Netanyahu Uses Iran Conflict to Stay in Office Forever: Former US President Clinton
Former US President Bill Clinton said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was using war against Iran as a way to stay in power for good, according to Arab News.
“Netanyahu has long wanted to fight Iran because that way he can stay in office forever and ever. I mean, he’s been there most of the last 20 years,” Clinton stated during an appearance on “The Daily Show”.
Clinton also said he urged US President Donald Trump to “defuse” the ongoing war between Israel and Iran and put an end to the “outright constant killing of civilians.”
In the same context, he mentioned that he did not believe that either Netanyahu or Trump want to create a full-scale regional war.
Apart from this, he noted that it is significant for the US to protect its allies but at the same time he called for restraint.
“We have to convince our friends in the Middle East that we’ll stand with them and try to protect them,” he stated.
Moreover, he underscored that embarking on undeclared wars that primarily destroy civilians “is not a very good solution.”
Importantly, Clinton stated that the US has stayed out of direct intervention in the Israeli Iranian tensions. However, it has provided Israel with military equipment and helped it intercept missiles from Tehran.
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