OF COURSE the Iranians were behind the attack. Duh. The question is, what should the U.S. do about it? Because I’m not sure losing even one American fighting man’s (or woman’s, these days) life taking out the Iranian regime is worth it, much as I might want to do it on an emotional level. Punching the mullahs’ ticket permanently? Sweet! On behalf of the nearly-as-bad Saudis? Not so fast...
Who was it that said, of the Iraqis and the Iranians during their own war; “It’s a pity both sides can’t lose”? That’s about how I feel about the Saudis and the Persians.
(Veteran of various Persian Gulf area “dust-ups” with those folks going back to the 80s and especially the late 80s, so it’s not like I don’t want some payback, believe me.)
Henry Kissinger