by Michael Snyder, End Of The American Dream:
As I write this article, large explosions are being reported all over Iran. Does this mean that the “Memorandum of Understanding” is doomed? Iran made a very foolish move when it decided to start attacking commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz again. It was inevitable that the U.S. would respond militarily, and this time the Trump administration is not messing around. Apparently this wave of airstrikes is far larger than the waves of airstrikes that we witnessed near the end of last month. Of course the Iranians are going to strike back. That goes without saying. But when fighting has flared up in the past, a way has always been found to settle things back down. Will that be true this time, or has the next chapter of World War III started?
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According to U.S. Central Command, the goal of the latest U.S. airstrikes is to “impose heavy costs” on Iran for attacking commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz…
Needless to say, we have seen this happen before.
When Iran has attacked commercial vessels traveling through the Strait, there has been a “proportional” response from the United States.
But this time around we are being told that “this is punishment”…
US military strikes underway against targets in Iran are “not proportional,” a US official told CNN, as the US looks to respond to recent Iranian attacks on cargo ships near the Strait of Hormuz.
“This is punishment,” the official said. “It won’t be over for a bit.”
US Central Command announced Tuesday evening that strikes were underway, describing them as “powerful” and saying that they were intended “to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians.”
That sounds quite serious.
Most of the targets that the U.S. is hitting are located near the Strait of Hormuz, and it appears that all of them are military-related…
Without a doubt, a very large response was required after Iran attacked multiple commercial vessels.
But if the response is too large, it could set off a spiral of escalation that nobody will be able to stop.
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