"By Donald Trump’s own admission, he was caught completely by surprise that Iran struck back against other Gulf nations."
He didn't think that US military bases would face retaliation? Or that he would be putting Americans at risk?
"Within the first two weeks of the war, Iran’s attacks on U.S. military bases caused an estimated $800 million in damage, according to a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a BBC analysis."
"“Yes, we have the ability to set up expedient operation centers, but you’re absolutely going to lose capability,” Master Sgt. Wes J. Bryant, a retired Special Operations targeting specialist in the U.S. Air Force, told the Times. “You can’t just put all that equipment on the top of a hotel, for example. Some of it is unwieldy.”"
Um, dork, it will also identify that hotel as a target. The Iranians aren't firing bombs willy nilly, not caring if they, for instance, bomb a girl's school.
Carolyn