Absolutely They Are...

 ... as Larry summarizes it correctly. 

Israel’s initial euphoria over its Friday morning strikes on Iranian targets is fading as Israeli inhabitants get a taste of their own medicine. Israel’s much touted Iron Dome is a total bust.

Pretty much all of the Israel's (the US) AD-ABM is nothing but a propaganda show which failed miserably. And, of course, the "plan" was to get the US involved directly. But here are some interesting details from Capitol Hill. I am not going to be talking about Thomas Massie--love him or hate him, he has balls unlike most cowards in Washington, so his position is no surprise and he openly laughs in the faces of AIPAC crowd. Same pretty much goes to Rand Paul. But suddenly other voices begin to be heard:

Trump must oppose Netanyahu’s escalation and pursue a diplomatic path to deal with Iran’s nuclear program,” Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) wrote on X. “Trump must not violate the Constitution by involving American troops in Netanyahu’s war without coming to Congress.” “This is a disaster of Trump and Netanyahu's own making, and now the region risks spiraling toward a new, deadly conflict. A war between Israel and Iran may be good for Netanyahu’s domestic politics, but it will likely be disastrous for both the security of Israel, the United States, and the rest of the region,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said in a statement. “As Secretary Rubio stated, the United States was not involved in today's strikes, and we have no obligation to follow Israel into a war we did not ask for and will make us less safe.”

Members are particularly concerned that the U.S. will move to defend Israel if Iran retaliates and furthermore acts in tandem to destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Trump told Fox News last night that the U.S. is ready to defend itself and Israel if Iran retaliates. “The president cannot circumvent congressional war powers and unilaterally send U.S. troops to war with Iran. This is a violation of Article I of the Constitution which requires congressional approval to declare war,” Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D- Mich.) said. “The American people do not want another endless war in the Middle East that will cost lives and tear their families apart.”

Yes, Democrats, and no--Trump is not going to Congress for any authorization, but the run for mid-terms has already started and records and "paper trails" created. Now that Trump chickened-out of immigration issue, the only thing he has is one of the last fences to sit on before finishing off his presidency in a complete catastrophe. 

Now, to those who still think that the US has an option of direct involvement--it sure does, but once, God forbids, any US Navy ship is sunk and the steady stream of the body-bags from defenseless (US doesn't have functional air defense, I warned about it for many years) US bases in the region begins to hit US shores, what's left? Correct--nuclear option, or blackmail or what have you, and that will be the end of the United States. I mean politically speaking, because it will be completely isolated and eventually fully boycotted. It will become a pariah nation with all that it entails.