Benjamin Netanyahu is shamelessly flip-flopping to evade all responsibility for the war he started — the one he spent decades agitating for and relentlessly pushed America into fighting.
Last week, an Israeli reporter asked Benjamin Netanyahu about the “American-Israeli war against Iran.” He shut her down fast. “It’s the American war against Iran,” Netanyahu corrected. “We are America’s ally.”
Just two weeks earlier, Netanyahu’s script was very different. Netanyahu was front and center, taking credit for pushing the campaign, hailing joint operations, and framing the strikes as a shared triumph that would reshape the region and weaken the Iranian regime.
Victory laps included claims of degrading Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities, with Israel portrayed as a key driver alongside the U.S. Now? Distance.
Suddenly, it’s America’s fight, and Israel is playing sidekick.
Former CIA officer John Kiriakou nailed it on Megyn Kelly’s show: “Oh buddy, that’s not what you were saying two weeks ago. Now we stand alone, doing your dirty work? That’s what it’s come down to.”
The shift is glaring. Early in the conflict, Netanyahu spoke of historic U.S.-Israel coordination, an “easy war” and “total victory,” and even regime-change fueled by air strikes.
Reports described him embracing plans for Iranian unrest and positioning the war as a personal legacy play against a longtime foe.
Today, as costs mount and U.S. domestic pushback grows, the narrative pivots. America owns the war; Israel offers polite backup.
Classic move: Claim the glory when momentum builds. Reframe as “ally support” when the bill arrives and the going gets tough.
The American public will not forget who was quarterbacking at the start.