“A narcissistic injury occurs when someone defeats or criticizes the narcissistic individual. The narcissist may not show it outwardly, but they are haunted by criticisms and defeats. They begin to feel empty, degraded, and humiliated and are capable of retaliating with narcissistic rage. Their reactions constitute disdain or defiant attacks”
Remember when Clinton’s blue dress made the news - Clinton launched a huge air raid on Baghdad that weekend for “violations” of the treaty Saddam had after GW1. In fact Clinton used the pretext of those “treaty violations” a lot during his terms to put competing stories on the air.