Donald Trump has done his best to avoid putting American boots on the ground in Iran. Troops being deployed in hostile territory inevitably means casualties, and the more flag-draped coffins unloaded from planes, the worse he looks.
Just days ago, on Mar. 20, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, “No, I’m not putting troops anywhere“. But, like so much of what Trump says, this wasn’t true. Military observers have now noted that a “huge” deployment is currently underway that can only be a precursor to a ground war:
