Gerard Baker
@gerardtbaker
Editor-at-Large and Free Expression Columnist @WSJ. Host of WSJ's Opinion #FreeExpressionPodcast. Telling people what they don’t want to hear.
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From Wall Street Journal Opinion: If we continue to defer to rather than deter our adversaries, Beijing will surely respond like Iran, Russia and terrorists worldwide when this president says “Don’t,” writes Gerard Baker on.wsj.com/49yx6xT on.wsj.com/49yx6xT
This article by Gerard Baker is a must-read for anybody concerned with and/or confused about the current state of the world -- Opinion: Western Democracy's Future Depends on Israel's Victory wsj.com/articles/weste…
A must-read from Gerard Baker ➡️ Western Democracy’s Future Depends on Israel’s Victory
'If Israel is prevented from defeating Hamas, we should be under no illusions about what it will mean for the future of democracy.
If, under the pressure of internal Democratic politics
'Forcing [Israel] to succumb to moral outrage over the violence that invariably comes with waging war would represent the self-imposition of an inescapable restraint on our own ability to defend ourselves.' Gerard Baker
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Excellent work laying out the stakes, Gerard Baker.
“And in demanding that a democratic country conduct war to standards that have never been met…we will be signaling the ultimate surrender of our democracy too.”
Both English clubs down at the half but with Euros close it’s quite a sight to see so many English players dominant in late stages of champions league: Kane, Saka, Rice, Bellingham, Stones, Foden, Grealish (+Dier and White who won’t even get a look in at Euros). #ChampionsLeague
If Israel can somehow be bullied into forgoing victory over this enemy, our own capacity to wage wars inflicted on us will be dramatically diminished, writes Gerard Baker
on.wsj.com/3VRoqj0