Does paying off Islamic terrorists to persuade them not to pursue terror attacks still look like a good policy?

Here’s a very simple question, which should be easy to answer but certainly clarifying

Are missile strikes (repeated, in the hundreds) considered an act of war?

Yes? Then Iran has already declared war on these United States

No? Then do this:

1) Announce to Iran that we will bomb their oil export and storage facilities in 24 hours, so any and all people who don’t want to die should evacuate the area

2) Bomb away. The concern of President Blinken is that we don’t want war. No worries if you answered “No”. We’re not doing war, we’re only bombing them

2a) Explain to Iran that if they respond, we will next bomb their oil extraction and military installations