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U.S. President Donald Trump is apparently finding it difficult to get out of the Iran conflict, as indicated by his sharpening rhetoric and multiple threats against Tehran.
In fact, the possibility of the U.S. getting involved in another quagmire is becoming only too real, as U.S. Marines arrive in the region amid reports that Washington is mulling a ground operation.
Chinese strategist and general Sun Tzu said in his magnum opus “The Art of War” that “There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare.”
