Tag: J.D. Vance

Willow Tohi, Inside the Iran War decision: How Netanyahu sold Trump on a conflict his own advisers called ‘farcical’

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By Willow Tohi Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu persuaded President Donald Trump to launch war against Iran through a February 2026 Situation Room presentation, despite deep skepticism from Trump’s top advisers.   CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine deemed Netanyahu’s regime change predictions “farcical” and “bullsh*t”.   Vice President JD Vance was the most vocal opponent of military action, warning of regional chaos, mass casualties, and political betrayal of Trump’s anti-war base.   Netanyahu’s promises of a quick war have…

Kevin Barrett, Trump’s “America First” vs. Neocons’ “Israel First”: It’s Showdown Time

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By Kevin Barrett, for American Free Press For decades the US hasn’t had enough enemies. So it has been borrowing them from Israel, which has all it can handle and then some, due to its terrorism, assassinations, expansionist ambitions, and genocidal policies. Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has devoted his entire political career to cajoling the US into fighting Israel’s wars. Since the 1980s US Mideast policies have been primarily designed to benefit Israel, including America’s eight-trillion-dollar 9/11 wars. Absent Israel, the US could easily have maintained cordial relations with every…