The mainstream media seems to be recognizing en masse what the alternative media has known for years. From John Mac Ghlionn at antiwar.com:
The Man Who Sold Us Iraq Just Sent Trump a Real Warning
Thomas Friedman’s message to President Trump, published in The New York Times, cuts sharper than most of the foggy, ideologically neutered op-eds that clutter that paper. It is, quite simply, one of the most brutally honest assessments of America’s relationship with Israel in years – from Thomas Friedman, of all people: an institutionalist and a stalwart of all things Zionist. What makes his message so urgent is not just what he says, but who he says it to, and why it matters now.
Let’s start with the heart of it: “This Israeli government is not our ally.” That line, once unspeakable in polite Washington company, is now printed in black and white on the pages of the Times. And Friedman is right to say it. Because an ally doesn’t bleed your treasury for decades while actively undermining your regional standing. An ally doesn’t gorge on billions in annual U.S. aid while openly defying your wishes and demands. An ally doesn’t hijack your foreign policy just to keep a prime minister out of prison.
In this ridiculous climate, where the term “antisemitism” is used to silence justified dissent, I feel compelled to say the obvious: this isn’t about the Israeli people necessarily; it’s about Benjamin Netanyahu and the ultranationalist, theocratic coalition he’s assembled. Friedman’s central thesis is strategic, not sentimental: Netanyahu’s government is dismantling what little remains of America’s regional influence. It is making the U.S. look weak, directionless, and captive to a foreign leader who will happily torch long-term stability for short-term political survival.
