The Pentagon is now preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran as that war ramps up.

And I've got two interviews.

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I'm Brian Teller Cohen, and you're listening to No Lie.

Some stunning new reporting from the Washington Post.

Quote, the Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, a U.S. official said,

as thousands of American soldiers and Marines arrive in the Middle East for what could become a dangerous new phase of the war,

should President Donald Trump choose to escalate.

So, on the off chance, that you thought maybe Trump would be smart enough to realize

the error of his ways by engaging in exactly the kind of war that he swore he'd avoid when

polling showed that this war was the least popular at its outset in U.S. history, he can pretty

much kiss that goodbye as he now digs 10 toes in and actually ramps up the war, or incursion or excursion

or military operation or whatever other synonym he landed on this week to avoid actually going

to Congress as is legally required. But here's the reality of engaging in a protracted war.

You're not going to be able to unwind it. So when Trump inevitably gets bored and wants his

unpopular war to go away, it's not going to be that easy because every day he continues with this

means the cost of oil rises, means the cost of gas rises, means other countries get sucked

into this conflict, and it continues to spiral out of control. And that's already happening,

which should already be

enough of a blinking red light for Trump to recognize the error of his ways, and yet he's

choosing to do the polar opposite. He is making the conscious decision to plunge this country

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