Col#276-3/11/26
ARE WE SAFE?
By
Richard Davis
Most countries in the world that attack other countries expect some degree of retaliation on their own soil. But the United States has engaged on multiple fronts and has seemed to be safe from any major retaliatory attack. There was 9/11, but that was not in response to us starting a war.
Trump has been attacking countries all over the world and, when he does so, he puts U.S. military bases and their personnel into the line of fire, but our country has not been attacked. The question in my mind lately is whether or not Iran is going to be satisfied with killing a few American soldiers in response to the no-reason attack on their country.
Talking heads are having debates about what form Iranian retaliation might take. If I was an Iranian leader I would be inclined to find a way to fight back if my people were being killed and buildings destroyed for no other reason than the unhinged President of the United States started a war of extremely questionable motivation.
What form would Iranian retaliation take? The world we live in offers military options not available a few decades ago. Cyber attacks are possible. Iran has the capability to do damage to the U.S. infrastructure. Our power grids are vulnerable. Any attack on the grids would most likely aim for the biggest bang for the buck.
Iran could try to shut down power in New York or Los Angeles or any other American city. Gridlock would be the result, and we would be powerless to fix anything for a significant period of time. Subway systems could be attacked and New Yorkers could find themselves without heat, hot water and electricity in much the same way that Iranians have lost support systems in places attacked by the U.S.
There could also be chemical weapons attacks. It would be frighteningly easy for one or two people to spread deadly viruses in population centers. The U.S. has decimated much of its public health infrastructure and we are more vulnerable to disease outbreak than ever before. Imagine what would happen if Ebola or even Measles were spread into the subway system in New York or Boston. The result would be much worse than any Hollywood depiction of such an event.
What about direct warfare on U.S. soil? That is the least likely event to play out, but it is not impossible. Iran does not have a nuclear weapon and they are many years away from developing one despite the lies coming out of Trump’s mouth. They do not have weapons that could reach U.S. soil but if they can draw allies from Russian or China into this spark that could set off World War III who knows what could happen.
Trump claims his war in Iran has almost accomplished its goal. We have yet to know what that goal is. I have believed that he started this war, in large part, to deflect attention from the Epstein files and Trump’s possible connection to sex with underage girls. The fact that the files relating to Trump have gone missing should be evidence that he has a lot to hide. It’s possible he ordered one of his lackies to burn certain files.
Even if the war with Iran ends in a few days will Iran’s new leader feel that he has to retaliate? Iran is a major player in world affairs and their leaders are smart people. They may not respond to Trump’s incursion now and give us a false sense of security while waiting for a moment in the future to attack us on multiple fronts. It is a reasonable expectation, and we have to realize that this war may last long after Trump thinks it is over.
