This attack from Iran against Americans in Iraq seems to be a symbolic gesture on their part. Didn't really do anything to us. Pissed off the Iraqis. Will satisfy their hardliners.
The only thing they have is short and medium ranged missiles. That's what they're going to use. Duh. They can't move their mobile launchers into Iraq, so their range is limited. They can't fly planes because we'll shoot them down. They can't use boats because we'll sink them and blow every pier in the NAG to splinters. Along with all their coastal missiles.
Their vaunted-by-the-left cyber capabilities are evidently ineffectual against our defenses beyond limited DDOS or phishing.
They HAD to do something and they did. It is symbolic and totally ineffectual, but their wasta is now intact. Praise God the reports so far are no American casualties.
I'm convinced that their proxie networks of Iraqi Shia have been, and are being, dismantled. I'm convinced that POTUS knows what he is doing. I'm convinced that we're not necessarily going to see what we're doing to put pressure on the regime, but they are about ready to negotiate now and it won't be another JCPOA.
I'm also convinced that the Iranian people will be freed from their oppressive regime and it will be glorious.
But I worry. Do you know what I worry about? It's not World War Three. It's not terrorists in the Homeland. I worry that the next beef roast I try and cook won't be tender enough. And I worry that I haven't quite dialed in the trick to smoking a really good, juicy and tender brisket. I worry that My front lawn isn't going to really look good in the spring.
This whole shebang is in God's hands. I really don't have much to worry about. In the meantime, I pray for the troops, the White Hats, POTUS and his family, and the children.
Well said.
And I join in your prayers.
Great points. More aware & wiser than my very limited knowledge. Thank you.
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I've been off thread for a few days, so may have missed some discussion ... but here's what I think: I THINK POTUS HAD THE NEXT TEN MOVES PLANNED OUT BEFORE HITTING SOLEIMANI.
It seems quite plausible to me that Iran gets flipped out of the Islamic dictatorship, and soon.