Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   Time for Trump to fire his Secretary of Defense Date:   1/8/2020 8:28:55 AM

Imagine how the left would howl if he didn't prepare and Iran did something incredibly stupid.  So they lobbed some missiles at some bases in Iraq and we will see how effective that was and whether this continues to escalate.  Their statement that this was a proportionate response to the whacking of a terrorist seems to me a message that they did this to save face and not to up the ante.  We will see if and how Trump responds.  I imagine there is a lot going on behind the scenes diplomatically that will inform their decision.  If this is all they do as a direct response I would not be surprised if we didn't respond in kind.  No doubt though they are mobilizing all sorts of things via their proxies and we need to be diligent.