There's always a serious question of what form reprisal & consequences should take. But neither we nor our allies can afford to take an Iranian attack on commercial shipping in the Gulf by U.S. allies without a response.
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"We should proceed cautiously in responding to Iranian provocation" is a serious argument. "We should take a hard look at the basis for blaming Iran" is a serious argument. "This is no concern of ours" is not a serious argument.
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This is not our problem as they were not US flagged ships. Let the Europeans handle it.
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The USA should wait for Japan to make a formal help request invoking ourvtreaty with them before deciding what to do.
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maybe they have and just didn’t tell you
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We literally went to the shores of Tripoli the last time a group of Muslims refused to allow us safe passage in the Mediterranean.
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Imagine 80 years ago saying this. Crazy how times change.
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