Is that what is going on? The Trump administration has been bullying and name-calling and insulting and poking at the Iranians quite a bit lately. Are they trying to goad Iran into a war? Is this part of a strategy to help Trump win the 2020 election? The American people have been very reluctant to put a new President in office while we are at war. Perhaps the Trump 2020 team believes that is their best, or even only chance to keep Trump in power for four more years.
I hate to think that anyone would push our country into a war just to maintain their grasp on power, but there are a lot of signs that this may be happening. The Trump administration is certainly putting pressure on the Iranians but not giving them any way to respond. And they are jumping on any shred of information to sensationalize and publicize any minor disagreement or conflict with Iran. It appears they are trying to stir up the American anger against a country that has primarily been staying out of American affairs. It is difficult to see why the U.S. is more antagonistic toward Iran than toward Saudi Arabia, or Russia, or even North Korea.
Let's hope the Republicans don't drag us into another trillion dollar war in the desperate attempt to win an election. A war with Iran will likely be much more difficult for the U.S. than our war with Iraq because Iran is much better organized, has a more competent military, and the U.S. is unlikely to have much support from any allies because we have been antagonizing all of our allies in the past few years.
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