on the part of Iran.
The misadventure may reflect factionalism and freelancing in Iran's mafia-like security forces, according to experts and officials. Some theorize the Quds Force launched the mission mainly to send a warning message, or as part of Iranian political intrigue.
In the aftermath, the Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, warned about a shift in Iranian strategy. "Some Iranian officials — probably including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — have changed their calculus and are now more willing to conduct an attack in the United States in response to real or perceived U.S. actions that threaten the regime," Clapper said during Senate testimony in January.
I hope everyone realizes that this constitutes an admission by the Director of National Intelligence that Iran
hadn't been willing to conduct an attack on the US in response to real or perceived threats previously... but have now
changed their calculus.
Does anyone still believe the idea that all of these US sanctions and so on were in response to a "perceived threat"?...
After admitting what is tantamount to a pre-emptive program of US hostilities, are we really going to be drawn into a knee-jerk response to acts of hostility that may or may not be attributable to Iran?
Do we all also buy timeshares every time the time-share people call and "inform" us of the wonders and joys to be had from a week of vacation in Ireland, Hawai'i, Fiji, or points more or less exotic than previously listed?...
Can you not smell a sales job and someone angling for a commission here, people?
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