This is what true leaders sound like.
President Trump, while taking questions inside the White House on Tuesday, was asked if he’s afraid that if he sends boots on the ground, it will turn out to be another Vietnam.
In response to the baited question, President Trump answered, “I’m not afraid of anything.”
The Independent reported more on Trump’s remarks:
Donald Trump has said that he is “not afraid” that the conflict in Iran could turn into another Vietnam War.
Speaking in the Oval Office alongside Ireland’s Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, on Tuesday (17 March), the US president was questioned by a reporter on the possibility of repeating history if American troops were deployed to Tehran.
“I’m not afraid of anything,” he replied.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister has said that the US could risk another deadly war if troops are deployed. Saeed Khatibzadeh told Sky News: “Just read what happened in Vietnam.”
Whilst Mr Trump said on 6 March that launching a ground invasion of Tehran would be a “waste of time”, a day later he said troops on the ground would be a “great thing.”
Watch here:
🚨 REPORTER: Are you afraid that if you put boots on the ground in Iran, it could be another Vietnam?
TRUMP: “No, I’m not afraid of anything.”
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 17, 2026
Last week, it was reported that 2,200 U.S. Marines were on their way to the Middle East.
ABC News has since reported that those troops may not arrive for weeks:
The Pentagon’s decision to send the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, a 2,200-troop force, to the Middle East is fueling new speculation about whether the conflict with Iran could involve U.S. ground troops, a step that would mark a dramatic escalation and potentially push the already unpopular war into a far more dangerous phase.
ADVERTISEMENTIt could take up to two weeks, or the end of March, before the unit is in place and its presence unlikely to significantly shift the dynamics of the war on its own, experts say. A Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) can deliver an initial surge of troops quickly, but seizing and holding key terrain, or sustaining a prolonged fight, would almost certainly require a far larger ground force.
Experts say the MEU would likely be used to conduct raids across the Iranian shoreline to gain a foothold in areas across the crucial oil shipping waterway, the Strait of Hormuz, which has emerged as a contested point of the conflict.
Having a Commander in Chief who’s not afraid is truly refreshing.
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