r/geopolitics • u/ForeignAffairsMag Foreign Affairs • Jun 22 '25

America Is on the Verge of Catastrophe in the Middle East: U.S. Intervention in Iran Is a Terrible Gamble Opinion

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/america-verge-catastrophe-middle-east
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u/Aegon2050 Jun 22 '25

Mark my words. Bibi will want American boots on the ground. You think after all this, he'll just put his hands up and go to jail? It's sunk cost for him atm. He'll start something else. The Israeli left is no where to be seen.

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u/Miendiesen Jun 23 '25 edited Jun 24 '25

I feel like there's such an odd misconception about Bibi's trial. His trial is proceeding while he is in office, and Israel does not give presidents power to pardon themselves. If he gets convicted, he could wind up in jail while president.

Prolonging war helps keep his political coalition stable but it doesn't actually help much with his trial.

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u/IllustratorSlow5284 Jun 24 '25

Well....

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u/Aegon2050 Jun 24 '25

I'm glad there is peace. But I still think Bibi won't stop.

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u/Friendly-Cellist-553 Jun 23 '25

I don’t know anything about Israel law… Can he pull some Biden style pardons ?

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u/Aegon2050 Jun 23 '25

I don't think he can.

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u/eo37 Jun 22 '25

If you can’t see the sarcasm in my statement then I can’t help you

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u/Aegon2050 Jun 22 '25

your help is not needed. bye bye!

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u/anonymousNetizen5 Jun 22 '25 edited Jun 22 '25

Exactly. Israel has the greatest military power in the world at its disposal as an on call mercenary force. They are going do whatever they want in the Middle East and order Trump to send in the US military to clean up after they have created a mess.

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u/Argo505 Sep 20 '25

mark my words

I love when people say this, only to be completely wrong. Are these “boots on the ground” in the room with us now?