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A U.S. ground war in Iran would require a national draft that sends men as young as eighteen into the army.
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Ground WAR
A U.S.
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Key Notes
diagnosis
Jiang says the big escalation questions are whether America sends ground troops, whether nuclear weapons are used, and which outside powers enter the war.
prediction
He predicts that if the United States uses ground troops against Iran, it will lose the war, mark the end of American Empire, and probably ignite a second American Civil War.
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"Because in order to fight a ground war, the United States would have to institute a national draft where young men as young as..."
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"And, you've killed the religious leader, the Ayatollah Khamenei. So, they're willing to go very, very far. The GCC countries are Muslim, but they're..."
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"Another big question that we have is, who gets involved? Because this situation is so dire that Europe, okay, specifically Germany, France, and Britain..."
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"Hi YouTube. Good morning from Toronto on a very muggy day. As you know, last night Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear..."
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"a disaster for the United States and the United States should avoid using ground forces to the best of its ability. That said, I'm..."
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"...you do that by forcing the united states into a long ground war right therefore if you're israel you don't want to use nukes..."
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"...escalation. And eventually, say, the United States and Russia fight a ground war in Europe."
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A source-grounded reading of Jiang’s law of escalation: the actor with the biggest weapon can still lose if the weaker actor has calibration, legitimacy, options, and a way to make the bully destroy himself.
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On June 22, 2025, the morning after Trump orders strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, Jiang turns the Iran war into a three-player game.
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