US Defense Sec. Austin furious with Gallant over lack-of-notice on Nasrallah strike

Multiple times, the US has urged Israel to act less aggressively or not to take certain actions against Hezbollah, to avoid a larger regional war.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was furious with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Israel when he was informed with very little notice that the IDF was about to kill Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, the Jerusalem Post has learned.

... Austin essentially lost it with Gallant over the Nasrallah killing and the short notice provided....

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The implication is that in this case Gallant and Israel informed the US very late in the game so as to avoid a debate or situation where they could be pressured into not acting.

This decision, on top of the decision itself to kill Nasrallah, which Israel likely rightly predicted the US would have opposed, appears to have been an additional reason for Austin's personal anger at Gallant, despite his general trust in Gallant as one of the most apolitical and substantive members of the Netanyahu government, who has generally valued US advice more than many others.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5603208&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880#48142728)

*disappears to have cancer treatment without telling POTUS or cabinet*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5603208&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880#48142809)

furk the US, det to amerikkka

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5603208&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880#48142755)