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magicarpet

(18,765 posts)
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 10:12 AM 9 hrs ago

Former Senator + Special Envoy for Obama, John Kerry is interviewed by Jen Psaki.

Kerry says the Iran War of aggression by Netanyahu and trDUMP was uncalled for and unnecessary and has left the world in a very awkward, precarious, and dangerous position. Bibi and djt thought they could bomb the shit out of Iran, kill all the leaders, achieve regime change, and the war would be over in a matter of three or four days. djt was eager to null and void the Obama/Kerry first Iranian nuclear deal because the deal had Obama's signature on it and should be torn up. Erasing any Obama accomplishments is prime focus for trDUMP.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had proposed a war with Iran to previous US presidents, all of whom declined, said former secretary of state John Kerry in an interview with MS NOW on Friday.

According to Kerry, Netanyahu had presented presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden with plans to attack Iran, all of whom refused, before he received an affirmative response from current US President Donald Trump.

Kerry also cited an article from the New York Times, which was released on Tuesday, detailing Netanyahu's procedure for convincing Trump to strike Iran alongside Israel.

Kerry: Trump ended Iran deal 'because president Obama did it'
Trump, Kerry argued, had agreed to strike Iran after persuasion from Netanyahu, and walked away from the prior agreement the US had with Iran "not for substantive reasons, but because president Obama did it."

"What we wound up with is a situation where they [Iran] now believe you can't trust the United States, because President Trump came along and pulled out of the agreement," Kerry insisted.

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-892647


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Former Senator + Special Envoy for Obama, John Kerry is interviewed by Jen Psaki. (Original Post) magicarpet 9 hrs ago OP
could have been president rampartd 9 hrs ago #1
We can thank the filthy political operatives like Karl Rove. magicarpet 8 hrs ago #2
We still have his nonTexas and creepy Texans here today running our state because they convinced the "religious" folks efhmc 7 hrs ago #3

rampartd

(4,727 posts)
1. could have been president
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 10:40 AM
9 hrs ago

the swiftboating was so crude. why was it effective pn this lunatic class?

magicarpet

(18,765 posts)
2. We can thank the filthy political operatives like Karl Rove.
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 11:22 AM
8 hrs ago

These rat-fucking teams engineered the political demise of this war hero who fought in the hell hole of Vietnam as a brave young man.

Remember the Purple Heart bandaids to mock his military service.

efhmc

(16,799 posts)
3. We still have his nonTexas and creepy Texans here today running our state because they convinced the "religious" folks
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 12:44 PM
7 hrs ago

that they were on the "Jesus" path for America. The path they were on was and still is the money path.

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