look who owns 'our government'. what a surprise; 

 

Whereas Democrats in the U.S. Congress are overwhelmingly for Israel and against Iran, congressional Republicans are virtually 100% in Israel’s pocket. It isn’t ONLY Trump who is; and, in fact, Republicans in Congress tend to be even more ardent for Israel and against Iran than Trump is.

On June 9th, Semafor headlined “Republicans want Trump and Netanyahu to smooth things over”, which actually meant ”Congressional Republicans Want Trump to Take His Orders from Netanyahu.” And they reported:

Many GOP lawmakers don’t like the tense dynamic between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the Iran war, particularly the rift between them that reopened over the weekend. Trump publicly told Netanyahu not to retaliate against Iran only to watch Netanyahu briefly forge ahead anyway.

The Republican Congress — filled with Netanyahu fans and hawks eager to align with Israel — winced. Some lawmakers openly prodded Netanyahu on Monday to move closer to the US by seeking to bolster negotiations on winding down the war.

Trump “wants to do the right thing for the United States of America. It’s always America First. And so I appreciate that he takes that perspective to the negotiating table. I would like to see Netanyahu come together a little bit more with President Trump,” said Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, a hawkish Republican...........more...........