“Would the U.S. respond?” ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce asked repeatedly as the president walked away after the end of an unrelated event. He paused, thought for a moment and then returned to the lectern.

“We are devoted to the defense of Israel. We will support Israel. We will help defend Israel and Iran will not succeed,” he said.

According to one U.S. defense official, the assets being moved to the region include both “ships and aircraft.”

  • @kescusay
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    18 months ago

    Yes, but that was in response to Iran sponsoring groups like the Houthis that have been committing terrorist attacks.

    Which, yes, was probably in response to earlier actions by Israel. Which were in response to earlier actions by Iran. Which were…

    I mean, you can probably see where that goes. There are no innocent parties in this, and it’s intellectually dishonest to pretend that there are.