the scariest is that they will list all the reasons why it's a bad idea, but still come to the conclusion that it must be done. "Just because we say so" is pretty much the only argument they have. In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
They do that on economic policy which is their supposed area of expertise, so why be surprised that they do it on geopolitics? Can the last politician to go out the revolving door please turn the lights off?
Interestingly, the Oil and Gas Journal editorialized that a US air raid on Iranian sites would be one of the worst possible options. (See their July 9th issue, p. 17.) They say "Devastation would be impossible to confine to narrowly targeted air strikes. Tehran would retaliate with terrorist attacks, producing a body-count contest nobedy wants. Oil prices would zoom."
