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David__77

(24,559 posts) Tue Mar 3, 2026, 08:09 AM Tuesday

Planned Israeli strike led US to launch Iran war, Marco Rubio reveals

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded to Rubio's statements, saying that the US has "entered a war of choice on behalf of Israel."

Planned Israeli action against Iran that would have seen retaliation against American forces prompted the United States to launch its weekend strikes against Tehran, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday evening.

"We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action, we knew that they would precipitate an attack against American forces, and we knew that if we didn’t preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties," Rubio told reporters.

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https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-888615

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Planned Israeli strike led US to launch Iran war, Marco Rubio reveals (Original Post) David__77 Tuesday OP

PNAC, in other words. Kid Berwyn Tuesday #1

Trump is commonplace neocon. David__77 Tuesday #3

That is absolute bullshit Cosmocat Tuesday #2

The War of a Thousand Excuses . nt delisen Tuesday #4

Two wrongs don't make a right newdeal2 Tuesday #5

Th clown label fits so well unfortunately. delisen Tuesday #6

He's grasping for a reason. surfered Tuesday #7

Kid Berwyn

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1. PNAC, in other words.

Reply to David__77 (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 08:12 AM

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“Real men go to Tehran.”

Explains the same players popping up since BCCI.

David__77

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3. Trump is commonplace neocon.

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Tue Mar 3, 2026, 08:22 AM

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Cosmocat

(15,386 posts)

2. That is absolute bullshit

Reply to David__77 (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 08:20 AM

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I could see these morons being stupd enough to buy Bibi telling them that would be the case, or the being stupid enough to want to think that.

But, no way Iran gives the US an actual reason to enter into it.

delisen

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4. The War of a Thousand Excuses . nt

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Tue Mar 3, 2026, 08:39 AM

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newdeal2

(5,249 posts)

5. Two wrongs don't make a right

Reply to delisen (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 08:42 AM

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Also comes to mind. What a cluster and who knows how exposed the US is right now. There seems to be have been minimal preparation and the people in charge are all clowns.

delisen

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6. Th clown label fits so well unfortunately.

Reply to newdeal2 (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 08:50 AM

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surfered

(12,901 posts)

7. He's grasping for a reason.

Reply to David__77 (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 09:30 AM

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