Sorry, he was the one beating the drums of war. I think he forgot that he was him and his friend Bernard Lewis who played an important role in convincing the VP. Cheney favors war against Iraq. Source: “The Israel Lobby and American Foreign Policy” J.J Maersheimer and S.M Walt Book.
What if Walt and Mearsheimer did their research out of the World Trade Towers around 9/11? John Mearsheimer is a realist who says that being a realist essentially means Not understanding reality. There are RU-vid videos of JM talking about the 5 burdens of realpolitik. His book on AIPAC was interesting, as was the lack of a book on the Jewish lobby in Germany before WWII. The closest book to a book of that ilk would be the behemoth "Blood and Iron" by Fritz Stern.
@@PaulWolinsky According to Mearsheimer the definition of realism is: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OI9mlNvJze0.html can you share the source (written or video,..) where he says that being realistic means not understanding reality. - He never talked about the “Jewish” lobby, he talked about the “Israel” lobby, which is a huge difference. - Yes indeed, he did research around 9/11 where he concluded that "in the aftermath of 9/11 the main strategic justification behind U.S. support for Israel became the claim that the two states were now "partners against terror". - Source: “The Israel Lobby and American Foreign Policy” page:60. - Maybe you mean "Gold and Iron" by Fritz Stern not "Blood and Iron" ?
