Trump-Team streitet um Rubios Eingeständnis über Israel und den Iran | Sogar Außenminister Marco Rubio versuchte zu behaupten, er habe diese Erklärung nie abgegeben.

>State Secretary Marco Rubio just ate his own words.

>The White House is scrambling to find a palatable explanation for U.S. involvement in the Iran war after Donald Trump rejected Rubio’s public rationale.

>During a visit on Capitol Hill Monday, Rubio suggested that the U.S. jumped to action due to intelligence that indicated Israel was going to strike Iran. U.S. involvement was, according to Rubio, necessary to thwart retaliation against U.S. interests.

>“It was abundantly clear that if Iran came under attack by anyone … they were going to respond and respond against the United States,” Rubio said. “We knew there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that 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.”

>But that was apparently not the pitch that Trump approved. Responding to questions from reporters at the White House the following day, the president rejected any indication that Israel had pushed the White House to act.

Maybe we should have just stepped back and let Israel start this shit and we play defense. Then refuse to get involved and cut funding to Israel like we did Ukraine! Fuck Trump!