Thanks, Bibi

 

And Trump preferred Bibi's assessment.  Never thinking Bibi might be baiting him.

Link to the NYT article quoted above.

The article makes Vance out to be the voice of reason but unable to deter Trump.  So, since he was right about what could happen if Trump followed Bibi, and considering that other cabinet members were more inclined to agree with Vance, perhaps they can all get together now to bolster each other into calling for the 25th amendment remedy to remove Trump.  That's probably too much to hope for, but it would indeed be to Vance's advantage.  And MAGA leaders are calling for it.

And if he goes ahead with his threat to kill a whole civilization, he should be impeached.  

Good point.

UPDATE 04/09/2026:  Zeteo is reporting that Trump is furious about this leak to the Times reporters (who have an entire book coming out: Regime Change).  I'd say if there's a leak about this particular incident, there's only a small group of people who could have leaked.  Who was at that meeting?  Only his most trusted cronies.  These are the people who wear shoes too big for them.  I suppose one of them could have complained to other people they thought would keep quiet.  

These revelations appear to be just the start of an arterial gush of revelations that Swan and Haberman have obtained – and Trump was already pissed off, publicly fantasizing about suing the authors with billowing anger that predates this week’s Times story.

Last month, the US president erupted at Haberman online, posting that she’s “just another SLEAZEBAG writer for The Failing New York Times,” and saying, “I’m thinking of adding Maggot, and some of her ‘associates,’ into my Florida based Lawsuit against The Times.” He and his staff also attached a photo of Haberman to his post, making it clear where they wanted their Two Minutes Hate directed. At the time, his outburst seemed to come out of nowhere. But it was all about the book.

[...]

One close Trump adviser says the president started getting “a little nervous” about the book in March, and sporadically went on profanity-laced tirades declaring the leaks an invasion of his privacy and potentially “treason,” and demanding the names of senior appointees who anonymously leaked.

  Zeteo

Also from Zeteo:

UPDATE 04/11/2026:

If Vance is going to use the 25th, he better do it soon.

 

Oh what a surprise

UPDATE 01:31 pm:

UPDATE 04:36 pm:

UPDATE 09:09 pm:

A U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft was lost over Iraq on Thursday, U.S. Central Command said.

Rescue efforts were underway after an incident involving two aircraft that were participating in Operation Epic Fury, the ongoing U.S. offensive against Iran.

[...]

The second plane involved was able to land safely.

A source speaking to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity said the second plane involved was also a KC-135 tanker.

[...]

The tanker is the fourth U.S. plane to go down since the war against Iran began. Last week, U.S. ally Kuwait mistakenly downed three F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets. All six crew members aboard those jets ejected and were recovered.

  MSN

Four down in two weeks seems quite a lot. 

Five crew were on the plane that went down.

UPDATE 03/13/2026:

Death toll was 6.

Epic Fury.  

Twelve year-old cowards playing big shots are running the country.