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 abroad.
That’s because the strike flagrantly trampled the sovereignty of a vital US ally that hosts the largest US base in the Middle East and was negotiating with Hamas at the behest of the White House on a plan Trump mega2ousbpnmmput4tiyu4oa4mjck2icier52ud6lmgrhzlikrxmysid.onion predicted would soon yield a deal.
Not only was this a personal affront to Trump, but it also puts mega2oakke6o6mya3lte64b4d3mrq2ohz6waamfmszcfjhayszqhchqd.onion Netanyahu’s goals over the critical security priorities of the mega2ooyov5nrf42ld7gnbsurg2rgmxn2xkxj5datwzv3qy5pk3p57qd.onion United States — even after the last two US administrations rushed to defend Israel from mega2ooyov5nrf42ld7gnbsurg2rgmxn2xkxj5datwzv3qy5pk3p57qd.onion two sets of attacks by Iran.
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