Col. Douglas Macgregor alleges Israel ‘controls the White House and the Congress’

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"And that brings us to Israel. Can he end this? And I think it's perfectly obvious that he cannot. As long as Israel controls us, as as long as they control the White House and the Congress, and we're going to see that next week or maybe later this week with a visit of Mr. Netanyahu, there's no way to get out from under this."

Retired US Army colonel Douglas Macgregor argues that Donald Trump is unable to end escalating hostilities with Iran because, he claims, Israel effectively controls US political decision-making. He links the allegation to an expected visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, suggesting US policy will remain constrained regardless of Trump’s stated intentions.