The Trump administration is confronting mounting discontent from allies in the Persian Gulf who have complained they were not given adequate time to prepare for the torrent of Iranian drones and missiles bombarding their countries in retaliation for strikes launched by the U.S. and Israel.

Officials from two Gulf countries said their governments were disappointed in the way the U.S. has handled the war, particularly the initial attack on Iran last Saturday. They said their countries were not given advance notice of the U.S.-Israeli attack and complained the U.S. had ignored their warnings that the war would have devastating consequences for the entire region.

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    16 hours ago

    Usa is acting in a way that should fend off every single ally except for Israel. Wonder if the gulf states will move away from them after this shitshow. I suppose a new Iran would be a welcome thing for most of them though

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      16 hours ago

      If Trump succeeds he may be forgiven, that’s how it usually goes.
      But there’s a very significant risk/chance, that this won’t go well for USA. We can already see how ill prepared they are, especially since this is allegedly planned since November! Already as many patriot missiles have been used, as Ukraine have gotten through 4 years of war with Russia. It’s an insane way to prioritize help to Israel over Ukraine!!

      Compared to desert storm, this is amateur hour. Maybe a president with severe dementia isn’t the best commander in chief?

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        I’m statesian and i don’t know how tf we are supposed to succeed in any of this iran war bullshit. Surrendering now immediately and giving them Krasnov? Best option for everyone involved, but that is so improbable that only krasnov has mentioned total surrender and he always chickens out.

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        I’m curious what you mean by “succeed” here. I’m assuming not “Trump holds a press conference says he’s done and sells some questionable statements as why”. I’m assuming you have something more concrete but I’m not sure what it is. Levelling the place like what happened in Palestine? Sending in the army to help with a regime change like they did in Iraq? Waking up tomorrow and there is a pro-US christian government in place that’s sycophantic to Trump?

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          You are right, I don’t give a shit about what Trump or the white house may say. And I think by far the most people don’t either.
          Succeed is by the definitions stated for the attack, a regime change in Iran to something more US friendly, and a stop to Iran supported terrorism.
          Claiming a stop of the development of nukes is purely propaganda, because Iran had already agreed to that.