Trump is contemplating the sheer folly of boots on the ground in Iran. How did it come to this? | Simon Tisdall
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<p>After the anguish of Iraq and Afghanistan, it’s almost unthinkable the US would again send troops to the Middle East – but its president is desperate and narcissistic</p><p>Concern is justifiably growing that a cornered Donald Trump will <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/28/trump-iran-ground-troops-marines/">send US ground troops into combat</a> on Iranian soil to avoid being personally and politically humiliated in a war he starte
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<p>After the anguish of Iraq and Afghanistan, it’s almost unthinkable the US would again send troops to the Middle East – but its president is desperate and narcissistic</p><p>Concern is justifiably growing that a cornered Donald Trump will <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/28/trump-iran-ground-troops-marines/">send US ground troops into combat</a> on Iranian soil to avoid being personally and politically humiliated in a war he starte
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