During the Arab-Israeli War in October 1973, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger had frequent discussions with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin. During a conversation on 18 October 1973, after he agreed that the military situation was stable, even stalemated, Kissinger declared that “my nightmare is a victory for either side.” Dobrynin observed: “it is not only your nightmare.”
No reason is given. The commentary guesses that "he may have worried that if either Egypt or Israel attained a decisive military advantage it would weaken U.S. influence over post-war peace talks. Dobrynin likely had the same concern for the Soviet position."
But perhaps it is just that the US foreign policy is to keep things as close to the status quo as possible, because any changes means an entirely new paradigm where the US could lose influence.
And we've certainly been seeing that with Israel (and, for that matter, Ukraine.) The US has said that Israel can defend itself, but it has never said it supports Israel winning - achieving its military goals of the destruction of Hamas or the defeat of Hezbollah, let alone ending the Iranian regime.
One can postulate that US policy towards its allies in regional conflicts around the world has been more to avoid their defeat rather than help them emerge victorious. There are several reasons for this:A US perception that complete victory by one side could destabilize entire regionsThe concern that a dominant regional power might be harder to influence than multiple competing statesThe desire for states like Israel to have continued dependence on US supportAvoiding escalation that might draw in other major powers
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