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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(134,886 posts)
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 04:35 PM 16 hrs ago

Netanyahu finally got what he wanted on Iran by appealing to an audience of one

JERUSALEM—The Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel was the greatest security failure of Benjamin Netanyahu’s career. Less than three years later, the Israeli prime minister is pursuing what may become his defining strategic achievement: toppling the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The campaign, undertaken side by side with the Americans, would transform the region’s strategic landscape with Israel as an unrivaled military power. And it would mark a stunning success for Netanyahu, who has long argued that the threat from Tehran isn’t only Israel’s problem but America’s as well.

Central to that success was Netanyahu’s belief that the most important audience for Israel’s case against Iran was the American president.

“He poured his efforts into an audience of one—President Trump,” said Aviv Bushinsky, a former adviser to Netanyahu.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/netanyahu-finally-got-what-he-wanted-on-iran-by-appealing-to-an-audience-of-one/ar-AA1XJUgU

Is kissing ass kosher Bibi?

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Netanyahu finally got what he wanted on Iran by appealing to an audience of one (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 16 hrs ago OP
The article was going so well, sarisataka 16 hrs ago #1
No different than what I say to Christians who contradict their religion Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 16 hrs ago #9
2 rotten-to-the-core, evil plonkers and war criminals Celerity 16 hrs ago #2
Another good example of why.... walkingman 16 hrs ago #3
If you think this has anything to do with religion iemanja 16 hrs ago #5
So what is your opinion..... walkingman 15 hrs ago #10
So wars that involve Jews and Muslims are about religion iemanja 9 hrs ago #11
He finally found one stupid enough to do his bidding iemanja 16 hrs ago #4
Excellent article but vanessa_ca 16 hrs ago #6
Interesting and this will ultimately be his undoing... RT Atlanta 16 hrs ago #7
Look up Netanyahu's real last name. Blue Full Moon 16 hrs ago #8

walkingman

(10,708 posts)
3. Another good example of why....
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 04:42 PM
16 hrs ago

Religions to be the destroyers of humanity. They are the primary reason we are not better than this.

walkingman

(10,708 posts)
10. So what is your opinion.....
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 06:30 PM
15 hrs ago

Before the 1979 revolution, Iran and Israel were allies, highlighting that the current extreme hostility is largely driven by the post-1979 religious ideological shift in Iran.

iemanja

(57,739 posts)
11. So wars that involve Jews and Muslims are about religion
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 11:44 PM
9 hrs ago

Geopolitical interests have nothing to do with it?

But the US’ endless wars are not based on religion? Does that make them better?

So according to you, the problem is not about nuclear weapons, power, or dominance, but the mere fact that Jews and Muslims exist on this planet.

iemanja

(57,739 posts)
4. He finally found one stupid enough to do his bidding
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 04:44 PM
16 hrs ago

and there is lots of stupidity all around supporting it.

vanessa_ca

(775 posts)
6. Excellent article but
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 04:45 PM
16 hrs ago

this part is terrifying

"“I want to again thank my friend President Trump for the cooperation between us and between Israel and the United States. Together we’ll achieve our aims, God willing,” Netanyahu says, with “Top Gun”-style rock music playing in the background. For now, most Jewish Israelis give Netanyahu high marks for handling the war. A poll released this week by the Jerusalem-based Israel Democracy Institute found that 74% of Jewish Israelis and 16% of Arab Israelis trust Netanyahu to manage the conflict with Iran."

74%. I'm sincerely shocked and ashamed that the number is that high

RT Atlanta

(2,717 posts)
7. Interesting and this will ultimately be his undoing...
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 04:45 PM
16 hrs ago

Reading 'The Outlier' by Kai Bird about Jimmy Carter's presidency right now. Fascinating for me to learn that "Israeli sales of military equipment to Iran during the first two years of the Reagan administration totaled just over $180 million."

Interesting in the sense of republican fuckery of our country for going on 50 years now.

net-and-yahoo is going to have his comeuppance from this war and i expect it will ultimately backfire on him - and be a real burden to the people who live in Israel/Palestine.

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