The paper, by the Kennedy School's Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago, is meeting with less reaction than it should, in my view. Why is that? Is the issue that radioactive? Is it one that the Democrats need to address in their platform?
If one accepts that elements of the US's Israel policy are one of the major sources of the fundamental Islamist rationale for anti-US action, and is an increasing source of alienation from other western and regional actors, can the absence of critical review and discussion be wise?