01-08-2020, 02:39 PM
(01-08-2020, 02:28 PM)Millhouse Wrote: No, he didn't get shut down but rather he actually won on this one. Only place in the world that may see this as a win for Iran is in Iran itself because they are straight up lying to their people they killed 80 Americans in response. When in reality they lobbed a few missiles at an Iraqi base where U.S. & Allied troops are stationed, and most likely missed on purpose knowing they would lie about it to save face with their people.
It's likely that most of the world thinks that Trump went way over that line of international norms the US claims to respect when he took out "terrorist" Soleimani, followed by a pile of unintended consequences--among them the demand the US leave Iraq and direct threats to a city in Israel and the UAE. Ambassadors and representatives of every Gulf state and Pakistan were begging the US to stand down before the strikes.
Iran had to do something in response to save face, but it also did not want to paint itself into a corner as Trump did, so it warned the Iraqis it would drop some missiles on bases housing Americans, and did.
Most of the rest of the world, certainly other Gulf nations, will see Iran as the rational actor here, the US floundering again and ready to lash out without considering second and third order policy impacts. Trashing the Iran Deal has made the Gulf--the world's oil supply-- much more dangerous.
If this was a "win," then I and most of the rest of the world are VERY tired of winning.
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