Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed there won't be an endless war in the middle east. The U-S has been in lock-step with Israel in launching the attack, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying there was an imminent threat from Iran. Both nations had been trying to negotiate a peace deal in the days leading up to the attack, so how did the White House opt for war instead?

• GUEST: Mark Mazzetti, investigative reporter focused on national security with The New York Times