When Gen. Michael Flynn marched into the White House Briefing Room to declare that "we are officially putting Iran on notice," he drew a red line for President Trump. In tweeting the threat, Trump agreed.
His credibility is now on the line. And what triggered this virtual ultimatum?
Iran-backed Houthi rebels, said Flynn, attacked a Saudi warship, and Tehran tested a missile, undermining "security, prosperity and stability throughout the Middle East," placing "American lives at risk."
But how so?
The Saudis have been bombing the Houthi rebels and ravaging their country, Yemen, for two years. Are the Saudis entitled to immunity from retaliation in wars they start?
Read the rest of Pat Buchanan's take at: http://www.wnd.com/2017/02/the-coming-clash-with-iran/
It is early in the regime's power, but the detente hoped for by the folks at Antiwar.com appear to be suspect.
He still scares me. Nothing so far has changed my mind.
Having your hackles up over the present level of governance in this country, and in the world, is probably a more sane position than purring about the same conditions.