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Trump’s war rhetoric drifts as US escalates toward ground war

As Trump vows to send Iran “back to the stone ages”, US military build-up points to a deeper, expanding war

Trump’s war rhetoric drifts as US escalates toward ground war
Trump address the nation on the conflict in Iran | Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images
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The United States is preparing for a ground war with Iran. Donald Trump, meanwhile, says the conflict is nearly over.

“We’re going to bring them back to the stone ages, where they belong,” Trump said in his Easter message – even as the war he is overseeing expands across the region.

The gap between rhetoric and reality is widening – and there is little evidence that anyone around him is willing to correct it.