One and done? Hah ... !
Donald J. Trump no doubt is hoping for a "one and done" bombing mission against Iran's nuclear weapons project.
He likely won't get it. Instead, Iran is likely to strike back at U.S. interests and most certainly against Israel. The question for Trump then becomes: What shall this country's follow-up entail? More air strikes? Boots on the ground?
I am suspicious of Trump's decision to send the B-2 bombers over Iran. I join him in praising the skill and precision exhibited by the aviators who carried out the mission. They dropped about a dozen bunker buster bombs weighing about 30,000 pounds apiece. Submarines launched Tomahawk missiles at the nuclear targets once the aircraft had completed their mission.
I do not want the United States to go to war against Iran. Under no circumstances should we commit our forces to fighting an enemy dedicated to our destruction, not to mention the destruction of Israel ... which began this conflict some days ago with missile and drone attacks against the Iranian nuclear sites.
The political consequences of this event are staggering. Democrats in Congress say Trump has committed an impeachable offense by acting without prior consultation with Congress, which they say is spelled out in the Constitution. They are joined by the MAGA mob that says Trump campaigned for election on the promise to end "endless wars." Spoiler alert: Don't wait for the MAGA morons to join an impeachment movement against Trump.
These are dangerous times, ladies and gentlemen. We've been through them before. I could blow this off as a one-and-done deal, except that with the current POTUS, one never -- not ever! -- can predict what he'll do.