[hcmama]

A tried-and-true tactic of the neocon warmongers is to treat extraordinarily low-probability events like they are imminent threats. That way they can hysterically dismiss any voices of reason that recommend incremental containment measures and diplomacy.

Honestly, I don't even think Trump was swayed by them. He simply thought this was going to be another Venezuela and over with in a week.

And as his dearly departed good buddy Lindsey Graham pointed out in a yet-to-be-released documentary, "Trump loves blowing stuff up."

[volare737]

Agreed, I cite his repeated statement that this operation would take “4 to 6 weeks, maybe less”. We are now on “4 to 6 months, maybe more” with no end in sight.