Not the first president to authorize military action in the middle east, not likely to be the last.

[onenote]

Presidents of both parties have authorized bombing against military targets in the middle east over the years:

Reagan: Libya bombing 1986
GWHbush: The Gulf War, 1990
Clinton: Operation Desert Fox in 1998; Cruise missile strike on Iraq targets in 1993
GWBush: Iraq War 2003
Obama: 2016 bombing of targets in Libya
Trump: 2018 bombing of targets in Syria
Biden: 2021 bombing of targets in Syria and Iraq; 2024 strikes on targets in Yemen, Iraq and Syria

Some of these were carried out by the US alone, others as part of multi-national coalitions. Some were targeting groups like Isis or Al-Qaeda.

But none of them triggered "WWIII" as some here are saying is the inevitable result of Trump's actions. And none of led to any form of lasting peace, either.

[Ocelot II]

1. True, but this is potentially much messier because Iran is supported by Russia.

Maybe it won't start WWIII, but it has the potential to be as much of a quagmire as Iraq.

[WarGamer]

3. If Russia wasn't going to start WW3 because of the Western Proxy War in Ukraine...

Why would they start it over Iran? Seriously.

[Ocelot II]

6. Trump has taken Putin's side on Ukraine, but now he's gone and bombed Putin's ally.

I don't think Putin will start WWIII either, but he's a complication beyond the Middle East.

[WarGamer]

7. His middle name is "Complication" lol...

[purple_haze]

2. Good post.

[Fiendish Thingy]

4. So if the US bombing in the ME triggers world war

That means we should be up to WWX (10) by now, based on the list above.

It’s a horrible event, but reacting with hysterical hyperbole, as some here have done , doesn’t help anyone.

[onenote]

5. Right. It just undermines our own credibility and makes Trump look less crazy.

[Tribetime]

8. The iraq war is the only thing that comes close in my mind

To this

[Skittles]

9. yeah

but this is DONALD FUCKING TRUMP

[W_HAMILTON]

10. The usual suspects are out in full force tonight.

If you know, you know.

[onenote]

11. Could you clarify?

Am I one of the "usual suspects" or is that a reference to the folks predicting WWIII, ten dollar gas and soldiers on the ground in the next couple of weeks?

[travelingthrulife]

12. None by a full blown psychotic nutbag though without consultation with anyone

with whom he was supposed to consult.