But Why?

But why would Saddam Hussein have wanted to attack the British bases on Cyprus? What on earth for? In the run-up to the Iraq War, I was repeatedly unable to secure publication in any newspaper for a very short letter asking that question.

And now we must prepare to ask why Iran would want to attack us, either. Again, what on earth for?

Christendom has no dog in any fight between Iran and Israel, and if the former really did take out the latter then no "retaliation" from elsewhere could make the tiniest bit of difference. For good or ill, Israel would just be gone, and that would be that.

Not that it's going to happen, anyway.