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Following Trump’s attacks on Iran, an admin official tells Rolling Stone, “The intelligence assessments have not really changed”

After Donald Trump’s decision to strike three Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday, administration officials are barely bothering to pretend the unprecedented — and potentially calamitous — attacks were motivated by new intelligence suggesting Iran was on the brink of having nuclear weapons.

Just months ago, Trump’s Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified to Congress, in her opening statement, that the U.S. intel community “continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon” and had not reauthorized its nuclear weapons program.

While Trump recently publicly disputed Gabbard’s testimony, according to two administration officials with knowledge of internal deliberations in recent weeks, the president’s decision to strike was not driven by any new U.S. intelligence on Iran.

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[–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 17 points 20 hours ago

They weren't based on vibes, they were based on orders. Trump's foreign handlers told him what to do and he did it.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 16 points 22 hours ago

Why not use the full word? "There is no intelligence" is much more apt.

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"There is no intel" describes the entire regime

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[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 14 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

vibe coding and now vibe warmongering

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 20 hours ago

Ten bucks says Grok told him to do it.

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago

I guess we're slowly entering the stellaris timeline. It's terrifying

[–] Bieren@lemmy.world 7 points 19 hours ago

Oh FFS. We will know this orange fucker doesnt pay attention in any intel meetings he actual attends. And he can’t read the intel reports. He just makes everything up from what he sees on Fox News and the other conservative “news” networks.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 10 points 22 hours ago

FTFY: the president’s decision to strike was not driven by ~~any new U.S.~~ intelligence ~~on Iran~~.

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Can someone please impeach him… based on vibes?

[–] katze@lemmy.cafe 9 points 1 day ago

But he was elected based on vibes 🥲

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 255 points 1 day ago (5 children)
[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 102 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Seemed pretty obvious that Bibi wanted Trump to win and intentionally stalled Gaza ceasefire agreements to make Biden/Harris look bad.

This may have been Trump returning his end of the bargain (or Trump is just a shortsighted and stupid piece of shit).

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well Biden/Harris could have pulled the plug for doing that. Instead they let Netanyahu publicly humiliate them by defying any requests, knowing they would send more weapons as a reward.

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[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Bibi's got kompromat on him, Epstein may have been Mossad

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (4 children)

lol Republicans don't give a shit about anything he's done or could do. They like Trump and there's nothing in this world that could change that.

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[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

Seemed pretty obvious that Bibi wanted Trump to win and intentionally stalled Gaza ceasefire agreements to make Biden/Harris look bad.

And biden/harris fell for it. they looked weak and complicit because they're democrats and that's their brand.

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[–] CptOblivius@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

"asked". I'm beginning to think it is a lot more direct than that.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
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[–] BlueBaggy@sh.itjust.works 54 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What a year, first we got vibe coding and now vibe bombing... I wonder what's next

[–] ProfessorProteus@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Don't forget about the vibe-based deportations

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

We've had vibe-based rape for ages. "She says no, but she clearly wants it"

[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hopefully vibe-heart attack.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 20 hours ago

I'm not religious, but please GOD MAKE THIS HAPPEN

[–] xiwi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 23 hours ago

Really nice knowing that Nuke country #1 is governed by absolute senile murderous freaks for over at least 10 years now

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 13 points 1 day ago

Vibe Warfare. Where Skynet doesn't have control of the military, but everyone does what it says anyway.

[–] Uranus_Hz@lemm.ee 57 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They were based on Trump being pissed that his little birthday parade was humiliating.

[–] phx@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

"maybe my military parade sucked because I haven't actually started a war yet"

[–] ninjabard@lemmy.world 98 points 1 day ago

But women are "too emotional" to be president. Fucking hell, just choke on hamberder already.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 117 points 1 day ago (4 children)

It’s interesting to note that Biden didn’t bomb Iran.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 42 points 1 day ago (5 children)
[–] CascadianGiraffe@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So many missed opportunities for O-bomb-a jokes

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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 7 points 1 day ago

He only bombed Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan. With Iran he only flew over illegally to bomb the other places.

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[–] Saleh@feddit.org 6 points 1 day ago

This is the Democratiic parties election platform 2024 (see P82/P83):

Through aggressive diplomacy backed by U.S. military power, the Administration has worked alongside our allies and partners to deter and defend against Iran and its terrorist surrogates. President Biden has postured U.S. military forces in the region and authorized precision airstrikes on key Iranian-linked targets tied to attacks against U.S. troops to deter further aggression by Iran. President Biden has also continued to protect the American people from terrorism, authorizing military strikes that took out ISIS emirs and the leader of Al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri. In response to brazen attacks by Iranian-linked Houthi forces against international commercial shipping, U.S. naval vessels in the Red Sea, and Israel, President Biden ordered military strikes, alongside key allies, against Houthi targets and organized Operation Prosperity Guardian, a coalition of more than 20 nations committed to defending international shipping and deterring Houthi attacks.

When Iran launched more than 300 missiles and drones against Israel in April 2024, President Biden led an unprecedented defensive coalition – together with partners from Europe and across the Middle East – to defeat the attack, protect Israel, and stop the spread of a wider war. Through direct defensive action by the U.S. military and its partners, Iranian munitions did not cause significant damage, demonstrating both America’s ironclad commitment to the security of Israel and our unrivaled ability to leverage growing regional integration among U.S. partners to counter Iranian aggression.

All of this stands in sharp contrast to Trump's fecklessness and weakness in the face of Iranian aggression during his presidency. In 2018, when Iranian-backed militias repeatedly attacked the U.S. consulate in Basra, Iraq Trump’s only response was to close our diplomatic facility.

They are literally calling Trump "weak" for not engaging militarily enough. There is no indication Biden would not have jumped at the first order from Netanyahu to do his bidding, like he did all the years before.

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

His whole life is based on his gut feeling and mood

[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 81 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The Intel probably came in the form of a new deposit clearing in Trump’s bank account

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Who uses bank accounts anymore? They probably bought a bunch of $TRUMP. Doesn't every US President have their own private currency?

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[–] doctortofu@piefed.social 59 points 1 day ago (4 children)

You thought vibe coding was bad? Welcome to the age of vibe bombing...

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Siri, bomb a middle eastern country.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 20 hours ago

this wouldn't work

it's 'hey siri'

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[–] Hozerkiller@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Vranyo.

You know I’m lying, and I know that you know, and you know that I know that you know, but I go ahead with a straight face, and you nod seriously and take notes.

The bald faced lies are like the final insult. Even during the lead up to Iraq they made a show of trying to fake intelligence enough to suit their goals. Now it's just, fuck it we ball, and say whatever, who cares, and who cares if they know we're lying, they can't do anything about it.

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[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 29 points 1 day ago

There is no intelligence in the whole administration, we know.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

I mean, if Israel has nukes, and Iran has nukes, that should lead to peace, right? But peace isn't what Israel is after. This isn't about peace. It's about eliminating all that think and look different.

[–] Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago

Who does he think he is? A Bush family member? /jk

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