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Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Is Bibi about to cheat Trump for a second time?
Trump’s flirtation with U.S. world domination through his short war with Iran has given him more problems than he could have ever imagined. And it’s about to get worse. When Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the White House to hold high-level talks with him, Trump is going to be given a dilemma which will tie him up in knots with no good options before him. Bibi will try to convince him that the Iranians are making a nuclear weapon. The difference is that this time his claims might be taken seriously, as the unintended consequences of the U.S./Israel campaign have not only made Iran stronger and a regional superpower – now that the GCC countries want to strike a deal for cooperation – but have also pushed the Iranians into a corner on the nuclear issue. It is rather like the Lebanese businessman who travels a lot for his work and whose wife is convinced he is cheating on her each time he visits London. In fact, he isn’t cheating on her, but each time the accusations get greater and greater until the point where he figures his sanity would be better off if he got a girlfriend in London. The Iranians have reached a point where they know that whatever deal they strike with Israel and the U.S., it is only a matter of time before this deal is broken and a new war begins. Every time they begin peace talks with the Americans, they are bombed or their leaders assassinated, and it’s got to the stage whereby Trump now even threatens to kill all of them while they attend such meetings. It would hardly be surprising if the Iranians hadn’t made plans to begin a nuclear program after being pushed there by the West for almost half a century.
Netanyahu’s claims, which have been the same for 30 years – that Iran is weeks away from making a nuclear bomb – might have a trace of credibility this time, as the one institution which could verify whether they are accurate or just cooked up – the IAEA – cannot go to Iran and look for themselves. This small detail will be exploited by Bibi, who has already fooled Trump once, so why not a second time?
Bibi still has a hold on Trump despite Trump’s tantrums in front of the cameras. Intelligence circles believe that Mossad has the Epstein files which heavily implicate Trump. But it is likely that Trump also has a stake in both Gaza gas, estimated to be about $500 billion, and the construction of the Ben Gurion Canal, expected to compete with the Suez Canal once completed. And so, in many ways, it is inevitable that the 60-day MOU is never going to work and that the U.S. and Israel will begin a second phase to the war, probably starting in November when the weather cools. All that Trump really needs is a false flag against U.S. troops in the region, which Bibi will manage well, along with some fake video and audio (which Mossad excels at), and he’ll be good to go with the maddest ever idea in America’s history: a land invasion, probably on a number of fronts at the same time, possibly from Iraq. For those who worry about a debacle and a fallout between Trump and Bibi, they needn’t fret. This is unlikely due to the big business at stake, as it is widely known in Jewish circles that “Trump is raking in $2 million a day as U.S. president from his deals,” according to Jewish BBC journalist Jon Sopel. This estimation seems on the light side, but his aim to be a mega-billionaire before he leaves office certainly must come from the real estate deals alone in Gaza, if Bibi, Kushner and others can plough ahead with the real estate venture. If he can get a slice of the Gaza gas revenues also, this could make a huge difference as he remains “president” of the newly created Gazan government, which names him as an individual – rather than the U.S. president – as its leader.
It’s hard to imagine how Trump can do anything other than support Bibi and prepare for a second phase of the war. Trump has already come to terms with Bibi’s flat refusal to pull IDF troops out of Lebanon, which was the kingpin that held any peace deal together and a pivotal condition of the Iranians. And yet, Trump has no idea of what a horror it could be for U.S. troops to be hit badly on the battlefield. It’s not just that Iran is stronger and has learnt so much in such a short time; or even that its rocket arsenal has not only been topped up but has advanced in its technical abilities. It’s about Iran’s allies. Russia and China will get more involved a second time around, which means more downed U.S. aircraft, higher gas pump prices, and a global economy in turmoil. The temptation for Trump to go ahead with a second strike and to do it a week before the midterms is understandably high, but the very fact that this is even a realistic option tells you that Trump is literally losing his mind. His focus on reality is as opaque as it has ever been, but it’s not dementia. It’s madness.
