Syria Is On The Edge Because Of Netanyahu's Belligerence

"Bibi acted like a madman. He bombs everything all the time," a White House official told the New York Post last Monday.

- JOHN DOBSON

Officials in the West Wing are said to be fuming over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "madman" trigger-happy behavior toward Israel's neighbors, even while President Trump plays nice with him. Having agreed to stand down on Tuesday the previous week, Netanyahu escalated the situation the next day by ordering the bombing of Syria's military headquarters and a facility near the presidential palace. "The bombing in Syria caught the president and the White House by surprise," said the official. "The president doesn't like to turn on the television and see bombs dropped on a country in which he is seeking to make peace."

White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, confirmed to reporters on Monday that Trump was "caught off guard by the bombing in Syria," before glossing over the issue saying that the president "enjoys a good working relationship with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and stays in frequent communication with him." Of course he does, say critics, pointing to the sickening scene when Netanyahu in full view of the world polished Trump's ego while handing him the letter recommending the president for the Nobel Peace prize!