The Duel

Let me paint the scene ... an analogy to the current US-Iran standoff.

You are armed. Facing you is a well-known evil person also armed. This person snarls, “Say goodbye chump, I’m going to shoot you and your whole family through your heads!”

What do you do? Do you wait for the fatal shot ... knowing your family is also dead ... or do you shoot first?

In other words, is such a verbal threat enough to take lethal action? Or do you need more blatant evidence ... at the risk that all is lost?

My take. Shoot the bastard first and repent in leisure.


Now, imagine that your evil opponent’s name is Qasem Soleimani ...