perhaos someone felt we needed a good pretext to speed up or accelerate our withdrawals, but it would never be accepted if Obama called for it outright. after this, many more may be receptive to such a call. a reverse tonkin gulf, if you will.
is that too conpspiratorial? nothing would surprise me anymore
Um... yeah it is.
I wonder about that too. I also find the Norway massacre - that tragic event - to have some elements of a contrived event. Yes, conspiratorial thinking. But if one looks at recent history, one is entitled to consider such explanations.