The lunatic in chief used a drone to assassinate an Iranian general, Qassem Suleimani, who was visiting Iraq. That is an overt act of war against Iran, and Iraq too for that matter.

The lunatic's supporters are cheering at the possibility of outright war. Others forecast that Iran will instead respond in a way that will hurt the US without being an overt act of war.

Iran may not need to move a muscle. Recently masses of Iraqis were protesting against the officials that are friendly with Iran. That was working against Iran's interests in the region, in a way that could have strengthened US interests there at no cost to the US.

What the lunatic just did could reverse that dynamic. Suleimani's death could strengthen the resolve of Iranians and Iraqis that oppose the US and are allied with Iran.