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comradebillyboy

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2. Netanyahu badly overplayed his hand, especially by
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 06:36 PM
Yesterday

conning trump into an unprovoked attack on Iran. On top of the carnage in Gaza and the aggression in Lebanon, which were unpopular with the American public, the American-Israel war on Iran visibly increased the cost of living for average Americans.

Our government's ongoing support for Israel is now seen as as a burden on American consumers. And that a bigger sin than killing all those Arabs and Iranians in the eyes of the public.

I say this as a person who has been generally supportive of Israel's legitmate self defense needs.

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