Iran is no pushover


As confrontation looms with Iran, the US is building up its forces in the Middle East, including the USS Abraham Lincoln and its carrier strike group. — Reuters

WHEN Trump 2.0 deploys the military against another country, it is to raise pressure for a certain outcome or hit the country for a day or two.

The purpose is not a long drawn-out war requiring boots on the ground on foreign soil, costing national blood and treasure indefinitely.

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