Bravo President Trump! Folks there is an adult in the oval office....his actions were exemplary and everyone in that room were aware they were working with a true leader!
Posted on 06/26/2019 9:13:44 AM PDT by bitt
When the U.S> launched cyberstrikes at Iran's missile control systems in response to an Iranian shoot down of a U.S. drone near the Gulf of Oman, it surprised pundits. Donald Trump was widely expected by the press to bomb something in return.
The political left was unprepared for the possibility that Trump would not run true to their stereotype. The Gulf of Oman was already being compared to the Gulf of Tonkin. "From the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898 to the U.S.S. Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1964, maritime incidents, shrouded in the fog of uncertainty, have lured the United States into wars on foreign shoals." Members of Congress had already geared up in anticipation to block the war that was sure to come. "As the prospect of a confrontation with Iran continues to rise, an increasing number of members of Congress have a new objective: ensuring President Trump does not launch a war without their approval."
But he didn't bomb anything biological.
Even though the Washington Post sources called the strike "a long-in-the-making cyberattack that took down Iranian missile control computers" it still caught conventional wisdom by surprise. Just as the Battle of the Coral Sea was the first naval engagement conducted beyond the visual range of opposing fleets the recent exchange of strikes marks the first public battle between two nations in which only automata died. Pundits just didn't know what to make of it. However, matters are unlikely to end there. The New York Times speculated it would eventually stray into more intuitive territory which
could include a wide range of activities such as additional cyberattacks, clandestine operations aimed at disabling boats used by Iranians to conduct shipping attacks, and covert operations inside Iran aimed at fomenting more unrest.
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DJT as Walter Mitty? ;^)
Maybe something like that.
With Trump, the media has been like an umpire that calls balls and strikes before the ball leaves the pitcher’s hand.
Insane, delusional and foolish they look.
Back in the day, when I did similar exercises, I was once accused of being a US officer in the Soviet force, because I was thinking as one. I shifted from the Soviet approach and went against their tactical doctrine. When opportunity presents itself, you take advantage of it. The opposing side of the map had an opening, regardless of the opposing doctrine, any sane commander would exploit that weakness. All is fair in love and war, applies.
Never underestimate Trump’s cunning. He is simply giving Iran a small slap while waiting for the sanctions to cause enough turmoil for the people to revolt and throw out the Mullahs.
Bravo President Trump! Folks there is an adult in the oval office....his actions were exemplary and everyone in that room were aware they were working with a true leader!
The political left was unprepared for the possibility that Trump would not run true to their stereotype. The Gulf of Oman was already being compared to the Gulf of Tonkin. "From the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898 to the U.S.S. Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1964, maritime incidents, shrouded in the fog of uncertainty, have lured the United States into wars on foreign shoals."
Thanks bitt.
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