Trump lied and exaggerated. He's also given wildly conflicting rationales for why he had to do this now.
Originally Posted by HDGristle
"Wildly conflicting rationales"??
Nope, you're wrong again!
He and other administration spokespersons have clearly and articulately laid out FOUR KEY OBJECTIVES/RATIONALES. None of them conflict with each other:
1. Destroying Iran's missile capabilities.
2. Knocking off Iran's navy.
3. Ensuring Iran can never obtain a nuclear weapon.
4. Ensuring the Iranian regime cannot arm, fund and direct terrorist armies outside their borders.
Hmm... I don't see how any of those 4 objectives are "conflicting"? To the contrary, they all seem complementary to me!
And before you bring up regime change, that's not an explicit objective. Let's just call it a potential bonus. And nothing about regime change conflicts with the other 4 stated objectives either!
If the Persian Gulf states get it, why can't you?
https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/trum...ed-1.500461406