Benjamin Netanyahu And Israel

NY Times Reports On White House “Situation Room” Discussions That Led To Decision To Go To War With Iran

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After more than five weeks of war, now the NY Times reports on the White House “Situation Room” discussions that led to the decision for Donald Trump to decide that America should go to war with Iran.

It is now more clear than ever before that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had an overwhelming impact on Donald Trump, and was actually present in the “Situation Room” to give the case for war.

But it is also clear that Vice President JD Vance had strong discomfort about going to war, and that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, General Dan Caine (Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), and White House Chief of Staff Suzie Wiles, all had different levels of reservation about the military effort.

Interestingly, and disturbing, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard were not even part of the group considering what action to take.

At the same time, why would non diplomats Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, who clearly botched their negotiations with Iran before February 28, and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (who is way out of the loop in regards to her own utterances and behavior), even be part of the discussion?

Only Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was strongly advocating action, and the rest were wimpy and weak and caved in to Trump’s evil instincts.

The danger to the Strait of Hormuz being shut down was discussed by General Caine, and the concern about the depletion of munitions over time. And everyone certainly knew a war would have a disastrous economic effect, as well as undermine relations with NATO allies and other friendly nations, but the entire group, in differing levels, were too weak to come out and oppose the military action.

For this, the Trump Presidency and its participants on high levels will be condemned in the long run of history, and most certainly, it will have a massive negative effect on Donald Trump and the Republican Party in the upcoming Midterm Elections of 2026, although Trump is attempting to interfere in such elections, and must be vehemently fought in every way possible, in court and on the streets, to prevent such corruption and fixing or preventing elections.

American democracy is at stake, and everyone must be ready to do their part to promote necessary change, which should include the forced resignation or removal of Donald Trump, and replacement by Vice President Vance, who although he went along in a weak way with the actions taken, at least it is clear that he would be likely to change course when and if he became President of the United States!

Donald Trump Clearly Most Dangerous President In American History, Bar None!

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For many years, there have been psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals who have warned that President Donald Trump was highly dangerous and reckless, in his rhetoric, behavior, and actions, is an incessant liar, and totally unhinged and incoherent.

Trump has demonstrated he has no ethics, morals, scruples, humanity, decency, compassion, or empathy, and he has shown clearly that he is a racist, misogynist, nativist, Islamophobe, homophobe, and despite so called “friendship” with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has strong record of utilizing antisemitism at times.

He has undermined our national security and defenses; our legal and judicial system; and the social justice state that began in the Progressive Era of Theodore Roosevelt and continued through the New Deal of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Great Society of Lyndon B. Johnson, and beyond.

He has allowed the system of mutual security through alliances with NATO and Asian nations to be left in tatters, as he consorts with dictators around the world, including Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation, but also other authoritarian nations, while undermining democracy, and utilizing the old concept of US Imperialism, and willingness to use force against international law.

He has enriched the super wealthy, while working to undermine the middle class, and with no concern about those who are poor and disadvantaged, and has damaged our environment, health care, consumer protection, labor rights, educational and cultural institutions, and worked on wiping out immigration in a manner equivalent of the shortsightedness of a century ago.

He repesents a threat to the nation and the world, and action should be commenced to remove him from office as a danger that must be recognized by those in authority through legal channels.

Sadly, likely, no action will be taken, as the people around Donald Trump are totally sycophants, more interested in their own financial and political advancement, and they may end up responsible for a disastrous Holocaust of massive proportions, that will condemn them in history, but cause great harms to tens of millions of Americans, along with massive numbers around the world.

Sadly, The US-Israeli War Against Iran Will Cause Rising Antisemitism, Endangering World Wide Jewry, Including In America!

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Sadly, the US-Israel War Against Iran, while it has led to the death of the Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei, who was certainly a major detriment, will cause rising antisemitism worldwide, endangering world wide Jewry, including in America.

Ironically, there is a major split in both Israel and international Jewry, including American Jews, toward the right wing government of the nation of Israel, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest serving Israeli leader in the nation’s history.

