Trump: “I’m Not Putting Troops In Iran”

Of course, the way he said it gave the NY Times the vapors, and allows them to fearmong

Trump Says He Won’t Send Troops to Iran But Leaves Wiggle Room

President Trump asserted on Thursday that he had no plans to commit ground forces to the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, even though he has acknowledged he is contemplating moves that could drag the military into land combat operations.

Mr. Trump’s comments still left some room for him to reverse course.

“I’m not putting troops anywhere,? Mr. Trump told a reporter who asked about using ground troops. “If I were, I certainly wouldn’t tell you.”

Yeah, that’s not about leaving wiggle room, that’s simply Trump being Trump. One would think the NY Times would understand that after not only being president for a term, winning a non-consecutive term, and all those years covering Trump when he was just a big, brash, NYC businessman. And doing the TV shows. And running for office. But, TDS is a hell of a thing.

Besides, why in the hell would he tell a reporter?Was FDR supposed to discuss the D-Day invasion of Europe, or island hopping in the Pacific?

The president has spent several days alternating between threats to escalate strikes on Iran — which at times he has insisted are an “operation” or an “excursion” instead of a war — and promising that the hostilities are on the brink of completion.

His latest comments come just two days after Mr. Trump said that he was “not afraid” to put U.S. boots on the ground.

Really, this is all about keeping the Iranian regime, what’s left of it, and their military guessing. With an added benefit of tweaking the noses of the Credentialed Media.

He said on Thursday that while he hated to attack Iran, he felt it was necessary, even though oil prices would rise and the economy might “go down a little bit.”

“I thought there was a chance it could be much worse,” he said. “It’s not bad, and it will be over with pretty soon.” He provided no further explanation.

Democrats would prefer that Trump, the U.S., and Israel lose against Iran. That they just stop and give up, because they hate all three. Meanwhile

Gulf states press US to neutralise Iran for good as Hormuz crisis deepens

Gulf Arab states did not ask the U.S. to go to war with Iran, but many are now urging it not to stop short by leaving the Islamic ?Republic still able to threaten the Gulf’s oil lifeline and the economies that depend on it, three Gulf sources told Reuters.

At the same time, these sources and five Western and Arab diplomats said Washington ?was pressing Gulf states to join the U.S.-Israeli war. According to three of them, President Donald Trump wants to show regional backing for the campaign, to bolster its international legitimacy as well as support at home.

The ME nations have had to deal with Iran since 1979. The terrorism, the backing of extremists, intimidation, and more. Not just Israel. They would love to see the regime ended and Iran de-radicalized. That’s not what the leftist media and Democrats want, though.