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What a sickly, neurotic game this all is.
All image and flummery.
"Credibility".
It's IDIOTIC. The United States has a military presence that utterly dwarfs that of any other nation and they want CREDIBILITY.
Launching missiles at tiny nations isn't going to make you look big and tough. It's going to make you look like someone who wants to look big and tough. In particular it is very VERY much going to make you look like someone who wants to look big and tough when you can't keep your mouth shut for long enough to avoid SAYING that you're doing it because you want to look big and tough.