Incivility has caused more than one thread to be pulled from FR...............
I wish people could discuss things without going off the deep end.
People are right to be skeptical. But it has to be tempered with reason and information.
And questions about what should be done by America if a non-American ship is attacked and damaged are not only valid but wise to discuss.
However, I think a country that is whipping up its people to chant “Death to America”, has a history of instigating international incidents, has actively and illegally violated international diplomatic laws by taking down an embassy, has attacked Americans, and actively funds and assists terrorists should be fairly scrutinized for culpability in things like this and SHOULD NOT be excluded out of hand from analysis, even MORE SO when the exclusion is done in favor of a conspiracy involving our own country’s government.
Just my two cents.