A former CIA official argues Trump caved to pressure from Netanyahu that five previous US presidents resisted — bad news for anyone who wanted Washington, not Israel, setting American policy in the Middle East.

• Netanyahu pushed Reagan, both Bushes, Clinton, and Obama to bomb Iran, and all of them said no.
• Trump is the first to say yes, which looks less like strategy and more like weakness.
• Netanyahu is now openly taking credit for pulling the US into a war he has wanted for 40 years.
• The claim goes further: threat talk is a standard tool used to move American policy, even when no real threat exists.

Outlook: Expect more pressure on Washington to keep backing Israeli action against Iran, with little sign Trump will push back.