[diggan]

> My money is much more on this being a "1 and done" exchange

For as long as I've been alive, every action from the US in the middle east been a "1 and done" exchange, and Bush famously hosted a "Mission Accomplished" party two months after the start of the invasion of Iraq.

I'd be surprised if this was the only action from the US' side during this war, based on history, but maybe things are different today, seems highly unlikely though.

[burnt-resistor]

This. The Iran "nuclear" thing is Iraq "WMDs" MacGuffins all over again, but it's the saber rattling Netanyahu is using to maintain popular and power, and Trump is going along for it, imperiling America's security for decades by asking for more terror attacks in the homeland.

[diggan]

"Fun" fact: Same guy lied in his congressional testimony, claiming that Saddam Hussein is building nuclear weapons which was the reason for the Iraq invasion.

Shame politicians always seem to lack a spine when it matters.

[mindslight]

If there is one value that Trump is able to empathize with, it's lying and then turning it into a political crusade to stay out of prison.