Not to be an alarmist, but I am pretty sure, do to Joe Biden's lack of boarder security for 4 years, that Iran has sleeper cells in the US. I also don't think their radical ideology will allow them to surrender there nuclear ambitions. Plus, we cannot bomb them into submission.
It may well be that Iran has sleeper cells in the U.S. Perhaps they crossed the border illegally during Biden’s term; more likely they have been here longer and came with legitimate credentials. Terrorists who have immediate plans for attack are more likely to take chances on entering the country and arrive closer to the date of the attack. The 9/11 terrorists are a case in point. Sleeper cells, by definition, want to integrate into the country. They don’t want to risk capture. And, Iran is an old and patient culture. Revenge isn’t an immediate goal. It is more likely that if there are sleeper cells, they were planted after Trump withdrew in 2018 from the international treaty and imposed new sanctions or after the assassination of Gen. Soleimani.
Thank you, Tom , for your clear-eyed analysis of this bomb strike that has left some of us flummoxed about about the very questions you raise.
Not to be an alarmist, but I am pretty sure, do to Joe Biden's lack of boarder security for 4 years, that Iran has sleeper cells in the US. I also don't think their radical ideology will allow them to surrender there nuclear ambitions. Plus, we cannot bomb them into submission.
It may well be that Iran has sleeper cells in the U.S. Perhaps they crossed the border illegally during Biden’s term; more likely they have been here longer and came with legitimate credentials. Terrorists who have immediate plans for attack are more likely to take chances on entering the country and arrive closer to the date of the attack. The 9/11 terrorists are a case in point. Sleeper cells, by definition, want to integrate into the country. They don’t want to risk capture. And, Iran is an old and patient culture. Revenge isn’t an immediate goal. It is more likely that if there are sleeper cells, they were planted after Trump withdrew in 2018 from the international treaty and imposed new sanctions or after the assassination of Gen. Soleimani.