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I dont think Iran wanted to kill any Americans. They knew that this strike helped them save face. Killing soldiers would have risked an escalation. The US also did not try to stop the missiles to allow the slap in in the face to happen. The US wanted to let them save face.

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We also had advanced warning, as did the Iraqis. They even knew the timing. I'm sure we moved troops out of harms way. Iran's not just going to lob some missiles into a foreign country without first telling them, because they (Iraq) weren't the target. We picked up on that chatter and/or the host country informed us after they knew.

Back channels are important.

100%

back channels are very effective and should be embraced in business and politics

i really hope you're right and this deescalates.

it did

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