[Forgeties79]

I think it’s less blackmail and more the Israeli government has learned it can simply act and expect the US to back them up to save face. Rubio admitted as much with his initial statements after we attacked Iran. Netanyahu can currently reliably expect the US military to back up its foreign policy with or without buy in ahead of time.

[magic_hamster]

This might be true but the current conflict was a long planned joint operation. Centcom was not just prompted to join in, but was the lead plan maker and execution of the attack was entirely in sync with Israel.

[Forgeties79]

I do not think it was as coordinated with US leadership as that statement implies even if they had discussed it prior. Rubio’s initial statement was very telling. Now Trump says it was all Hegseth’s idea, so the story isn’t even consistent now.