People may not remember how genuinely terrifying things were during the early phases of that war. I was positive that if Iraq had a nuclear weapon, they would have used it once the US punched in. Heck, the country folded so fast, I considered that that was the strategy all along.
Fortunately for us, Iraq's big talk was mostly bluster, and they only posed so much of a threat. But there was enough uncertainty that I definitely did not want us getting back into this kind of conflict anytime soon, if ever.
Iran is a true wild card, they are definitely not about to fold or buckle like Iraq did (not that we really solved anything with them, either), and we have the support of no one except Israel, which was in the process of burning its bridges before this whole thing started. There's no winning scenario for us doing this, which is why it's thoroughly frustrating to hear anyone making a case that this made sense.
I wasn’t aware of the happenings back then, was it authentic Iraqi talk or fabricated from who knows where?
Dawg Iran don’t even have to attack Washington bases or ships. Block the Strait and let your friends thru and keep pounding Israel.
That likely hurt for greater than killing any soldiers when Trump clearly alert you beforehand so none would be killed
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