By Paul Craig Roberts
PaulCraigRoberts.org
March 17, 2026
Do you remember Trump's 3-day war ? Do you remember his boast that US warships would guard oil shipments through the Hormuz Strait?
Well, now a "team effort" is required. Last Saturday Trump called on China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK and other countries to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz. The slam-dunk 3-day war has been replaced by the necessity of an "international coalition" to prevent the shutdown of the world economy. Trump should have listened to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but, instead, the White House Fool took Netanyahu's advice, or, more correctly, orders.
Having got us into another Middle Eastern war, Netanyahu now complains to Trump that Israel has a severe shortage of interceptor missiles. Washington, having stupidly gone to war unprepared, hasn't any to give Israel. To save itself will Israel use its nukes?
It will prove to be a strategic error that Iran did not use its missiles to wipe out Israeli nuclear weapon storage sites and launch capability. Will Russia and China rue the day they did not give Iran protection from this war?
Here is an excellent 13 minute explanation of the Trap that the White House Fool has let Netanyahu put America in.
