You are justifying a strategic decision with tactical considerations. All the tactical factors you list should play into the timing of an attack, but I'm not convinced they are sufficient by themselves to justify the attack.
You are justifying a strategic decision with tactical considerations. All the tactical factors you list should play into the timing of an attack, but I'm not convinced they are sufficient by themselves to justify the attack.
Fair, but I think they are related in some ways. I think the reason we hadn’t done it before is because of the tactical considerations I listed and the much more potent threat Iran posed at the time. Given that it was an opportune time and that Iran can’t respond as they theoretically would have given those considerations still relevant, I am of the opinion we were right to do this but that’s subjective so I understand if people disagree.
You are justifying a strategic decision with tactical considerations. All the tactical factors you list should play into the timing of an attack, but I'm not convinced they are sufficient by themselves to justify the attack.
Fair, but I think they are related in some ways. I think the reason we hadn’t done it before is because of the tactical considerations I listed and the much more potent threat Iran posed at the time. Given that it was an opportune time and that Iran can’t respond as they theoretically would have given those considerations still relevant, I am of the opinion we were right to do this but that’s subjective so I understand if people disagree.