05-07-2019, 11:08 AM
(05-07-2019, 09:15 AM)Dill Wrote: That seems to be the point of expanding the notion of "national interests" to "American interests in the region, including our allies interests."
There is literally nothing new about this concept, it's been the norm since the Kennedy administration.
Quote:The pretext for military action has suddenly been expanded, and not limited to Iran.
You'll have to expand on this point a bit.
Quote:Also, if Israel feels free to strike Iran, as they seem to, it's not clear what would hold Trump back. Kelly, McMaster, and Mattis are gone . . . .
It certainly wouldn't be the first time. As for an Israeli strike bringing on a US response, it would be very situationally dependent. In any event I fall back on my previous point, that being Venezuela is a far greater concern at the moment. You oust Maduro and you eliminate a Chinese and Russian toehold in the Western hemisphere.
