A few days ago, United States called for a ceasefire, but on the other hand, it still provided military support to Israel and sent troops to the Middle East. How to understand this contradictory attitude of United States in person and behind the scenes? Let's take a look at the analysis of special commentator Su Xiaohui.
There is a clear strategic logic behind the contradictory behavior of the United States
Special Commentator Su Xiaohui: United States' actions seem to be contradictory, but in fact, there is a clear strategic logic behind them. After the escalation of the current round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, United States of course paid close attention to the development of the security situation in the Middle East, recently tried to exert more influence on Israel, demanded a ceasefire in Israel, and hoped that the international community would pay attention to the security of the Middle East. However, it is clear that the military and security cooperation between the United States and Israel is still close, and United States regards Israel as an important and irreplaceable strategic asset in the Middle East, and hopes to further expand its strategic goals by exerting influence on Israel.
Special Commentator Su Xiaohui: Therefore, the US side agrees with the recent adjustment of the focus of Israel's military operations, believing that Israel has shifted the focus of its military operations from the Gaza Strip to the Lebanese-Israeli temporary border. At the same time, the United States is concerned about the sudden escalation of Israel's recent military strikes against Lebanon's Allah Party, which has started a ground offensive and is also paying attention to the next stage of changes. In United States's view, the contraction of Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip is in the interests of the United States, and if the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip can be alleviated, it will reduce the impact on the United States's domestic elections and reduce the international pressure on the United States. At the same time, United States believes that when Israel focuses more on Lebanon's Allah attack, especially some important targets of Hezbollah, it will weaken the "arc of resistance" led by Iran and pose more containment to Iran.
The U.S. strategic layout in the Middle East has exacerbated the risk of conflict spillover
Su Xiaohui: In addition, United States believe that although there has been an escalation of tensions between Israel and Iran recently, it is United States acceptable if the military actions of both sides are within a controllable range. Therefore, United States's wishful thinking is to use Israel to further weaken regional powers while preventing itself from becoming angry. But it is clear that this contradiction in United States' actions, as well as the clear logical chain behind it, is in line with its own strategic interests. The focus of United States is not on peace and stability in the Middle East, nor does it want to fundamentally resolve long-standing contradictions and differences; such an approach will only exacerbate the accumulation of contradictions.
Su Xiaohui, Special Commentator: Technically, although United States exerts influence on Israel's actions, especially after the recent Iran strikes, the United States is trying to identify the targets and scope of Israel's retaliatory actions, and also warns Israel that if it strikes Iran's nuclear facilities, it may cause the conflict to spiral out of control. Obviously, this approach of the United States is more about controlling the risk of spillover from the Middle East conflict in a technical and tactical way, and does not solve the fundamental problem. In the process of accumulating contradictions, the space for action of all parties will further shrink, and the risk of spillover will further increase.
(Source: CCTV News)