<description>&lt;p&gt;Donald Trump has kept the world guessing over whether he will launch a ground invasion in Iran.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, the arrival of thousands of US paratroopers in the region might be the clearest indication yet of the disrupter-in-chief’s thinking.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A month of airstrikes is one thing but the deployment of troops is quite another - so how would it work? Has Trump learned nothing from Iraq and Afghanistan?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Niall is joined by the former head of the UK armed forces General Sir Nick Carter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have you got a question for the podcast? Email us: &lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:why@sky.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;why@sky.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This Is Why

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Why US ‘boots on the ground’ won’t be enough

APR 1, 202615 MIN
This Is Why

Why US ‘boots on the ground’ won’t be enough

APR 1, 202615 MIN

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Donald Trump has kept the world guessing over whether he will launch a ground invasion in Iran.However, the arrival of thousands of US paratroopers in the region might be the clearest indication yet of the disrupter-in-chief’s thinking.A month of airstrikes is one thing but the deployment of troops is quite another - so how would it work? Has Trump learned nothing from Iraq and Afghanistan?Niall is joined by the former head of the UK armed forces General Sir Nick Carter.Have you got a question for the podcast? Email us: [email protected]