According to my countdown clock we are now 11hrs, 11 minutes away from another Gulf war. At least, that is what we think: given the circumstances the US and Brittain (I keep forgetting them all the time) might attack earlier.
This morning I spoke to a friend of mine who is an officer in the Dutch army. He said that it is no accident the US did choose this date to attack. According to him it is an advantage that it is full moon right now. Even though the US troops are technologically very advanced, they can use the extra light from the moon when attacking. Night vision doesn’t work in complete darkness, contrary to popular belief. In fact they work the best with a full moon. So do all the electronics in the fighter and bomber jets.
Off course these kind of considerations go way beyond normal people like me. It sounds as a pretty clinical approach. But in times of war that is the only option.