#military-force

#military-force

Pointing to last year's US strikes on Iran's three major nuclear sites which subsequent satellite imagery suggested caused more limited damage than Trump had claimed Leavitt said of Trump's potential use of US military force: Nobody knows that better than Iran. Leavitt also said that Iran's private and public messaging to the US had been quite different, adding: I think the president has an interest in exploring those messages. She did not elaborate on the nature of the messages.

Trump's decision to send in troops reflects a desperate need to assert power rather than a confident display of strength. It's a sign of political weakness.