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To: Alberta's Child
You do realize, of course, that Donald Trump basically has NYT reporter Maggie Haberman on speed dial -- right?

Trump has no problem talking to his enemies, and he knows full well they will lie, twist and deceive. He calls them out for it.

The point here is that people are hyping the "It's all for Israel!" and completely ignoring "We are on the firing line too!"

Yes, Israel benefits from our actions, but us not getting nuked because we wiped out Iran's nuke program, benefits us more.

254 posted on 07/30/2026 11:47:33 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: DiogenesLamp; Alberta's Child
The now notorious April 2026 article by Maggie Haberman—that relayed the early February 2026 meeting (involving Netanyahu, Israeli intelligence, Trump, and various people on Trump's team like Rubio, Vance, and so on) that eventually culminated in Epic Fury—has, to the best of my knowledge, not been denied or refuted by a single person in either Trump's camp or Netanyahu's camp.

And as I posted on FR back on May 21st, "the meeting described in the 4/07 article occurred on 2/11/2026. Other reporting published on that day directly corroborates that a meeting took place: "The two leaders [Trump and Netanyahu] spoke behind closed doors for more than two and a half hours in what Trump described as a "very good meeting" but said no major decisions were made and stopped short of publicly accepting Netanyahu's entreaties..."

260 posted on 07/30/2026 12:08:36 PM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007 (There is nothing new under the sun.)
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To: DiogenesLamp

Even if Iran never fires a nuke, the leverage they gain from location and having the threat available is enormous. Anyone who thinks that is acceptable needs to go participate in an Iranian water protest.

Then there is also the entire problem of a nuclear arms race in the ME, which MBS has guaranteed from the Saudi side of it, should Iran get nukes. There’s no chance in hell that doesn’t end up very badly, and I don’t just mean for the immediate countries involved.


282 posted on 07/30/2026 1:35:09 PM PDT by Paul R. (Old Viking saying: "Never be more than 3 steps away from your weapon ... or a Uriah Heep song!" ;-))
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