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Two things can be true at once. The leaders can be awful, but the war is still largely a necessity, frankly one that has been decades coming, and if had happened earlier, so much pain would have been spared.

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I've been looking at this very closely.

I want to be clear that I don't believe that either Trump or Netanyahu are good guys.

My feelings about this war are extremely complex. The way it's been executed is very suspicious, but at the same time Iran has been an extremely oppressive regime that's caused worldwide terror. It's a threat to peace not only in the middle east, but oppression of the Iranian people, and directly to Jews worldwide.

The timing issue is a bit complex because you're right that the timing is "convenient"- but it's also legitimately the best strategic time.

Iran's military complex took serious damage during the First Iran War with Israel. Iran can rebuild and is rebuilding, but it took serious damage - so did Israel, but Israel's damage was more from the prolonged proxy war conflict.

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At the same time there have been uprisings in Iran, but especially now because of the intense drought, with the Iranian government under strain as it kills tens of thousands of protestors.

There has been time to work with forces both in and out of Iran to support opposition forces who could be in a position to take over post-Ayatollah.

And the situation in Russia shows they don't have the support they once had.

So you have:

- A weakened military
- A weakened allyship with Russia
- A food crisis
- Mass Anti-government protests

Now is genuinely the optimal time to topple the Iranian government.

That doesn't mean I agree with Trump or Bibi, but there are legitimately good reasons to act at this time and not even six months ago (or six months from now).

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