1.? Is the Iranian drone and ballistic missile attack on Israel a declaration of war?

No more than any other action Iran has done over the past decades.

2.? ?What do you recommend?the Israelis do?

I think they should do nothing. Israel shouldn’t have attacked the Iranian consulate in Syria, but they did, so Iran retaliated. Now Israel should just drop it.

3.? Is this the incident that is going to precipitate a full blown war in the Middle East?

No, I don’t think this will.

4.? Will such a war extend beyond the Middle East?

If the Middle East breaks out in full blown war, then yes, I think the war will spread, and every country will be affected. I also think China will take advantage of such a distraction to move into Taiwan.

5.? What should the US do about this?

Keep talking to both sides and try to get them to stop fighting.

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