. History will judge between him and Obama.
