I would add if Trump doesn’t dive for cover on his own, they don’t take out the shooter. They thought Trump was dead. Mission accomplished. And, if Trump doesn’t get up and show proof of life “he dies on the way to the hospital”.
Trump needs to “fire” his SS detail and talk to Governor Abbott to contract with the Texas Rangers. Or, at a minimum, bring in the Texas Rangers to keep SS honest.
Iran is either a credible threat to the U.S. or not. If it is, we want bases there and if not, get out. I actually think Iran is a very real threat, mostly by igniting a world war. Assetts in the region let us parlay and leverage resistance to Iran's intentions. Once you leave, it is really hard to get back in and reestablish a base of operations. The mistake, of course, and cited by others on this forum, was the Bushinistas toppling Saddam. Saddam was the balance to Iran. He was weak enough militarily (Iran's army was 2 to 3 times as big as Iraq's) that he had to convince everyone he had weapons of mass destruction (bio and chemical). He did a good job of that and ironically resulted in his demise. But that is looking back, now Iran is unleashed and the U.S. and Israel, mostly Israel with the Biden administration, is really what is keeping Iran in check.