Following reports of an attack on a U.S. warship in the Red Sea, here was former Obama CIA director and defense secretary Leon Panetta last night at the Reagan National Defense Forum about how the U.S. should respond to the increasing number of attacks by Iran's proxy groups against U.S. forces in the Middle East:
"I would be much more aggressive," Panetta said. "I want to go after those who are firing missiles at our troops and make sure they understand that when they fire a missile--they are going to die."
10:27 AM · Dec 3, 2023
Destroy the Launch Sites/Launchers
And make it clear to the enemy leaders that ordered the attack the next time. They’ll get a Tomahawk down the Chimney.
If it happens again. Destroy the launch site and take out a leader.
Third time. Destroy the launch site and take out three leaders.
Seems like a reasonable and measured response. Iranian backed groups or not. The Group leadership is going to be a whole hell of a lot less Hawkish, and willing to obey every directive out of Tehran, when they start blowing up. Instead of their stooges and useful idiots
Only trump could make that threat credible.