[piasa]

Yeah, sure.

[piasa]

“Missed it by that __ much. Sun was in my eyes. How about I meant to do that?” -— Khamenei

They just bought themselves a little time is all. Their real response will take some time to plan it now that their planner is gone.

That said, Trump did the right thing, and we’re not paying the Iranians not to embarrass John Kerry anymore, and Iran’s economy is still choking and they are still being squeezed.

[Zhang Fei]

[Yeah, sure]

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Saddam, striking out blindly in 1991, managed to kill GI’s and Israelis. It would not surprise me if the mullahs deliberately missed. They want to bare their fangs - show they can inflict casualties - without provoking a hugely damaging response.