Trump Again Fires "Smoke Bombs": Even If Sending Ground Troops, He Won't Tell You
About whether the United States will send ground troops, Trump has left himself plenty of room to maneuver.
During his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Hashimoto Asako, Trump answered a reporter's question. He said he would not send troops anywhere, but perhaps found it too absolute to say so, and might later be proven wrong, so he added immediately, if he really planned to do so, he would not tell the media.
The White House is also firing "smoke bombs," listing both possibilities, leaving the public to speculate, and emphasizing that the president's thoughts are unpredictable, and the final decision-making power and interpretation rights belong to Trump himself.
However, according to multiple U.S. media outlets and sources, the Pentagon has already begun discussing sending ground troops to the Middle East, and thousands of Marines have already departed. As for what specific tasks these people will perform, it is still unknown for now.
From Trump's past words and actions, it can be seen that he least wants to engage in ground wars overseas, unless the situation deteriorates to the point where the U.S. military must intervene. The publicly disclosed number of U.S. military deaths is 13, but the actual number may be much higher.
Nevertheless, this conflict has shown that Trump's previous statements are not reliable as a basis for judgment, because his mind changes at any time. After ending his meeting with Hashimoto Asako, he also posted on social media that he was considering gradually reducing military operations in the Middle East, citing the reason that the U.S. military has achieved most of its goals.
But one thing is certain: as long as Trump himself doesn't know what he is doing, others certainly won't know what he will do. Just like he mocked Hashimoto Asako: Japan didn't inform the United States when it attacked Pearl Harbor, so he certainly won't tell the world whether he will send ground troops.
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