We’re talking about the war between Iran and Israel publicly now, which means it is out of the shadows. It also means that the USA has itself an obligation to protect its ally. Of course that is what we have been doing forever now and even moreso since October 7th, and the horrific attack that triggered this whole spiraling mess. Iran telegraphed the attack in order to show they were retaliating but also not escalate the situation. Nobody seems to want a full blown war–that is nobody but the Israeli leadership who seem bent on furthering the conflict to the point where there has to be a clear winner.
I don’t know enough to know what happens next, but I know enough to be really worried. We are at a point where our leadership is pretty measured in its responses, but we are in an election year and staring towards a dictatorial candidate who cannot be trusted not to escalate if he feels personally called out or attacked.
Whatever happens next is unlikely to be a good thing.