QOTD: Buyer's Remorse

Robert Kuttner, writing in The American Prospect, about the right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Bibi "Bomb Bomb" Netanyahu's successful effort to convince the unfit, violent and ignorant Malignant Fascist that the war on Iran would be simple, successful and over quickly:

"This week, The New York Times published a detailed investigative piece on the key meeting on February 11 in the White House Situation Room, where Netanyahu, joined by Mossad director David Barnea speaking on a screen, made the case for war, supposedly based on deep Mossad intelligence.

According to the Times, Netanyahu claimed four benefits. 'Iran’s ballistic missile program could be destroyed in a few weeks. The regime would be so weakened that it could not choke off the Strait of Hormuz.' The risk that Iran could harm U.S. interests in neighboring Gulf countries was assessed as minimal. And street protests would resume and create conditions for regime change.

John Ratcliffe, the CIA director, described the Mossad claims as 'farcical.' According to the Times, Trump then asked Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for his view.

Gen. Caine replied: 'Sir, this is, in my experience, standard operating procedure for the Israelis. They oversell, and their plans are not always well-developed. They know they need us, and that’s why they’re hard-selling.'

Despite these warnings, which proved prescient, Trump was all in. One can only imagine the buyer’s remorse that Trump feels now.

Just as Bibi pushed Trump into making war based on false premises, he now wants the war to continue as long as possible. His corruption trial resumes Saturday. Elections must be held by October, and despite his multiple wars, Netanyahu’s governing coalition has consistently been well behind in polls." (our emphasis)

The MF has said nary a word about Bibi's deceptive sales job, perhaps because he's too busy figuring out a scheme to make money off of a peace deal with Iran, which the Israeli leader would oppose before Iran is reduced to rubble. Bibi's joined by the sinister, murdering  Crown Prince Mohammed bin "Bone Saw" Salman of Saudi Arabia and others with that position. With friends like these.....

(photo: He sold me a lemon, and I don't know how to make lemonade)