What if Iran sent a ship packed with civilians on a course that appeared to be directly headed towards a US navy vessel and ignored warnings long enough to get itself attacked?
Iran "wins" that battle so long as it's leadership doesn't mourn the loss of life and people blame the US for the consequences.
If that ship is not attacked then later, Iran sends a similar vessel packed with explosives to do the same thing. The ship seriously damages a US naval vessel and Iran "wins" by inflicting a "military defeat" on the great Satan.
The question is whether Iran would be capable of packing a ship with civilians and intentionally putting it in harms way just to test US resolve and make it look bad. I'm not sure if even they would be capable of that. Does anybody know of any confirmed cases of a government successfully using such a cynical tactic?
Iran "wins" that battle so long as it's leadership doesn't mourn the loss of life and people blame the US for the consequences.
If that ship is not attacked then later, Iran sends a similar vessel packed with explosives to do the same thing. The ship seriously damages a US naval vessel and Iran "wins" by inflicting a "military defeat" on the great Satan.
The question is whether Iran would be capable of packing a ship with civilians and intentionally putting it in harms way just to test US resolve and make it look bad. I'm not sure if even they would be capable of that. Does anybody know of any confirmed cases of a government successfully using such a cynical tactic?
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