Morally, it's abhorrent. Strategically, it's very effective. The IRGC can't take on the US directly but they can make it really difficult for the US to keep g

Morally, it's abhorrent. Strategically, it's very effective. The IRGC can't take on the US directly but they can make it really difficult for the US to keep going, as well as sending a strong we-know-how-to-hit-you-where-it-hurts signal for the future. The US is basically -ed now, the IRGC is still firmly in control and Trump has got most of the world (as collateral damage) into something he has no idea how to get out of.