(06-24-2019, 11:43 AM)TJBender Wrote:

(06-22-2019, 06:10 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: One fact that seems to elude you both is that an attack on a military asset operating in international waters is an act of war.  As has been pointed out already, sanctions are hurting Iran and they are looking for a way to get support from the international community.  It's not much different than when North Korea decides to launch missiles into the Pacific, only this time Iran took out a U.S. Military Asset.  They wanted a retaliatory strike and wanted casualties so that they could use it as propaganda and make the U.S. "the bad guy" in all of this.  Ask yourself.  Why would the air fake footage of the drone attack?

A strike against certain targets such as RADAR sites or Anti-Aircraft sites would have been justified.  The casualties not so much.

Face it.  The President made yet another good decision.

Giving up Bolton's quest for WWIII is always a good idea, yes. Don't worry, Bolton will find a creative way to get it done, just like he found a creative way to dodge the draft in the '60s.

If Iran is developing nuclear weapons, let our lapdogs in Israel handle it. The US has no business maintaining the presence we do in the region.

Regarding the part in bold.  The U.S. has a lot of business maintaining the presence we do in the region.  For starters we do have allies in the region, but more importantly the strait needs to remain open and safe for travel.

For lefties that think that it's "all about the oil" well that's partially true, but not in the sense that some people think.  While we import very little if any oil from the region it's still very important for our interests that the strait is safe.  Imagine if Iran was able to shut it down.  The cost of a barrel of oil would quickly skyrocket affecting not only our economy, but the world economy.  I don't know about you but I certainly don't want to see $5.00 per gallon gas prices.  I don't want to see my electric/gas bill double.

That doesn't even address Iran's nuclear program.

People need to put their phones down for a change and look at the big picture.

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