There are continuing signs that President Trump may be ready to pull the trigger on ordering another major attack against Iran, though the American public might be wondering what the endgame or 'mission accomplished' moment might be - which has remained undefined and elusive after seven full months.
First, Israel's national KAN News reported late Thursday that ten US Air Force transport planes arrived at airbases in southern Israel, part of a surge in Pentagon equipment transfers across the region. KAN said this is preparation for a "short, focused war with Iran" - with the aircraft likely stocked with air defense systems.
Confirmation of the airlifts arriving in Israel came a day after The Wall Street Journal reported that "The U.S. military is sending an additional Patriot system to Israel from Texas to beef up its missile defenses in the country, according to flight-tracking data and two officials with knowledge of the movement."
"U.S. forces in the region have been restocking their munitions, and bomber aircraft and jet fighters are preparing for strikes, some of the officials said," the report indicated. "An additional aircraft-carrier strike group and Marine expeditionary unit are also poised to join an armada of roughly 20 other warships operating in the Middle East next month, although some ships could rotate out."
All of this build-up looks to be doing practically nothing to deter the Irani
