Washington, DC — NIAC President Jamal Abdi released the following statement following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Mar-a-Lago meeting with President Donald Trump:
“Netanyahu came to the U.S. with the goal of moving the goalposts for military action on Iran, and Trump’s comments are a dangerous signal the president may have taken the bait.
“Having convinced President Trump to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities this past June — but failing to convince him to remain in a long-term war there — Netanyahu is now arguing that Iran’s missile program is a sufficient threat to justify military action, and that the U.S. should support the next phase of an indefinite military adventure in Iran.
“The U.S. should not be involved in joining, supporting, or enabling another war on Iran for Israel. The president should instead be pursuing a diplomatic resolution to take war with Iran off the table for Americans, not continuing to follow Netanyahu into a quagmire.
“President Trump likely views his own reckless comments as diplomatic posturing to pressure Iran to the table. But such rhetoric risks seriously backfiring and is more likely to remove diplomatic off-ramps, which also serves Netanyahu’s agenda — not America’s.”
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