Iran's Folly

"One more thing I should point out. Should Iran ever decide to get feisty with us, the Saudi's are on the sidelines just licking their chops. They have some old and not so old scores to settle with Iran."

If someone asked my if Iran is a good guy or a bad guy, my answer might surprise you. It would be "It depends". Depends? Depends on what? Depends if you are talking about the population, or the corrupt theocracy which rules them. I like many of us, are old enough to remember when Iran was our friend. Our ally. But ever since the revolution of 1973, they have been itching for a fight with the "Great Satan" (that would be us). And now, the desire for the theocracy to pick a fight with us, seems to have reached a crescendo. A fever pitch.

Tomorrow is the anniversary of the death (by our hands), of Iran's top general. General Qasem Soleimani died a death similar to the ones he dished out to allied forces fighting in Iraq and Syria. In other words, we blew him up. We used a drone packed with four Hellfire anti-tank missiles. Let me just say this - once the strike on the general was over, it was a struggle to find enough of him to prove (using DNA), that it was him we killed. Some of his staff were also in his car when it was hit.

Rather than just saying all is fair in love and war, and the general was only a casualty of enemy fire, they instead have vowed revenge. Not only on our troops, but also our President. And they want to do it before their friend and ally, Joseph Biden, is sworn in. They know if they play nice under Biden, they will be able to get money, nukes, you name it. But Trump - he did not know the rules. What he did to Iran, was like - well, it was like war. What Obama/Kerry/Biden did was pay extortion. Part of leading from behind. Pay off the bad guys, so they won't hurt us too bad.

Iran (like many other bad actors in that part of the world), like to make a big "splash" on anniversaries. According to reports, our intel had picked up chatter which shows "very credible intent" for bad things to happen to us tomorrow. Some of which is aimed at President Trump. Our forces in the Middle East are on high alert, as is the Secret Service and FBI in the homeland. We have B-52's (yes, the old BUFF is called into service once again) making daily trips from Minot to the Middle East. 

One thing folks in Iran should know about this President. Even though he has kept us out of new wars, he can be a war fighter. This Commander-In-Chief does not fight fair. If Iran kills one US troop, Trump might order the killing of 100 Iranians. And so forth. There is nothing Iran can do to us, where they will not be paid back 100 fold - maybe a 1,000 fold. In other words, this is their folly. To be no more than the mouse that roared.

One more thing I should point out. Should Iran ever decide to get feisty with us, the Saudi's are on the sidelines just licking their chops. They have some old and not so old scores to settle with Iran. Plus (and this is a big one) - Israel. Israel will hop on board in this fight quicker than you can say "bomb Iran's nuclear plants". Pound for pound, there is no fighting force on this planet which is badder than Israel. Don't believe it? Look up the Six Day War. 

To Iran I say this. Shut up and sit down. The general got what what coming to him. Because he believed in asymmetrical warfare, anyplace we got to him would have been fair game. Count your losses, lick you wounds, and go home. Messing with the sleeping giant could prove fatal to your regime. Just ask the 1940 era Japanese.