| ▲ | pstuart 2 hours ago | |||||||
In the past, yes. Because this admin has only one person who calls the shots, it was started because he wanted it. Reports indicate that Bibi played on his ego, and recent "success" in Venezuela gave the illusion that "regime change" was easy, as well as an apparent long time hatred for Iran were the drivers here. It is mind boggling that tens of millions of people continue to say "This is fine." | ||||||||
| ▲ | ghastmaster 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
In Trump's past: > In 1987, when Donald Trump was first flirting with running for president, he told an audience in New Hampshire that the United States should attack the "horrible, horrible country" of Iran, "and take over some of their oil." In the years since, Trump talked about grabbing control of the natural resources of Venezuela, Iraq, Syria, Kuwait, and Libya, too. https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-energy-dominance-oil-i... In his recent past: > “To be honest with you, my favourite thing is to take the oil in Iran, but some stupid people back in the US say: ‘Why are you doing that?’ But they’re stupid people,” Trump told the British newspaper. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/30/trump-wants-to-inva... | ||||||||
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| ▲ | Hikikomori an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
Not just Bibi, kushner and Saudi Royals as well. Kushner received billions of Saudi money for his fund. Bibi literally slept in Jared's childhood bed when visiting the states. | ||||||||