“Several reports that Pompeo told reporters on the plane that this attack was an “act of war”. Sen. Graham said the same thing.”
There are many ways to fight a war without actually engaging in military combat. Bankrupting the Iranians and cutting them off from everything and anything is one such way. Their citizenry is going to suffer, of course, but they’re already suffering and the sooner it were done the sooner it would be over.
Also of course: we wouldn’t be able to count on the cheese-eating-surrender-monkey French and the schnapps-swilling Germans — or much of the EU — to back our play, so there’s always that to consider as well... ;-)
“act of war”
no doubt about it. but against whom? sees like against SA since it was their refineries on their territory ...