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Originally Posted by Chris
Bearing in mind what was already on the ground at Diego Garcia, flying strategic bombers in just looks like a bit of highly visible willy-waving.
I suspect Trump is trying to signal to Iran that the ground rules have changed - they have tolerated a certain amount of harassment from the Iranians in the past but would like them to conclude that any future mischief (such as harassing shipping, for example) will not go without a robust response.
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Absolutely, although given that the regime seems partial to murdering it's own citizens you would hope that they don't have the appetite for a bit of collateral damage to activate Global Outrage Inc.