[Alberta's Child]

The author’s underlying point is a legitimate one, but he is out to lunch when it comes to the specific examples he cites. The attacks on Red Sea shipping and the October 7th invasion of Israel aren’t our problem. The affected interests in those cases can deal with them without our help.

The recent attack on “Tower 22” in Jordan is a whole different matter. In that case, the author’s point is ludicrous because the U.S. is not some kind of benign spectator in the region. From everything I’ve read about it, the facility in Jordan is a supply depot for a U.S. military outpost in Syria that is a blatant violation of another nation’s sovereignty. The U.S. military has no business being there, and should be considered a legitimate military target by any adversary.

[Glad2bnuts]

You are entirely correct. Having bases in places where we are not wanted, is provocation. These trigger points are designed to give us a reason to blow things up and kill people.