“If You Think It Was Weak Not To Bomb Iran, Remind Yourself How Iraq Turned Out “
And the IRI knows that’s how Trump feels, hence their continued bad behavior. Sanctions alone will not make them stop.
“Sanctions alone will not make them stop.”
You want us to go to war on behalf of Saudi Arabia?
Why is the dictatorship of Saudi Arabia preferable to the dictatorship of Iran? Why should US young people be sent to die for either of these quarreling Islamofascist states?
Every time President Trump is getting close to reaching his goal to negotiate and end our warmongering, the “evil dictators” do something to mess it up. Something’s not right about that. It’s always when the bad guys have nothing to gain and everything to lose by the hostile actions. My hypothesis that’s at least worthy of consideration is these situations are either rogue elements within those nations or setups by “friends” who benefit from the wars.
“Sanctions alone will not make them stop.”
Sanctions are killing them. That’s why they are lashing out.
But if there is going to war, Iran will keep on keeping on, forcing one.
Let them.
Our strategic interests in the Gulf are rapidly diminishing, and our wisdom increases by the day.
We can wait. See if there’s anyone else willing to take some of this burden.
Wait. Position forces and supplies.
And the next time, which is surely coming, hammer them in accordance with their worst nightmare.
Look, Linda, the mullahs don’t care how many of their soldiers die, how many of f their planes or boats are destroyed. What they care about is money and power. Weakening them financially is the best long game. Ask 30000 eighteen year olds who died for in Vietnam if war is always the best answer.
Trump is navigating foreign policy from a position of strength, and as such can take his time in deciding if and when, and in which manner, to strike Iran. It is the weak leader who allows himself to be goaded into ill-thought-out action for the sake of appearance. President Trump is not weak.
Very well then - President Trump needs to tell Congress that if they’re so desperate to go to war with Iran, they should take a vote and declare a war. Let the bloodshed be on their hands.
Hopefully more intelligent minds will prevail. Nothing else needs to be done in the open to make a point.