Was the Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate worth it?

The White House says its support for Israel is "ironclad" as that country braces for a possible strike from Iran or its proxies in retaliation for Israel's presumed strike on the Iranian Consulate in Syria. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed Thursday that despite the war in Gaza, Israel is prepared for scenarios in other areas. Peter Alexander is joined by Hala Gorani, Colin Clarke and former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos to weigh in on the latest from Israel.



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Was the Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate worth it?

#Iran #Israel #MiddleEast

[louisfifteen]

How would USA react if Iran bombed the US embassy in Israel?

[sandevieira]

If Israel's decisions are deliberative as he states, the strike on the World Kitchen vehicles was intentional.

[lawrencehawkins]

"Was the Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate worth it?" One Word: No. This whole thing was cooked. We need to say no. No American lives. No American money. No American materiel.

[kkirko]

Let me guess, iran has no right to defend itself?

[mahmudurrahman]

Question is not whether the attack was worth it. Question should be whether this is an act of terror.
Hypocrisy of Western media is appalling.

[FitonBudget]

Attack on Consulate is violating international law.

[chengavitch]

MSNBC asked a strange question: instead of asking whether Israel has the right to attack a sovereign nation, MSNBC asked if it's worth it.

[Bill-pyfn]

America's blind allegiance to Israel is wrong and could escalate into something no one was prepared for. Doom.

[DaBxprince]

Israel: Punches Iran
Iran: Punches back
Israel: Go get them America!

[Jake-mvyo]

Israel just picking fights and waiting for Uncle Golem to step in with all his toys like usual.

[quesadilla]

was war escalation worth it to netanyahu? yes, hes not on trial for his pending charges.

[richarddefortune]

The answer is a big YES! That way, media talk less about the genocide in Gaza. Israel is again portrayed as the victim that it is not.

[pthomas]

It serves (only) Netanyahu to widen the conflict. Everyone else loses. Even Israel. And the longer Israel is at war, the less likely the spotlight will remain on Netanyahu's failures. And the less likely his Likud government will be faced with the prospect of the thing they most despise - i.e., a two-state solution.

[ugada]

Why do US need to help when Isreal is not listening and dont respect US president advice.

[kbram]

as an american i sure hope Iran teaches Israel a lesson

[michaeltoma]

NO!! The US shouldn’t rush in to send American troops to die because of the poor decisions of Israel. We don’t need to be involved in another Middle East conflict, ISRAEL IS ON IT’S OWN!!

[bigrigexperience]

Is anything, that Israel does or stands for, worth it?

[diddydoe]

TLDR: no, it was just an act of terrorism.

[falayediaby]

I’m sick of the US blindly supporting and backing Israel in anything that it does. Please, stay out of this. They went too far, Iran has the right to retaliate and defend its integrity. I’m saying this as an American, we need to dissociate ourselves from the actions of Israel. Israel is a nation of its own and needs to unilaterally face the consequences of its actions.

[at_oussama]

the way they already called it a terrorist attack before it even happened, disgusting