9 Adar 5786
[This is the third and final blog post for today. If you are a late arrival, please look for the two most recent previous posts which were published earlier today.]
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From the Arava to Kiryat Gat to Gaza to various air force facilities to Haifa Bay, the United States has set up shop for who really knows what in Israel.
Walla: US tech crews deployed on IDF bases as Iran strike preparations peak:
Walla reports that hundreds of US personnel who operate advanced systems at US air bases have been deployed on IDF bases as preparations for a possible strike on Iran reach a peak. (𝗜𝗦𝗥𝗔𝗘𝗟 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦)
It was bad enough that Trump called a ceasefire with Iran back in June 2025 before the job was finished and effectively tied our hands as a result. Now, they openly and brazenly announce publicly that they want us to "go first" so as to provide them with an excuse acceptabe to the American public for US intervention. There is no limit to their chutzpah!!
Senior advisors to US President Donald Trump would prefer if Israel struck Iran first, believing that such a move would provide better optics and help muster voter support for a US strike, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the discussions.“There’s thinking in and around the administration that the politics are a lot better if the Israelis go first and alone and the Iranians retaliate against us, and give us more reason to take action,” the sources told Politico.The motivation behind the idea centers on Iran’s retaliation, the sources claimed, as “more Americans would stomach a war with Iran if the United States or an ally were attacked first.”According to them, the line of thought around Trump is “we’re going to bomb them [Iran].”However, other considerations are also being taken into account, ....
President Donald Trump is expected to convene a high-stakes meeting tomorrow, Friday, February 27, with all top national security and military officials to finalize the United States’ response to the escalating crisis with Iran.According to reports from the Intelli Times, the President has set a hard deadline of 3:00 PM EST (10:00 PM Israel time) to reach a definitive decision. The timing is strategically significant, occurring exactly one hour before the closing bell on Wall Street, as the administration braces for the global economic ripples of any potential military announcement.The President’s choice, ranging from a diplomatic breakthrough to a massive aerial campaign, will reportedly be guided by the final assessments from special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. The two have been lead negotiators in the "last-ditch" Geneva talks, which many officials now believe have reached an impasse over Iran’s refusal to halt ballistic missile development and dismantle its uranium stockpiles.If no deal is reached by tomorrow afternoon, the administration has signaled it is prepared to move forward ....
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