I’m pretty sure this is all Graham’s doing. He’s been licking Trump’s boots about the “peace president” bs and has no doubt convinced his that they will not be able to deny him the Nobel Prize if he bombs Iran into submission. Trump is losing what’s left of his mind so he probably believes it:
U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing options against Iran that include targeted strikes on security forces and leaders to inspire protesters, multiple sources said, even as Israeli and Arab officials said air power alone would not topple the clerical rulers.
Two U.S. sources familiar with the discussions said Trump wanted to create conditions for “regime change” after a crackdown crushed a nationwide protest movement earlier this month, killing thousands of people.
To do so, he was looking at options to hit commanders and institutions Washington holds responsible for the violence, to give protesters the confidence that they could overrun government and security buildings, they said. Trump has not yet made a final decision on a course of action including whether to take the military path, one of the sources and a U.S. official said.
The second U.S. source said the options being discussed by Trump’s aides also included a much larger strike intended to have lasting impact, possibly against the ballistic missiles that can reach U.S. allies in the Middle East or its nuclear enrichment programmes. Iran has been unwilling to negotiate restrictions on the missiles, which it sees as its only deterrence against Israel, the first source said.
You may recall that we had a deal like this which Trump trashed in his first term on the word of the likes of Lindsey Graham who really just wants to bomb Iran into submission.
We are a very short trip to Trump becoming the worlds biggest neocon, invading other countries to “free” them. I’m sure Graham’s got him believing they’ll greet him with flowers.
Update —Not his only wet dream apparently: