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QueerDuck

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15. Did Israel actually trick Trump into war with Iran? It's difficult to be sure.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 10:11 AM

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I think he may have been eager to divert attention from the Epstein headlines and needed no "tricking" at all. It may have been their initiative and their "idea" but he wasn't deceived in any way.

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Did Israel actually tricked Trump into war with Iran? [View all] imanamerican63 Monday OP

It seems that Israel wants to use Trump's war of choice Bettie Monday #1

Yes. rizlaplus Monday #2

Yes, but with Putin's blessing. gab13by13 Monday #3

Yep, "copy of the Epstein files"... IthinkThereforeIAM Monday #7

highly plausible in every phrase Tetrachloride Monday #17

Probably more flattery tban trickery. 3_Limes Monday #4

They tricked DT Cosmocat Monday #5

I say Yes. Trump is an easy mark. . . DinahMoeHum Monday #6

Trump is also... Escape Monday #8

The entire planet knows Trump is a vain and corrupt moron. dalton99a Monday #9

Netanyahu has pulled this on every President since GWBush* and aided by a delusional Lindsey Graham hlthe2b Monday #10

Netanyahu popsdenver Monday #12

Yup. Absolutely... hlthe2b Monday #22

Willing participant Clouds Passing Monday #11

Aquiescent accomplice. BattleRow Monday #19

Insists it was his great idea Clouds Passing Monday #20

If it helps keep him out of jail, sure! Why not? Kid Berwyn Monday #13

I think so, but it was a horrible gamble because trump is a snake too ecstatic Monday #14

Did Israel actually trick Trump into war with Iran? It's difficult to be sure. QueerDuck Monday #15

Bibi promised Trump he would be a hero. hay rick Monday #16

Many years ago I had read that the motto of the Mossad was "War by means of deception." BattleRow Monday #18

Tricked? No. Blackmailed or Bribed? Almost certainly. BlueTsunami2018 Monday #21

Epstein file proof would be a good guess. Blue Full Moon Monday #23

More than likely. Xolodno Monday #24