Apparently, USG is doing the same thing it did before the June attack on Iran.
Expect that if Iran shows restraint or is unable to hit back, the shills will say: "See? They're a paper tiger, and can't do anything. Let's bomb them more."
Expect that if Iran does hit back and kills any number of American soldiers, the shills will say: "Outrageous! They have killed Americans! Let's bomb them more."
Next is, "We have to change out their regime for democracy and sodomy!" and then twenty more years of young Americans losing life and limb in central Asian mountains.