Many blame Netanyahu for the horrendous October 7, 2023 Massacre by Hamas, which killed about 1200 Israelis and foreigners, and which led to the more than two year war that has killed about 72,000 Palestinians, and also a massive number of journalists who have engaged in reporting the horrors of that war.

The criticism is that Netanyahu failed to provide adequate security for the threat of a Hamas attack, and has not been willing to take responsibility for the tragedy, and is using the horrors of that day to sustain himself in power without formal accountability.

Younger Jews in America are often major critics of Israel’s government, and there is a noticeable split between AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), which is totally supportive of Zionism and the Israeli government, and the J Street advocacy group, which is highly critical of Israel’s government and extremist Zionism.

J Street has promoted co-existence and a two state solution, and is against expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and for a more democratic Israel, seeing Netanyahu as a horrible leader, and angry he has not been held accountable for the security lapses that led to the October 7 tragedy. Netanyahu has been on trial in Israel for corruption for a few years, but still leads the government, and there has been no real investigation of the October 7 lapses.

So sadly, there is a growing threat against Jewish organizations, institutions, and individuals from extremism of all kinds, both in America and worldwide.

A Massive Crisis As US And Israel Wage War On Iran, Throwing Mideast Into Chaos!

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What seemed evident has occurred, as Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel have this morning waged war on Iran, throwing the Mideast into chaos, and endangering stability of not only that area, but also the entire world, and also, endangering American national security itself!

Negotiations were going on with Iran, which was having discussions with Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, neither officially in the government, to prevent them from trying to develop nuclear power that could, in theory, but without substance, someday lead to nuclear weapons. So what is clear is that “Regime Change” is the goal of this military intervention.

But all of a sudden, war is waged in the midst of the negotiations, and it seems clear it is designed to take pressure off Donald Trump regarding the “Epstein Files”, with the growing indication that Trump engaged in rape and abuse of underage girls over the years with the support of the despicable Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Trump did not go to Congress to gain backing for what he is doing, violating the War Powers Act, and he has demonstrated that his earlier professed “isolationist” views on foreign policy in his first term, have now been obliterated as he has proved to be an extreme aggressor in his year and more of his second term, including:

removing Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela without allowing opposition leaders to replace him;

threatened seizure of Greenland from Denmark;

has spoken of retaking the Panama Canal from Panama despite the Panama Canal Treaty that gave it back to Panama in the year 2000;

talked about Canada becoming the “51st State”;

has waged tariff wars against all nations, and in so doing, alienated our NATO allies and our Asian allies;

and has been belligerent toward international organizations, including the United Nations, but also so many other groups.

This development can be seen as promoting the goal of Trump to rally American “patriots” in support, and therefore, allow him to insure that his Republican Party, with the additional plan for action to interfere in the Midterm Elections of 2026, insure that the Democratic Party would be unable to gain control of either house of Congress. That would guarantee that Trump’s determination to control absolute power escalates ever more.

What is perfectly clear is that the war waged on Iran will not resolve itself in the short term, will not be equivalent of a Venezuela situation, and likely will require combat troops in the Middle East once again, at potential great cost of life on all sides including Americans, and will be a massive budget buster, harming our long range economic outlook.

So what millions of Americans did by electing Donald Trump, demonstrates how short sighted, lacking in knowledge, and often pure ignorance they were. So the long term battle for America for the long term, the battle for democracy and the rule of law, suffers ever further!

Trump Foreign Policy In Disarray, Particularly With Russia And Israel

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The idea that Donald Trump is “in charge” on American foreign policy has now been proved to be incorrect.

Trump came in with a pro Russian and pro Israel foreign policy, but now he is demonstrating disagreements with both Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu.

Both autocratic leaders are clearly NOT allowing the American autocrat to dictate to them what they should do regarding the Russia-Ukraine War and the Israel-Gaza War.

Trump had thought he would accomplish his goals of ending both wars on “Day One”!

Reality is otherwise, and is making Trump look weak and ineffective in foreign policy, as much as he is causing disarray with our long term allies in NATO.

America’s role in the world is in flux, and not for the better!