So Marco Rubio is now saying the “very clear” reason the US went to war — and he expresses astonishment that some are claiming there is confusion about the “why” — is that Israel was going to attack Iran, and Iran would have responded by hitting the US, therefore the US was in imminent danger of an attack which it pre-empted with its own attack. Got it? Simple. Easy peasy.

Also, that whole regime change thing? That’s so 48 hours ago. Gone. Dropped down the memory hole. It may become back, of course. Hell, they may say anything, who knows? But gone for now.

The people in charge of the world’s sole superpower are clowns so incompetent they could bankrupt a casino.