Quote Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman View Post
He is possibly brilliant in the way an idiot savant is brilliant b. He doesn't mean to be brilliant though.

I think the subtext of the strike is the demonstration that the US now has technology that leaves no hiding place for its enemies. I am technically quite savvy but the precision of this attack has surprised me.
To be fair, it sends many messages, not the least of which is 'Chat sh*t, get banged'.

However, the strong suggestion that there's high-level Humint involved will have Johnny Persian chasing his tail and with any luck will lead to a certain amount of bloodletting in Tehran's corridors of power.