Reply #37: I agree, but I still think there's a plan.

[sofa king]

What they can all agree on is that their internecine conflicts will never be decided so long as there are Americans interfering in force. I think they've all agreed, explicitly or otherwise, to make this the bloodiest year they can make it for the United States. It doesn't even have to be a plan. It's simply in everyone else's best interests, so someone is sure to take up the slack.

Therefore, I stand by my prediction that whatever else happens, no more than 48 hours will pass without a major attack on U.S. forces.