RaymondPierreL3<p>I don’t want to sound alarmist, but …</p><p>DO you think that the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a> ‘s demonstration of its willingness to sanction a ‘preemptive’ strike on Iran’s nuclear industry (Civil or otherwise) is also an indication of a future <a href="https://aus.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/preemptive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preemptive</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NuclearStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearStrike</span></a> once it is confident in its capacity to weather out a diminished <a href="https://aus.social/tags/RetaliatoryStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetaliatoryStrike</span></a> ? </p><p>I’m looking at <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NorthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthKorea</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> when I say this. </p><p>The longer <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> remains as <a href="https://aus.social/tags/POTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTUS</span></a>, the more likely these scenarios will be gamed by the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/USMilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USMilitary</span></a> IMHO (if not already).</p>