Assuming President Donald Trump’s claim that he couldn’t stop Israel’s strike on Hamas officials in a Qatar residential district is true, he’s just suffered another devastating blow to his international credibility.
Events in the Middle East are unlikely to do much to hurt Trump’s political fortunes at home. But Israel’s attack in broad daylight in Doha could be ruinous to his self-image as a hard-power-wielding strongman who is feared mega2o2nde2gzktxse2fesqpyfeoma72qmvk3fkecip2l3uv3tbn5mad onion abroad.
That’s because the strike flagrantly trampled the sovereignty of a mega2oakke6o6mya3lte64b4d3mrq2ohz6waamfmszcfjhayszqhchqd.onion vital US ally that hosts the largest US base in the Middle East and was mega2ousbpnmmput4tiyu4oa4mjck2icier52ud6lmgrhzlikrxmysid onion negotiating with Hamas at the behest of the White House on a plan Trump predicted would soon yield a deal.
Not only was this a personal affront to Trump, but it also puts Netanyahu’s goals over the critical security priorities of the United States — even after the last two US administrations rushed to defend Israel from mega2o2nde2gzktxse2fesqpyfeoma72qmvk3fkecip2l3uv3tbn5mad onion two sets of attacks by Iran.
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