Tension between the US and Iran heightened dramatically today with the disclosure that Barack Obama is deploying a missile shield to protect American allies in the Gulf from attack by Tehran.
Enough said, our Vets here know it, we don’t need to defend what we know to those who don’t
Interesting times...
It does lead to some very tough “what ifs”, considering that they can’t exactly test anything:
For example, suppose they fire something off - and it doesn’t work?
Or, suppose that they fire something, and it gets shot down before it does anything?
Are those events going to count, in the diplomatic parlance, for “serious and harsh” response?
It should be remembered that there are a lot of freedom-loving people living in oppression involved. I mean, those in Iran.