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Former Sec. of State Rex Tillerson, in an interview conducted at Harvard, said that Bibi would use misinformation to sway the President's opinion on who the good and bad guys are.
....recounted how Netanyahu would use “misinformation” to persuade the U.S. when he deemed it necessary.
“They did that with the president on a couple of occasions, to persuade him that ‘We’re the good guys, they’re the bad guys,” Tillerson explained.
"We later exposed it to the president so he understood, ‘You’ve been played,’” said Tillerson. “It bothers me that an ally that’s that close and important to us would do that to us.”
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/til...ed-misinformation-to-persuade-trump-1.7865372
Tillerson, who had a contentious tenure as the U.S.’s top diplomat, said that Netanyahu is “an extraordinarily skilled” politician and diplomat, but “a bit Machiavellian.” He continued, saying that “In dealing with Bibi, it’s always useful to carry a healthy amount of skepticism in your discussions with him.”
Tillerson is going to get accused of anti-Semitism from some quarters for the "Machiavellian" comment. I personally think Bibi is less Machiavellian than Neoconservatives who got us into the Iraq war or the Pakistanis who have been backstabbing the US. Bibi is too blunt and blatant to be truly Machiavellian, though I am sure he has tried / succeeded in duping Trump to a degree.
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....recounted how Netanyahu would use “misinformation” to persuade the U.S. when he deemed it necessary.
“They did that with the president on a couple of occasions, to persuade him that ‘We’re the good guys, they’re the bad guys,” Tillerson explained.
"We later exposed it to the president so he understood, ‘You’ve been played,’” said Tillerson. “It bothers me that an ally that’s that close and important to us would do that to us.”
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/til...ed-misinformation-to-persuade-trump-1.7865372
Tillerson, who had a contentious tenure as the U.S.’s top diplomat, said that Netanyahu is “an extraordinarily skilled” politician and diplomat, but “a bit Machiavellian.” He continued, saying that “In dealing with Bibi, it’s always useful to carry a healthy amount of skepticism in your discussions with him.”
Tillerson is going to get accused of anti-Semitism from some quarters for the "Machiavellian" comment. I personally think Bibi is less Machiavellian than Neoconservatives who got us into the Iraq war or the Pakistanis who have been backstabbing the US. Bibi is too blunt and blatant to be truly Machiavellian, though I am sure he has tried / succeeded in duping Trump to a degree.
Article is behind a paywall, so when you click on link, stop the page upload before it fully finishes.
