President Biden’s sagacious advice to Israel – “take the win” – expressed relief that Iran’s attack on Israel last weekend had been thwarted, and warned that this result did not warrant a further escalation of the conflict with Iran. As a sporting metaphor, it tells a winning team not to question its victory but to rejoice, go home and move on. Whether Israel was in a mood to take that advice is another matter. It will know that tit-for-tat armed exchanges can get out of hand, even if they are meant to be limited.