Iran Situation

[jj22]

(01-08-2020, 10:43 AM)michaelsean Wrote: I think you can if you are supremely confident.  Call it a face saving maneuver, no real damage (If that's the case) it better end here, and move on.  

I don't think you can give Iran the win (which it would be as no other foreign nation would dare challenge America like that, prior to Trump anyway). Especially after all the talk and threats of war with Iran from America.

If America doesn't respond, it'll be viewed as a defeat, and we can't take a loss to Iran after all the threats. We'd lose all of our Afghanistan/Iraq allies on the ground if we do.

We just can't ignore it unfortunately and maintain our credibility in the region.