Netanyahu Sacrificed Israel for His Own Personal Ambition: RITTER

Former UN weapons inspector said Israeli and U.S. officials are already talking about retaliation, which he said would only mean more pain for Israel

Scott Ritter, the former UN weapons inspector and geopolitical expert, said in an interview Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to stay in power resulted in destroying the country for his ambition.

He told Judge Andrew Napolitano’s podcast “Judging Freedom” that Iran’s attack on Tuesday proved that Israel is defenseless. He said Iran saturated Israel’s defense shield, and Israel had no defenses to stop the 181 missiles. He noted that the U.S. Navy and Jordanians tried to help intercept these missiles, but were unsuccessful.

He said Israeli and U.S. officials are already talking about retaliation, which he said would only mean more pain for Israel.

“This was a tremendous display of capability by Tehran…one that Israel and the United States would do well to reflect on before undertaking any precipitous moves,” he said.

Ritter said Netanyahu’s hubris has “killed Israel.”

“I mean, I think strategically Israel's finished,” he said. He continued: “We’re situation right now Netanyahu launched a conflict against Hezbollah and Iran said, ‘We’re not going to let you.’”

Ritter said the purpose of the conflict with Hezbollah was to allow 60,000 Israelis in the north to return to their homes, which he said will not happen because it would require a comprehensive peace settlement, which would cost Netanyahu his job.

“He desperately wants to leave office with the legacy of that of a victor, a winner…this is the ultimate sin of a narcissist full of hubris and that’s exactly who Benjamin Netanyahu is. He sacrificed the long-term viability of Israel,” he said.