# Speculation About Trump's Underlying Reasons for Bombing Iran and Other Targets **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** iran-strikes-2026\ **Created:** [March 4, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-trumps-underlying-reasons-for-bombing-iran-and-other-targets/1028209 "2026-03-04T21:58:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 265
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From the prediction thread: > [@Predictions and forecasts about the ongoing Iran War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-and-forecasts-about-the-ongoing-iran-war/1029103/35): > > An unhinged idiot _with no plan;_ it’s obvious that Trump and company just YOLOed into the war without any clear goal or any plan for what to do if Iran didn’t just instantly and totally submit to those undefined goals. It makes no sense because at base, _there’s no sense to make;_ just an idiot who jumped in without a plan and spent the ensuing debacle flailing around cluelessly. Agreed, and this is reflected in the absence of high level discussion regarding the Straits of Hormuz as reflected in the Swan/Haberman piece above. Also note the small number of people in the relevant meetings. The head of the CIA was in the room (Ratcliffe), but there were no experts or specialists. In Trump I, the leader of the Joint Chief of Staff (Milely) would push back against Trump’s stupidity, but the Trump II replacement (Caine) would just list options and challenges (like the Strait). Well, what would be done about that? That’s a multi-step discussion that Trump would not follow, so it didn’t happen. No contingency planning, no set goals: they would lean into Trump’s lies and conflicting remarks. It makes sense, as it permits his supporters to hear what they want to hear. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-trumps-underlying-reasons-for-bombing-iran-and-other-targets/1028209)._