Iran is not like other Middle Eastern nations. They have a modern airforce, a large and well equiped army, they have submarines, ballistic missiles, and they are current with cyber warfare.
Both Bush and Obama considered an attack on Soleimani, who certainly earned the attention, but ultimately they decided that the risks outweighed the benefits. Trump doesn't actually 'consider' anything, he acts on impulse.
The Pentagon will be working on an escalating sequence of responses should Iran retaliate, but the White House Defence positions are vacant or filled by unqualified, inexperienced people. Good advice is not available, even in the unlikely event Trump wished to seek it.
With Trump there's a tweet for everything, there are a series of tweets accusing Obama of starting a war with Iran to save his presidency. Given that it's only Congress has the power to declare war, it's possible that the idiot in chief has committed another impeachable offence.
Only three presidents have been impeached, Trump could be the first to be impeached three times.
Anybody advocating war with Iran should head to the USA. Join up or shut up.
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
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