David S. Bernstein
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David S. Bernstein
@dbernstein
Mitt Romney once tried to wager $10,000 that I got something wrong. Freelance journalist, covering local, state, & national politics and policy.

Essentially it appears the “imminent threat” rationale from the Trump admin was: Israel signaled it would launch strikes against Iran, Iran would retaliate likely against the US, so the US had to join Israel and preemptively strike Iran first




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"But Wiles conceded that attacking targets on Venezuela’s mainland would force Trump to get congressional approval. 'If he were to authorize some activity on land, then it’s war, then [we’d need] Congress.'" - White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, November 2025 interview












