Should Trump strike Iran? What should Trump do?

First and foremost, I would say that I wish for the Iranian people to be able to live their lives in peace. Unfortunately, as a result of Israel, those people are no longer able to do that.

I think Trump has massive political incentive to make tactical strikes against Iran. For one, the Iranian government is openly hostile towards the US. Secondly, they are a strategic ally of China. Thirdly, even if Iran does not currently possess or are testing nukes, thanks to Netanyahu they now have every reason they need to develop them.

With a couple of well-coordinated strikes on military bases or nuclear testing sites, the US has the potential to wipe out a threat and topple an adversarial regime. He can claim credit for making the world a safer place and putting a dent into China's hegemony.

The downsides would be if he fails to hit the right targets or causes civilian casualties, it's going to needlessly escalate Iran's aggression and potentially harm US citizens and soldiers overseas.

Personally, I think for Trump, the reward outweighs the risk. He has been willing in the past to make strikes against the Iranian regime, and I highly doubt he's changed his attitude towards them in his second term. By him calling for unconditional surrender to the rest of the world, he will eventually justify his strikes against Iran as necessary since they chose to ignore him

Trump SHOULD get help. He's not equipped to deal with the consequences, and doesn't have the personnel to either.

I dont expect he will of course, and my guess is, as usual, he's trying to figure out a way to claim victory and blame others without actually trying to address the problems at hand for anyone but himself.

In this case, that may not be a bad thing and others may figure out a way to work around him or use him.

Consent is already being manufactured for this conflict.

The U.S. has desired war with Iran for years. Trump does not want to get directly involved in a new war, but this is a chance for the U.S. to do what it has always wanted to do. We always support Israeli aggression, no matter what it's against. Trump is going to delay involvement as long as he can, but I think he will eventually decide on some kind of strikes.

The thing is, we supply Israel's military, so we're not "staying out of it" even if we're not directly involved. We just get Israel to do the dirty work--ultimately this is all serving our interests.

Diplomacy with Iran is like arguing politics, you're never going to change anyone's mind and they will continue to do what they want. They want nuclear weapons and they want Israel destroyed just like every other country in the region. Israel, more than any country in the world is surrounded by people who want their destruction. No I don't plan on arguing about it, like I said no one will change their mind.

Unfortunately, since Trump single-handedly dismantled the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2018 and put nothing in its place, the scope for peaceful negotiation is now severely limited.

"Should he do nothing?"

Probably the least damaging option and he has had plenty of practice at that recently!

i dont really know whats going on but israel seems to be the bully in this matter and my first thought is that trump should try and negotiate peace between them. apparently israel sees them as a threat but only intuitively i feel liek iran is being unfairly targeted and maybe israel should leave them alone.

Former US Allies Great Britain, France, and Germany were trying to negotiate with Iran.

Trump wanted to use Great Britain as the launching pad for the planes. GB told him "No!"

This is what happens when you destroy relationships with your Allies.

America First = America Alone.

In this case, Trump and Netanyahu Alone.

too late to ask!

No. Trump should not strike Iran.

What he should do is remain nuetral, consult closely with Congress and foreign allies, review recommendations from credible leadership in the military and intelligence communities, and work diplomatically to stop the conflict and build a settlement that restores the terms in Joint Comprehensive Agreement.

He will do none of those things, because he is politically unfit and mentally incompetent to lead in any capacity. All the argument, scheming, misinformation propaganda, chaos, and denial of the last 149 days has been an orchestrated effort by corrupt forces both in and outside government to conceal that obvious fact.

American democracy - along with our prosperity and world influence - is running on fumes. Where "regime change" is needed most is right here.

If you think Iran can't bomb and kill any of our troops, think again

More than 40,000 American service members and civilians — as well as billions of dollars in military equipment — are in the Middle East, spread out across bases in Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

All are well within range of Iran's capabilities.

Iran isn't Iraq.

I don’t think Orange knows what his decision will be

Iran doesn't want a war, Israel does. If we don't get involved the problem solves itself cause without support from America Iran blows Israel off the map and they both know it.

Guess we knew that around 20:10 ET when ABC broke in to talk about this...

To stop wasting resources pushing a failed plan, perhaps some clarity would help

He will perform a precise attack

Have a heart attack.

Be written by a less repetitive unoriginal algorithm

Name game again? That method known and thwarted, that isn't okay

Trump should sell the bunker buster to Israel.. 10% off, free shipping..

And let israel do it themselves

Stay out of it. But with Trump’s sick luck who knows.

No way to negotiate with the USA. He'll do whatever he does.

Trump should stop playing President and retire.

It’s not about nuclear weapons, it’s all about American dominance in the world

If Iran had a nuclear bomb, America wouldn’t dare bomb them, what should Iran do ?

What should Trump do? Erase every memory of his existence

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