Posted on 03/14/2026 1:16:59 PM PDT by Trump20162020
President Donald Trump and some of his closest advisers were caught off guard by the scope of Iran’s military response to U.S. strikes, while key Gulf allies have privately expressed anger at the White House’s decision to escalate the conflict, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The publication reported Friday that “the president and some aides were surprised at the breadth and scope of Iran’s retaliation,” which included missile and drone launches targeting regional countries from Azerbaijan to Oman, according to people familiar with the matter.”
Gulf allies have reacted sharply behind closed doors.
“Allies in the Gulf are privately furious with the U.S., according to diplomats and others familiar with the matter,” the Journal reported Friday. “They blame the Trump administration for triggering a war that put them in the crosshairs and pierced their image of a luxurious, business-friendly locale free of the region’s chaos.”
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Reads like a huge lie.
PMS NOW
De La Garza. No cred. Anti-American piggy.
The commies in this country have been protecting Islam since September 11th 2001 why would they stop now
I doubt it.
My instinct on this iceberg reaction from Iran that we are discovering is that it reinforces the relief felt that we are acting now, and we better go all the way needed to make sure that Iran is declawed and safely nuclear free.
“”””according to people familiar with the matter.” Gulf allies have reacted sharply behind closed doors.”””””
I am familiar with the matter and I was not the one who told MSN.
/sarc
Why does this smell like bullshit?
“Reads like a huge lie.”
No kidding. All of them were scared to death of a nuclear Iran. Religious fealty drives Iran. Shia Muslims believe only massive war will get their savior, the Mahdi, to reappear and to bring the peace and blessings promised for 14 centuries. And it is their obligation to usher in armageddon.
It is a lie, from top to bottom. But we shouldn’t be surprised.
Think this type of seditious action from the traitorous press is something new? Go back and look at newspaper articles during the Civil War - they were ruthless in their criticism and falsehoods concerning Lincoln and the fortunes of the Union. Same with the Spanish-American war, WWI, WWII, and on and on.
I don’t know why anyone would think otherwise when the historical record is clear - the press are open traitors to our nation. But we have a First Amendment in this country that allows them to print this crap. Part of the trade-off to maintain a free and open society.
The discriminator is the consumer - intelligent well-grounded people do not accept these lies at face value. Unfortunately, we have very few of those around these days, it seems.
MSNBSC ... 😂
Sources say ... people close to the President ... yada, yada.
NO sale.
Exactly right.
What’s equally, or, even MORE sickening is seeing posts on this very forum pushing the SAME nonsense.
Baloney.
MSN by way of the WSJ.
Sure.
Any other response on their part wouldn’t make sense.
I smell a hit piece..
The people who write these do called “reports” never give any sources. Any one can make up anything if you don’t have to name names or sources. This article is BS.
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