Are the winds of war blowing? Are the drums of war beating? Or is it all just posturing and political positioning? That's difficult to discern most days but it's particularly difficult now.
Where do we start? How about Israel and Iran. Will Israel simply mount another pin prick attack, designed as a tit-for-tat response to a situation that quickly deescalates? On the other hand, what if the Israeli counterpunch is strong enough that Iran then feels compelled to respond in kind, setting off a spiral of "responses" that leads to all-out war in the MENA? The Washington Post reported...