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The first question might be >> why did Iran shoot down the US drone ? That could/should be the first thing to consider when evaluating the level of a retaliation. Right now, Democrats are gleefully attacking Trump as being weak, for having pulled back from the originally planned retaliatory strike.
It is looking to me like Trump did the right thing. The originally planned strike would have killed about 150 Iranians. As Trump indicated, that would have been a major overkill, way out of proportion to the loss of a drone, with zero loss of life.
My take on this is that the Iranians shot down the drone to GOAD Trump into a fight with Iran, that would result in the loss of American lives. This would, the Iranians might be thinking, be just what's needed to sink Trumps chances in the 2020 ELECTION.
If the Iranians could sabatoge Trump's 2020 campaign, and get a Democrat back in the White House, they could achieve 2 things. The stoppage of crippling sanctions against Iran, and the restoration of the Obama Iran nuclear agreement.
Looks like Trump didn't fall for it. If the cyber attacks on Iran now being planned achieve success, Iran may wish they had never started this thing. Somebody in Iran will need to go into deep hiding.
It is looking to me like Trump did the right thing. The originally planned strike would have killed about 150 Iranians. As Trump indicated, that would have been a major overkill, way out of proportion to the loss of a drone, with zero loss of life.
My take on this is that the Iranians shot down the drone to GOAD Trump into a fight with Iran, that would result in the loss of American lives. This would, the Iranians might be thinking, be just what's needed to sink Trumps chances in the 2020 ELECTION.
If the Iranians could sabatoge Trump's 2020 campaign, and get a Democrat back in the White House, they could achieve 2 things. The stoppage of crippling sanctions against Iran, and the restoration of the Obama Iran nuclear agreement.
Looks like Trump didn't fall for it. If the cyber attacks on Iran now being planned achieve success, Iran may wish they had never started this thing. Somebody in Iran will need to go into deep hiding.