A recent article in The New Yorker about the fraught relationship between Trump and the military advised us that Trump was pressing the Joint Chiefs to bomb Iran in the waning days of his presidency, and that Netanyahu was pushing hard for it, as well. This part of the article received less national attention than Trump’s statements about having wounded veterans at his parades, but was more consequential in the real world.
Does this revelation surprise you? It is exactly what we can expect if Bibi and Trump manage to worm their way back into office in the near future, Trump’s previous allergy to Middle East wars notwithstanding.