Why are we
playing brinksmanship with Iran?
Trump has escalated
the chance of a war with Iran by stationing two major aircraft carriers within
striking distance of Iran.
But it is
not just ‘war as normal’ we are risking.
Let’s consider the ‘worst case scenario’.
Each carrier
is a small city unto itself, manned by a contingent of 5000 sailors and
marines.
These
carriers are not only within striking distance to Iran, but within striking
distance of Iran.
Iran has an
estimated 1,000 ballistic missiles and over 5000 drones.
We are
dealing with a country of sexually repressed religious fanatics that sees martyrdom
as a direct route to heaven, and grows dewy-eyed at the mere mention of
paradise.
These
carrier strike forces have excellent electronic countermeasures, but an all-out
strike of thousands of missiles and drones could penetrate the carriers'
defenses with catastrophic results.
Then it
would be up to a malignant narcissistic President with immediate access to the
nuclear missiles strike code to determine a response.
What could
possibly go wrong?
the Ol’Buzzard
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