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For many voters on the fence, a particular assertion served as a pivotal reason to cast their ballots for the Republican candidate.
Back in 2013, he took to Twitter to declare, “I predicted long ago that President Obama would resort to attacking Iran due to his lack of negotiation skills.”
In 2012, he remarked, “With Obama’s poll numbers plummeting, expect him to initiate a strike in Libya or Iran out of desperation.”
Just days before the 2024 election, he warned, “Kamala and her war-hungry cabinet will invade the Middle East, leading to the deaths of millions of Muslims.”
However, these statements stand in contrast to the reality that Obama successfully negotiated an agreement with Iran, which effectively halted the country’s nuclear weapons development.
Iran began developing nuclear weapons again after Trump tore up the deal in his first term.
His backers were also vocal in touting Trump’s dovish nature.
“He has my support in 2024 because I know he won’t recklessly send Americans to fight overseas,” Vance said.
He wasn’t alone among the Trump crowd.
“A vote for Kamala Harris is a vote for Dick Cheney and a vote for war, war and more war,” Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said.
“A vote for Donald Trump is a vote to end wars, not start them.”
Now the campaign claims of the president and his top officials are coming back to bite them.
A CNN poll found 59 per cent opposed military action in Iran. The Washington Post found 52 per cent were opposed, but only 39 per cent in favour.
“Donald Trump is dragging the United States into a war the American people do not want,” she said.
“Let me be clear: I am opposed to a regime-change war in Iran, and our troops are being put in harm’s way for the sake of Trump’s war of choice.”
Six American service members have now been confirmed dead in Iranian retaliations of the US attack.
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