The Andrew Klavan Show Is The Israel-Hamas War Good For The United States? | Dr. Michael Doran
Jul 30, 2025
Dr. Michael Doran, a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute specializing in Middle East security, discusses the Israel-Hamas war and its potential benefits for U.S. foreign policy. He analyzes the geopolitical shifts in the region, focusing on Iranian weakening and the implications for Israel and the U.S. Doran critiques the complexities of U.S. involvement in Syria and explores how Palestinian suffering is manipulated by factions like Hamas. He advocates for a realist approach to American interests and emphasizes reevaluating the UN's role in the humanitarian crisis.
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Israel-Iran War Context
- The current Israel-Hamas conflict is effectively an Iran-Israel war along with an Iran-U.S. asymmetric conflict.
- Israel's recent military actions have weakened Iran's regional proxy power significantly but not eliminated it.
Israel Will Destroy Hamas
- The war in Gaza will not end until Israel destroys Hamas.
- No Israeli politician can win an election supporting Hamas's survival, so Israel will continue the war until Hamas is eliminated.
Israel as America's Strategic Ally
- Israel is America's key ally in the Middle East especially as U.S. shifts focus to East Asia.
- The U.S. needs strong regional allies with military power, like Israel and Turkey, to counter rivals like China and Iran.