C Raja Mohan writes: The US can walk, whistle and chew gum at the same time

The unexpected explosion of the Israel-Palestine conflict has raised questions about the potential overstretch in American grand strategy. Put simply, can the US walk, whistle and chew gum at the same time? Can Washington determine outcomes in simultaneous wars in Europe, the Middle East and Asia amidst the growing strategic collaboration between Beijing and Moscow and Tehran's capacity to create trouble? Is the US public ready to support expansive military commitments around the world? In recent years, Russia and China have convinced themselves that the West is in terminal decline and American primacy in the global order could be challenged….