by If you have time, Tony Gosling is always an excellent listen (podcast). He says neither the U.S. or Iran want a war, but America's dangerous belligerence could cause one.Trump is probably bluffing, hoping to negotiate the best deal with the Iranians, which he thinks would help him win the 2020 Presidential election.Not mentioned here, but a G.W. Bush military advisor says Trump is taking an idiotic and crazy risk with this bluff. He was alarmed, and said that with this degree of tension even an accident could trigger a world war. Also, not mentioned here, but in another article I read, it said that many people in the Pentagon don't advise a war with Iran either, because the U.S. navy would be stretched and China would gain a massive advantage in the Pacific and grab what it can.Tony
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Trump is probably bluffing, hoping to negotiate the best deal with the Iranians, which he thinks would help him win the 2020 Presidential election.
Not mentioned here, but a G.W. Bush military advisor says Trump is taking an idiotic and crazy risk with this bluff. He was alarmed, and said that with this degree of tension even an accident could trigger a world war.
Also, not mentioned here, but in another article I read, it said that many people in the Pentagon don't advise a war with Iran either, because the U.S. navy would be stretched and China would gain a massive advantage in the Pacific and grab what it can.
Tony Gosling thinks the U.S. will lose the war with Iran.
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