Trump is not weighing whether or not to join Israel in it’s ongoing strikes. My opinion in this regard is the US led by Trump has been part and parcel of this strike from the start. There can be no Israeli strikes without the US. That’s a fact. Trump is spinning as a distraction while he builds up further forces in the region. This is Iraq 2.0 redux
I‘m talking GWB and Colin Powell’s, coercive diplomacy prior to their attack on Iraq, after 9/11.
Coercive diplomacy is defined as “the use of threats, or limited force, to persuade an adversary to comply with one’s demands” 1. It is a strategy that seeks to change the behavior of another state or non-state actor by creating a credible threat or using limited force to demonstrate the consequences of non-compliance.
If Iran is non compliant with the coercion- the US is ready to go!
Salon
The U.S. is dramatically escalating its military posture in the Middle East by repositioning its stealth B-2 bombers to Guam amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran, according to two U.S. officials who spoke to Reuters. President Trump is weighing whether to join Israel’s ongoing strikes against Iran, with a final decision expected within the next two weeks.
Officials declined to specify how many B-2 bombers are being moved but confirmed no orders have been issued to deploy them beyond Guam. These bombers can carry the 30,000-pound GBU-57 “Massive Ordnance Penetrator” bunker buster, a weapon experts say is uniquely designed to penetrate underground nuclear facilities like Iran’s Fordow site.
The move is part of a broader U.S. military buildup in the region. Additional tanker aircraft and fighter jets have been shifted closer to the Middle East, and a U.S. aircraft carrier previously stationed in the Indo-Pacific is now heading toward the area, signaling heightened readiness.
Trump said he has up to two weeks to decide on U.S. involvement, stating he wants to “see whether or not people come to their senses.”
Trump is waiting to see whether or not people come to their senses? So, he’s going to bomb Israel? That would make sense.
Trump’s actions and language do not make sense because he’s preparing to bomb Iran.
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Reports the US is evacuating all government staff in Tel Aviv
Reports that Trump will be having a national security meeting soon (today)
So, are they getting ready for escalation?
I don’t know? Anybody else have any info or input?
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-pressing-for-swift-action-on-irans-fordo-nuclear-site-may-act-without-us/
Israeli officials have told the Trump administration they do not want to wait two weeks for Iran to reach a deal to dismantle key parts of its nuclear program and that Israel could act alone before the deadline is up, two sources said, amid a continuing debate on Trump’s team about whether the US should get involved.
The two sources familiar with the matter said Israel had communicated their concerns to Trump administration officials on Thursday in what they described as a tense phone call.
The Israeli officials said they do not want to wait the two weeks that US President Donald Trump presented on Thursday as a deadline for deciding whether the US will get involved in the Israel-Iran war, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The Israeli participants on the call included Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, according to a security source.
The Israelis believe they have a limited window of opportunity to move against the deeply buried site at Fordo, the crown jewel of Iran’s nuclear program, said the sources. The United States is the only country with the bunker-busting bombs powerful enough to reach the facility, which is dug into the side of a mountain.
The report came as reports on Saturday said that the US was moving B-2 bombers to the Pacific Island of Guam, reinforcing the possibility that the US could participate directly in an attack.