The Iranians did a face saving missile attack. I got to give some credit for the Iranians in being rational. Any attack that would have resulted in casualties would invite a massive US response. We shall see if the Iranians have their proxies do the real attacks.
Correct.
Here’s what the people I know in Iran say (and this is not representative of all Iranians - mostly the urban, anti-clerical ones):
1. The death of Soleimani has temporarily brought the people to agree with the Ayatollahs in PROTESTING
2. The people don’t want a war with the USA - they KNOW they will lose and they don’t want the Ayatollahs to win
3. the Ayatollahs are clothing themselves in patriotism, just as Stalin did in 1941. The people see through this
4. But there is still outrage that an Iranian general was killed so openly. There are murmurings of Mossadegh
If the Ayatollahs openly launched a war, people would not support it.
With this bombardment, the masses in Tehran seem “satisfied” - it’s probably different in other areas.
Now to reality - in the event of a war, Iran loses, the USA loses (less but still) and the only real winner is Saudi Arabia.
Interesting some folks were evacuated prior to the attacks...did we already know about this and the rag-heads couldn’t call it off w/o being caught with their pants even further down and close to their ankles?