America was united about Afghanistan, and we still lost.
The Iranian government has been avoiding giving the US a Casus Belli. And their is not much world support for the attacking Iran.
If that happens, the gloves come off as they have with many earlier presidents. That would make this too easy. I think we should just sell Israel the bunker busters and then rent them a plane to deliver them. That what we did to stay out of WWII as long as we did.
I hope you're right. I would prefer for congress to make the decision too.
We lost because we didn't play to win. We were nation building and that is simply not possible. You can't GIVE someone freedom. They have to earn it. In all of our history of nation building I don't believe that we have ever succeeded in that endeavor even once. We always seem to install a worse despot than we overthrew.
You're wrong about that. Iran is a threat to the entire world, and especially the Middle East. Iran will use its atomic bomb as soon as it can. It has vowed to destroy Israel because they are Jews and it will, consequences be damned. Saudi Arabia will eventually have to finish the job if Israel doesn't do it first.
We have a President who does not have the guts to cancel the F-35 and is contemplating starting another forever war. The difference between rhetoric and reality is extreme for Trump.
Name the country other than Israel who is calling for the US to do this.
Wonder how many lawsuits that would spawn
Trump has given himself 2 weeks to decide so you won't have long to wait to see if your prediction comes true.
Doc nailed it. If you think any Muslim country would come out and stand with Israel, I want some of what you are smoking. But they are all petrified of the fall out (of all kinds) that will result from a nuclear attack on Israel. The European countries don't want to divert attention from the Great and Little Satans to themselves so they're being quiet also.
Saudi Arabia recently reestablished diplomatic relations with Iran. Their big concern is Iran closing the strait of Hormuz which deny them their oil revenue.
The ruler of Saudi Arabia, Mahmud bin Salman is in solid control.
I really appreciate this comment, because I feel the exact same way. I don't appreciate when people assume that America is only a melting pot of other people's cultures and has no culture of its own. Well gee, every new country builds its culture little by little over time. And all countries are bits of borrowed cultures as well as homegrown aspects.The Progressives among us think that there is no such thing as US Culture. They think that because we don't have people dancing while wearing quaint costumes that we have no culture. I guess they haven't seen a line dance or the Texas 2-step at a country dance bar. Or gone to a wedding were we now do several stupid dances. Or various places around the country where square dancing (imported from England by the early settlers) is still popular. The South has the most pronounced cuisine although there are regional specialties around the country. New England has two kinds of clam chowder as well as lobster rolls. There are regional variations of the "sub" and they're all called something different - hoagie, grinder, sub, and more. The strangest regional difference I ran into was when I ordered a coke in Nashville and the waitress asked if I wanted Root Beer, Orange, or cola. Apparently "coke" is generic for "soda" in Nashville
We're talking about a first strike situation, not a retaliatory action. If Iran throws a clump of dirt at one of our ships, they're dead meat. We are talking about the US taking out a nuclear installation when there has been no previous attack on our homeland. Many presidents have taken "first strikes" without the authorization of Congress. That's why we can't ever call these forever wars "wars" because only Congress can declare war.
