COMMENT | Is Trump trying to start a war to cover up for his misdemeanours back home?
The bombs were raining down on the Al-Asad airbase in Iraq a few days ago evoking epochal memories across the ages.
In his proven fashion, Trump acted impetuously in assassinating Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, following it with more bluster and hyperbole about the consequences of any response from Iran. Starting with the latter, if this is meant to be pre-election posturing, then he is playing with fire, not to mention lives. When Trump sets the dial to “11” from every “1 to 10” list of options he is given, sooner or later he will blow the fuse.
In today’s case, Iran carefully telegraphed that it would make a one-off, “proportional” response to the killing of Soleimani, and then used discretion in targeting their attack on a section of the base that was devoid of American troops. Amongst calls for restraint, there are identifiable yelps of delight from the likes of John Bolton, Lindsey Graham, and, of course, Fox News.
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