“Israel may end up with an existential choice as to whether to use nuclear weapons.”

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Mario Nawfal

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The nightmare scenario is not Iran firing back. It is what Israel might do after that. Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern says the chain is brutally simple: Israel keeps escalating, Iran eventually strikes harder, Israeli defenses run thin, and Netanyahu faces what he sees as an existential threat. “Israel may end up with an existential choice as to whether to use nuclear weapons.” He argues that anyone assuming Netanyahu would never cross that line should look at what he has already been willing to do in Gaza, Lebanon, and beyond. Once a leader believes survival is on the table, the old rules may stop mattering.

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The same word used to sell the Iraq War was just used again, and it worked. Former CIA Officer Ray McGovern says a Mossad official walked into the White House Situation Room and convinced Trump this would be a cakewalk. "It was that way right up until February the 28th, x.com/MarioNawfal/st…

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