As the United States works hand in glove with Israel in a fast‑escalating war with Iran, more and more Americans are raising the question of whether this is really America’s war or Israel’s.
The joint U.S.-Israel military campaign that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has already claimed hundreds of lives, including at least six U.S. service members and shows signs of becoming a protracted conflict.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday, after a classified briefing, that the White House believed Israel was determined to act on its own, leaving President Donald Trump with “a very difficult decision” over whether to join the assault.
That rationale, that Washington moved because Tel Aviv would not wait, cuts directly against Trump’s election promise of “America First” policies and election campaign against Washington’s “forever wars.”
Critics said that it has only reinforced a narrative that the United States is being pulled into battle by an ally with its own priorities.
