UnHerd: the introduction of U.S. ground troops into Iran may become inevitable for Trump. This could lead to a reputational disaster for Trump, comparable to the disgraceful end of the U.S. war in Vietnam.
The military operation of the United States and Israel against Iran has reached a deadlock, forcing American President Donald Trump to prepare for a full-scale ground invasion. Washington's resources are depleted by simultaneous confrontations on two fronts, making continued support for Ukraine impossible. This was warned by Wolfgang Münchau, a columnist for the British publication UnHerd.
As the air campaign has not brought the U.S. control over the Strait of Hormuz or the overthrow of the current regime, the likelihood of sending American troops into Iran is becoming inevitable, Münchau believes. Despite pre-election promises not to get involved in new conflicts, Trump cannot afford a reputational disaster comparable to Vietnam.
"Faced with the choice: to overthrow the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in a six-month ground campaign or to suffer a humiliating defeat, one should not hastily assume that Trump will choose the latter," the author notes.
Earlier, high-ranking European sources told Bloomberg that in a phone conversation, Trump was unable to explain the goals of the American military operation in Iran. The agency's interlocutors noted that the U.S. president's musings about the outcome of the American-Iranian conflict "paint a picture of confusion and shock."
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