Who wouldn’t want big brother on their side? From Jon Hoffman at nationalinterest.org:
The Israeli prime minister has a history of encouraging Washington to get involved in Middle Eastern conflicts.
Once again, the Middle East is on the brink of full-scale war. The tit-for-tat exchanges between Israel and Iran are increasing the risk that the United States will get sucked into another Middle East war. As such, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s longstanding efforts to get Washington to attack Tehran—combined with new incentives amid Israel’s war in Gaza—are cause for major concern.
This past weekend, Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel in its first direct military assault against the country. This retaliatory attack by Iran was in direct response to Israel’s strike on an Iranian consulate building adjacent to Tehran’s embassy in Syria earlier this month. The strike killed Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, one of the highest-ranking commanders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). This represents the highest level targeted assassination of an Iranian official since the drone strike that killed Major General Qassem Soleimani in 2020.
The attack marks a new precedent in the decades-long “shadow war” between Iran and Israel.
Israel has reportedly informed the United States and other states in the region that a response from Tel Aviv is inevitable. President Biden supposedly advised Netanyahu to “slow things down” after Iran’s recent attack. However, the administration’s passivity was summarized by the words of White House National Security Communications Spokesperson John Kirby: “I think we have to wait and see what the Israelis decide to do.”
A war between Israel and Iran—which would undoubtedly come with direct American involvement—would be catastrophic for U.S. interests and the Middle East. Washington needs to make clear that America’s chief interest is to avoid being dragged into another ruinous military campaign in the region.
There is a reason the replacement newcomers call it Uncle Sucker.
Any nation that lives to serve its parasites will be consumed by them.
Barry and Valjarr are loving it by the people’s champagne fountain?
They do love them some Iran.
Sad trombones and faces when the Rapture Express (RE) is AWOL.
Pass the collection plate comrade, God just ran out of ca$h.