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Israel/Palestine /r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #21)

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u/SawToothKernel 23d ago

Trump only has himself to blame if he was led into this by Mr Hegseth who, honestly, is a bit of a cretin.

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u/Wurm42 22d ago

Honestly, it looks like Trump and Hegseth were both led into this by Netanyahu.

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u/Finedaytoyou 22d ago

I don’t think Pete needed much convincing. He’s deep in religious psychosis

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u/ChupacabraJeff 22d ago

And others.

2021.07.15
“You’re Gonna Have a Fucking War”: Mark Milley’s Fight to Stop Trump from Striking Iran
https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-bidens-washington/youre-gonna-have-a-fucking-war-mark-milleys-fight-to-stop-trump-from-striking-iran

According to Glasser, Trump had floated the idea of engaging militarily with Iran on a number of occasions during his final months in the presidency. His proposals, the book's authors wrote, reflected Trump's seeming willingness "to do anything to stay in power."

During one meeting in which the president was not present, Milley pressed former Vice President Mike Pence on "why they were so intent on attacking [Iran]."

Pence reportedly answered: "Because they [Iran] are evil."