01-08-2020, 11:59 AM
(01-08-2020, 10:55 AM)jj22 Wrote: 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.
Yeah, you're way off on this one. Iraqis were killed and no Americans. Iraq has already requested we leave. This is on Iraq to respond to be quite honest. We can, and should, not respond.
(01-08-2020, 11:26 AM)michaelsean Wrote: Just putting myself in their shoes, Iranian leaders have to be terrified. In a war they get destroyed. Terrorism may make them feel better momentarily, but it doesn't protect them. I imagine their main concerns are their lives, their power and their wealth, and how to escape this with all intact.
Yup. The consensus really is that unless the US makes another attack, this will likely be it for open attacks. The covert stuff may ramp up a bit, though, including a possible targeted terror attack on a US senior official.
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