Originally Posted by
SASless
For all of his faults....Trump by nature does not support more war or foreign entanglements.
His first responses have always been to seek accommodation over confrontation.
That being said....some folks should be careful not to confuse meekness of manner for lack of resolve.
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I fully expect him to respond........ without loss of any life.
This should reduce tension for both sides for a couple of weeks while the backdoor diplomacy that is going on continues.
Edit ...... Interesting that President Trump has indicated that Tehran didn't order it but in all probability a rogue General did, seems like there is extensive fast back channel chatter going on.
A hat out of the bag with Bibi / Trump / Iran meeting would be an interesting one with a mutually agreed peace treaty with all sorts of plans coming into play. KSA would not be happy but who lets be honest who cares.