Marco Rubio Did Not Say What He Said
Apparently, the imminent threat of Israel attacking Iran was what started it all.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Planned Israeli action against Iran that would have seen retaliation against American forces prompted the United States to launch its weekend strikes against Tehran, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday evening.
"We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action, we knew that they would precipitate an attack against American forces, and we knew that if we didn’t preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties," Rubio told reporters.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded to Rubio's statements in a social media post, saying: "Mr. Rubio admitted what we all knew: US has entered a war of choice on behalf of Israel. There was never any so-called Iranian 'threat.'"
Pretty straightforward, right? Well, not so fast.
Perhaps realizing the extent of Rubio's screw-up, the White House sprang into action, even enlisting the National Review to explain what he meant by that and give full context.