>>and I worry a great deal about the unintended consequences of a strike<<
The Intended consequences of doing nothing will be much much worse.
We can control a lot from what WE do. We have little control over what happens from what THEY do.
There is a much bigger picture here. There will be no attack on Iran anytime in the near future.
Where did they dredge this guy up from?
Is there anybody east of West Virginia who understands we cannot rely on mutually assured destrcution from a religious fanatic who thinks he’s morally obligated to his god to bring about the end of the world? Even Kruschev in his finest shoe pounding mode wanted to avoid millions more Russians dying. This guy is not K nor is there any reason to believe he won’t set one of these off or sell it to another despot or terrorist.