In today's NYT, Paul Krugman posits that the recent antics of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in front of our Congress to stall ongoing negotiations with Iran over nuclear weapons development was an effort to distract Israeli voters from their deteriorating economy. If true, this means Benjamin Netanyahu is willing to risk a potential literal scorched earth (war strategy) so he can continue his metaphorical economic scorched earth strategy.
Keep your eyes open... our government may be engaging similar tactics for similar reasons.
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