” the goal has been attained. “
Hmmmm...
And exactly what was the ‘goal’ of this exercise??
I’ve got a nagging suspicion that this is classic Cold War gamesmanship — reinforcing the ‘lesson’ that Iran taught in the recent Hezbollah takeover in Lebanon:
“Don’t count on America”
The goal(s) THEY set.
“Cold War gamesmanship”
OPINION: Yes.