Scoop: Israeli military prepares for possibility Trump will strike Iran

[BlueWavePsych]

Source: Axios

The Israel Defense Forces have in recent weeks been instructed to prepare for the possibility that the U.S. will conduct a military strike against Iran before President Trump leaves office, senior Israeli officials tell me.

The Israeli government instructed the IDF to undertake the preparations not because of any intelligence or assessment that Trump will order such a strike, but because senior Israeli officials anticipate “a very sensitive period” ahead of Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20.

The IDF's preparedness measures relate to possible Iranian retaliation against Israel directly or through Iranian proxies in Syria, Gaza and Lebanon, the Israeli officials said.

*snip*

While Pompeo was in the Gulf, U.S. Central Command announced that B-52 strategic bombers conducted a “short-notice, long-range mission into the Middle East to deter aggression and reassure U.S. partners and allies." That was seen as another signal to Iran.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/israeli-military-prepares-trump-iran-0d0a5725-c410-4f5c-a0ea-9c6f9add4966.html

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Madness, sheer madness.

[secondwind]

1. Here we go again.... ugh

[Mustellus]

26. Dear Iran, if you are attacked, as much as possible....

.... please retaliate against Trump Inc properties.

[NCDem47]

2. I wouldn't put it past Trump. I really wouldn't.

Makes moves on Iran just days before January 20.

His "thought" process:

"You want the Presidency? Here. You deal with it. I'm out. Have fun with that little war I left ya."

[BlueWavePsych]

3. Yup, scorched earth here and abroad.

Are Israel and the US planning to attack Iran?

This is important to keep in mind amid speculation – once again during a presidential lame duck period – that in his last few weeks in office, Donald Trump will either order US military action against Iran or give Israel a green light, as well as some assistance, to do so on its own.

The speculation has a number of catalysts. First was the firing of Mark Esper as secretary of defense this past week and the replacement of him and other top Pentagon officials with Trump ideologues. Some media outlets in the US have raised the possibility that Trump wanted to get Esper out of the way, so he could more easily carry out controversial military moves.

In addition, there is no doubt that there is a lot of coordination already taking place on Iran. Elliott Abrams, the administration’s top envoy on Iran, was in Israel this week for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be here next week for three days to continue those conversations; and on Thursday night, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi held a video call with his US counterpart, chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley.

And then there was the interview that H.R. McMaster, Trump’s former national security adviser, gave to Fox News on Wednesday in which he raised the possibility that Israel – fearful of President-elect Joe Biden’s Iran policies – would attack Iran in the twilight of Trump’s term in office.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/are-israel-and-the-us-planning-to-attack-iran-649030

[Iliyah]

4. During a Pandemic . . .

shithole and crew have no care for anything, especially "humanity".

[llashram]

5. I hope someone can check his madness

if he and Stephen Miller have cooked up something like this in their dual insanity. I think it does with those b-52's flying into the Middle East. It's not beyond the pale that the orange menace, at the prodding from the 'shadow potus', will try to do something like this to cause chaos and madness to reign.

[dhol82]

6. The senate republicans seem incapable of controlling him.

We seem to be in a Dr. Strangelove scenario.

[KS Toronado]

24. Let's hope our military leaders will tell him NO if he tries something stupid.

[dware]

25. They won't outright tell him no,

but I'm absolutely positive that they are quite strongly and vigorously arguing against such an action, and, even if they can't talk him out of it, there are ways for the Commanding Officers to disobey such an order without actually disobeying such an order.

[dhol82]

28. I hope you're right.

[dware]

29. 35 years in the USMC,

alot of those years as an NCO, tells me I'm right, because I did it myself on occasion.

[dhol82]

30. Excellent!

[AllaN01Bear]

7. in the voice of ron raygun," we always have to punish iran". said twice

we put in our fair haird boy the shah and the people hated him.

[gab13by13]

8. Iran is not Iraq,

Putin is the key. Putin is friends with Iran but he may allow Trump to start WW III while he sits back and watches.

