Critics have said the US decision to retreat from the region has led to a greater likelihood of conflict

As Israeli jets struck targets in Iran on Friday morning, the US moved quickly to distance itself from Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to target Tehran in an escalation that threatens an all-out war in the Middle East.

The unilateral strikes indicated a collapse of Donald Trump’s efforts to restrain the Israeli prime minister and almost certainly scuttled Trump’s efforts to negotiate a deal with Iran that would prevent the country from seeking a nuclear weapon.

It also will probably lead to an Iranian retaliation that could develop into a larger war between Israel and Iran, a new conflict that Trump has publicly sought to avoid.

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    Trump needs a war he didn’t start that he can get involved in so he can claim to be a wartime president. “Can’t hold an election when we are at war!”

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      This also fulfills the anti-prophecy of him calling himself the most peaceful president ever. He only ever presides over peaceful times.

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    One of the dumbest headlines I’ve read all year. The US administration is supporting all of this.

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    “collapse of trumps efforts to restrain netanyahu”… right. If netanyahu did this against US pleas, then why is the US shooting down the Iranian reprisal? Seems like they’d take trump more seriously he didn’t just support them regardless.

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    And lets not forget that bible-thumping Evangelical Zionists are a large part of the reason Israel has such free reign and support in American politics. Especially now that they’ve completely infiltrated the highest echelons of power in DC.

    This death cult want an all out war in the Middle East to lead to the End Times.

    Trump is the willing dupe.

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    I wonder what happens if everyone in the region starts lobbing missiles at isreal. How long can they maintain their air defense under a saturated attack? It takes time to reload those systems. A dumb missile launched in isreals direction requires a expensive one to intercept it. All it takes is the powers in the region to collectively decide they have taken enough shit from them and isreal is screwed. Not that they don’t deserve it. You can bet trump wont get involved. He needs those troops to put a knee on our collective necks.

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    I guess this explains the 20000 anti-drone missiles the US admin diverted from Ukraine to the “middle east”

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    is anyone surprised about being president that’s in mental decline and a convicted felon and a weak piece of shit has no control over other leaders in the world?

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    Lmao. Trump is unable to restrain his fuckin stupid hair on a windy day. He can’t do shit to influence a single world leader anywhere.