Trump plays with Checkers, he doesn't know how to play Chess....He does not think ahead. What is his strategy with this assassination? What move does he think the Iranians will take next? And what move does he think we will take, after that, etc?
the 1st comments are typical, unsubstantiated, subjective, Trump-hating opinion.
What is his strategy?
- Trump sent a message that the United States is not weak and will not sit back and be happy to play the part of Iran's 'victim', refusing to act when attacked. This response by Trump was not predictable - no one saw this coming. It definitely isn't something Obama would have done. This is something Iran now has to take into account before they act. They also now know Trump won't be bullied or intimidated. They know, unlike Obama, Trump won't offer up an 'olive branch' and ask 'what can we do to get you to like us more and be nicer' after attacks and such actions on their part. Again, instead, Trump will return the favor with an air strike to take out the ones who ordered the attacks.
There is an old saying: 'Talk softly, but carry a big stick'. Carrying that 'big stick' doesn't mean
sh!te if people don't think you will use it. Barry drew a 'Red Line', and when it was crossed, his 'big stick' remained in his hand and was not used. Both allies and enemies knew at that moment Obama was 'all talk and no show'. Trump just proved he is no Obama and will use that 'stick' if he needs to.
What will Iran do now?
The guy who usually made those decisions has now been reduced to a finger wearing a ring. Iran named his 2nd in command as the leader of the Qud Forces, but this guy is just a step above Barney Fife as a sidekick / re[placement compared to him - I don't see HIM making the decision of what to do next.
It's got to be the Shah who will decide. Hopefully he does not make an 'emotional' response or he could attempt to escalate way too much, which they do not want. Iran has always been about, so far, ordering one of their surrogate
organ-grinder-monkey surrogate terrorist groups abroad to retaliate so they can have 'plausible deniability'.
My biggest concern is actually for here in the United States. I am hoping that Obama's and the Democrats' obsession with eliminating our borders / keeping our borders as porous as a screen door on a submarine, allowing thousands and thousands of unknown, undocumented illegals / persons into the US, doesn't come back to bite us in the ass. We know there are pro Iranian sleeper cells in the US. We don't know how many or where. The Democrats Open Borders and Sanctuary cities have not helped.
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