[sandensea]

22. And Bibi

He's been counting on the U.S. to fight his war with Iran since the '90s - and saw Cheeto as his best chance to make that happen (since everything else he tried, failed).

[Evolve Dammit]

9. Hope not, but he will go out with a bang and it wouldn't surprise me. Sicken, yes but base luvin' it

[Judi Lynn]

32. This kind of bang would be appropriate. Point the thing toward Florida:

[Evolve Dammit]

33. A real Rocket Man!

[bronxiteforever]

10. China is also a player in this scenario

unlike the moment when the US walked away from the Iranian nuclear deal. We just abandoned diplomatic efforts & once again allowed an opportunity for a rival to fill the void. A US mired in Iran, facing both Putin and Xi, is a perfect opportunity for both to strengthen their hands. US foreign policy is being pursued as a spasmodic release for the Orange Moron and not as a strategic endeavor meant to safeguard US interests.

The Iran-China 25-year Cooperation Program or Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between I.R. Iran, P.R China is an agreement on Iran-China relations drafted on 24th June, 2020 in Beijing between Iran and China. The original plan for cooperation had been brought by Chinese leader Xi Jingping in 2016 during a visit to Iran. President Hassan Rouhani signed the final draft of the program on June 23rd in a cabinet meeting and ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to finalize the negotiations. As of July 2020, Iran's Parliament has yet to pass the deal but will likely follow suit. On October 1st 2020 President Rouhani sent a message to Xi Jinping, paramount leader of China about signing the program.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran-China_25-year_Cooperation_Program#Introduction

[McCamy Taylor]

11. Putin wants to raise oil prices

[gab13by13]

12. Iran has pretty sophisticated missile defense systems,

it won't be a walk in the park for Trump to just bomb the nuclear site, there is going to be a lot more involved.

[Bayard]

13. Biden wants the Iran Nuclear Deal

Back in place. Therefore, trump has to make that impossible before he leaves. Not only scuttles Biden, but a blow against the American people for throwing him out--more war, more troops dying, more hardship for everyone. In a pandemic he already caused.

He's probably having a bunker built under Mar-a-Loogie right now.

[chowder66]

14. Why in the hell would the Military agree to something like this during a transition?

This will not bode well for them or the Sadistic Administration.

[dware]

16. Who says the Military agrees with this?

I'll bet dollars to donuts that the JCoS are arguing quite forcefully against this.

Believe me when I say that there are ways the Military can refuse to obey an order without actually refusing to obey an order.

[chowder66]

20. It was a rhetorical question. I really can't believe they would do this at this time

but if they did it would forever hurt their standing with the majority of Americans.

[dware]

21. Ahh, ok,

I get it, but as I said, the Military have ways of refusing to obey an order without actually refusing to obey an order, so I wouldn't worry to much about Pissolini attacking Iran, be alert, but not overly worried.

The JCoS do not want a war in Iran, as with the Officers Corps, and the majority of NCO's or non NCO's, which would certainly spread throughout the ME and quite possibly the world.

[roamer65]

15. The civil unrest will be epic.

Not in Iran. Here in the United States.

[bluestarone]

17. Wonder if the Millitary is in communication with the Biden transition team?

I certainly hope so!

[dware]

18. I think it's a safe bet to say there are comms with the Biden/Harris team.

What some here don't realize, especially those that haven't served in the Military, is that there are ways Commanding Officers can refuse to obey an order without actually refusing to obey an order.

[bluestarone]

19. This is GOOD!

I'm sure they are SMART people somewhere that have our backs!! TY

[Orrex]

23. If that fuckhead does it, Biden's administration should airdrop him into Tehran

Stick a bow on him and a note saying “Indulge Yourselves.”

[KG]

27. netanyahoo's got a chubb.

[Behind the Aegis]

31. Not really all that unusual.

However, I think the bigots, all of them, are going to be disappointed. There will not be war with Iran, just more saber-rattling.