Antoun,

The West is certainly collapsing.

Merely witness the lack of any semblance of coherent leadership.

Not to mention the financial hollowing out.

The question is to the details of its collapse.

If Israel does physically invade Lebanon, it seems there is a trap, having been set, will spring.

Sort of like the West invading Russia.

The leadership is so totally caught up in its own echo chamber, even history no longer matters.

Netanyahu defines the word hubris.

Ozymandias.

Tragedy and farce all wrapped in one moment.