If the US goes after Iran they should declare it a war on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps only. Say it's not against the Iranian people, only the mullahs and the IRGC. Limit the scope.
An nescis, mi fili, quantilla prudentia mundus regatur? - Axel Oxenstierna
Nie lügen die Menschen so viel wie nach einer Jagd, während eines Krieges oder vor Wahlen. - Otto von Bismarck
Smitty-48 wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 6:48 am
Ultimately the world is a threat to America, they are a threat to American freedom
They don't like America and they don't like American freedom.
So America cannot simply disarm and be a hippie peacenik country.
America simply has to leverage strategic power to go about its business unimpeded.
The trick is keeping that on the leash and not let it chase pygmies down every rabbit hole
Cold War is optimal, good for you, good for me, mmm good, mighty good, get some.
When we had gofers in our yard down south, my grandfather used to take a 1/2 stick of dynamite, put in all the holes light them off and let the shockwave kill the damn things.
You don't need to chase them down every hole, you just need to make sure that whatever is in that hole doesn't come back out.