A parting shot against Iran?

Abdel Bari Atwan- Trump may be planning to make his exit in a blaze of military ‘glory’

Trump may be planning to make his exit in a blaze of military ‘glory’

With Donald Trump seemingly beginning to accept that he lost the presidential election, everyone is wondering what he intends to do in the two months he has left in the White House before his presumed departure date of 20 January.

One possibility is that he will try to leave office in a blaze of military ‘glory’ as a decisive strongman by ordering devastating air and missile strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities — after quickly withdrawing US troops from the Middle East (especially Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria) to prevent them being targeted for retaliation. Alarm about this prospect has grown since Trump began a mini purge of the Pentagon last week by sacking Defence Secretary Mark Esper and other officials and replacing them with staunch loyalists. His refusal to grant president-elect Joe Biden access to intelligence briefings further fuelled suspicions. It could be aimed at concealing plans and preparations for such an assault while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo finalises them in his trip this week to Israel, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar.
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