Trump has taken an approach to selling U.S. citizens on military action in Iran that contrasts with his predecessors, seeking to avoid completely owning it.
PRINCE: Regimes aren’t changed by air power alone. These are ultimately decided by ground combat. It’s wishful thinking to believe otherwise. And now it’s cost American lives. When you load that many troops and aircraft into the region, you almost guarantee a response.
PRINCE: Taking out the leadership alone is undoubtedly a bold move. I hope it was the president’s decision alone and not arm twisted by supporters or billionaire donors around him.
Hezbollah fired several missiles from Lebanon towards Israel on Sunday, two days after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran , the IDF said. Why it matters: This would expand the current conflict to another country in the region and threatens to seriously destabilize Lebanon. - While seriously degraded by almost daily Israeli strikes over the past year, Hezbollah is still Iran's strongest and most important and strongest proxy in the region. What they're saying: "Following the sirens that sounded in several areas in northern Israel, a projectile that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory was intercepted by the Israeli Air Force, and several projectiles fell in open areas in accordance with standard protocols," the IDF said…