what's good for the goose................;

When the United States established a precedent for taking unilateral military action in the name of fighting terrorism, Uncle Sam should not be surprised when another country decides to follow suit. Iran was the victim of a massive terrorist attack in early January that killed more than 100 people. In response Iran launched retaliatory strikes in Syria, Iraq and Pakistan (Baluchistan to be precise) against radical Sunni groups that have a history of backing or executing terrorist attacks inside Iran. How dare they!! Who do the mullahs think they are? Joe Biden?

One part of the story that is not getting much attention in the Western press is that the groups targeted had ties to a intelligence organizations such as MI-6, Mossad and the CIA. I wrote about this in a memo published by Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) in 2019. Here is an excerpt:

The last major terrorist attack causing casualties that is linked to Iran was the July 2012 bombing of a bus with Israeli tourists in Bulgaria. That departure from Iran’s more recent policy on terrorism was retaliation for what Iran perceived to be Israel’s role in assassinating five Iranian scientists involved with Iran’s Nuclear program, between January 2010 and January 2012 (the dates and names of those attacked are appended).

One can easily imagine the outrage and lust for revenge that would sweep the U.S., if Americans believed a foreign country sent operatives into the United States who in turn murdered engineers and scientists working on sensitive U.S. defense projects.

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