So Netanyahu is making his closing argument that he and Trump will "finish the job" of changing the regime in Iran. Never mind that the war launched seven months ago has not come close to that goal. Never mind that the war has caused a global economic and energy shock that shows no sign of abating. Never mind that Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz, temporarily challenged at tremendous cost by the US military, will be a long-term outcome of this war. Never mind that regime change through air power has no chance of success. Never mind that an actual military regime change strategy would require major US ground forces and casualties, something deeply opposed by the American people. And Trump, for his part, is no longer focused on the illusion of regime change. He is looking for a deal. Something on Hormuz, something on Iran's nuclear program. Maybe after landing some additional blows, say at Pickaxe Mountain. Essentially something that will allow him to declare victory and walk away. And he hopes that Iran's retaliation for the blows don't completely upend the global economy. There are so many targets in the Gulf Iran has not struck yet -- energy, AI, infrastructure -- and the Saudis are tied up in a battle with the Houthis that could sink them. An attempt to "finish the job" will come at enormous cost. It's completely understandable that Israelis pine for the end of the Iranian regime, which for decades has called for Israel's destruction, and armed terrorist organizations, pursued a nuclear program, and rained missiles on Israel in pursuit of that goal. In that, Israelis share the goal of millions of Iranians. As soon as this stupid, failed war ends, all nations should recommit to helping the Iranian people free themselves from this tyranny. That is something that must come from within Iran. But an empty, last-minute pledge by a struggling prime minister to "finish the job", as alluring as it might sound, is just a promise of a forever war, one that the United States, even under Trump's misguided leadership, is not going to undertake, and one that Israel could not see through on its own.