I'd like to think Trump is smart enough to realize that stealing Iran's oil will be a bit more challenging in the midst of nuclear fallout. But then again Trump went ahead and bombed Iran without making any plans for the safety of the Americans in harm's way, so he likely doesn't give a fig if oil workers get radiation poisoning.
I fear today's statements not because of immediate danger to myself or America. Iran can't reply in kind. Russia and China won't. They benefit too much from the fallout.
I fear because I think Trump and Hegseth might have the same assessment as me, that Iran cannot reciprocate. To me, that answers why we do not see the U.S. military and government showing the actions you describe. They don't think it is necessary to prepare.
Finally, I fear because the costs of extreme escalation will mostly be borne by the average Iranian.
I lived on Air Force bases as a child in the Cold War era. No one had to tell me if a 3 day alert was real or a drill. The tension in the air, or lack of, was unmistakable. You can move personnel and equipment around, but you can’t fake when someone is running on adrenaline.
I'd like to think Trump is smart enough to realize that stealing Iran's oil will be a bit more challenging in the midst of nuclear fallout. But then again Trump went ahead and bombed Iran without making any plans for the safety of the Americans in harm's way, so he likely doesn't give a fig if oil workers get radiation poisoning.
Not sure he can think that far ahead.
I fear today's statements not because of immediate danger to myself or America. Iran can't reply in kind. Russia and China won't. They benefit too much from the fallout.
I fear because I think Trump and Hegseth might have the same assessment as me, that Iran cannot reciprocate. To me, that answers why we do not see the U.S. military and government showing the actions you describe. They don't think it is necessary to prepare.
Finally, I fear because the costs of extreme escalation will mostly be borne by the average Iranian.
I fear that they can definitely reciprocate, it may not be immediate, and it will not be as expected.
I lived on Air Force bases as a child in the Cold War era. No one had to tell me if a 3 day alert was real or a drill. The tension in the air, or lack of, was unmistakable. You can move personnel and equipment around, but you can’t fake when someone is running on adrenaline.
So just let’s put out a possible scenario.
Trump hits very hard.
Iran loads a fleet of drones… containing enriched uranium… a few make it through and hit Tel Aviv. Netanyahu says, see I told you so.
Israel escalates with a nuke on Tehran.
Pakistan drops a suitcase bomb somewhere in New Delhi
Game over…
nuke. If they had a nuke, it would be a check on Israel and the US. Look at North Korea. Trump went all apocalypse on Kim.
Don’t ya think the Pentagon does these kind of “what if’s”?
A dirty bomb would conflated as a
That is not terribly realistic. If Uran would make that play, it would be a nuke. And why would Pakistan and India join the crazy?