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kleinbl00 · 1567 days ago · link · · parent · post: Trump takes massive gamble with killing of Iranian commander
The tricky part is Iran has no real reason to fight a "war." They beat Iraq to a stalemate but it was awful. Meanwhile between Hamas and Hezbollah they managed to decapitate the CIA, blow up the Marine barracks in Lebanon and generally get what they wanted (and Stinger missiles - thanks, Ollie!) without having to fire a shot. cgod is right - Iran is unstable, has been unstable, continues to be unstable. Realistically speaking, we ran Iran for 30 years when we destabilized Mossadegh. Also realistically speaking, 35% of the crude and CNG in the world flow through the Strait of Hormuz and Iran already attacked Abqaiq, one facility that refines 7% of the world's petroleum all by itself.