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@randahl@mastodon.social No, the tail is not wagging the dog, but the US claiming it was forced into a war it didn't want to fight is an easy way to relinquish responsibilities for the choices it made. The buildup of forces in MENA dates to January:
"The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group was ordered to the Middle East on about January 15."
https://www.csis.org/analysis/us-military-middle-east-numbers-behind-trumps-threats-against-iran#:~:text=To%20fill%20the%20gap%2C%20the,time%20to%20crush%20the%20demonstrations
Trump likely thought that through war he could reshape the Middle East. Stupidity and vanity explain this admin.