TRUMP TUYÊN BỐ CHIẾN TRƯỜNG IRAN SẼ KẾT THÚC TRONG 2,3 TUẦN TỚI - CHƯA CHẮC TRUMP SẼ LÀM ĐÚNG NHƯ VẬY - NẾU ÂU CHÂU CƯƠNG QUYẾT "NOT OUR WAR" - CHO DÙ KẾT QUẢ NHƯ THẾ NÀO?! SAU CHIẾN TRANH KẾT THÚC - E RẰNG TỔ CHỨC ÂU CHÂU SẼ KHÔNG CÒN CÓ MỸ - NATO CÓ CÒN TỒN TẠI HAY KHÔNG? ./-Mt68

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President Trump attempted to assure the US that the military was close to defeating Iran and pledged to bomb the Islamic Republic 'back to the Stone Ages.'

Trump insisted the military operation to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon would not devolve into a 'forever war' like the US quagmires in Iraq and Vietnam.

'We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks,' Trump said during a 20-minute address from The White House. 

Trump said that because of the US military's might, Americans no longer fear the threat of 'nuclear blackmail' from Tehran. 

'They were the bully of the Middle East, but they're the bully no longer. This is a true investment in your children's and your grandchildren's future.'

He also noted that in 'these past four weeks, our armed forces have delivered swift, decisive, overwhelming victories on the battlefield.' 

Trump recalled how the US had spent years fighting in Iraq, Korea, Vietnam and two World Wars before pointing out the conflict with Iran had, so far, only lasted 32 days. 

'We are in this military operation - so powerful, so brilliant - against one of the most powerful countries, for 32 days, and that country has been eviscerated and essentially is really no longer a threat,' he claimed. 

Donald Trump promised an end to the conflict in Iran 'very shortly' but not before he bombed the US' enemies 'back to the Stone Ages, where they belong'

A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran during the now 32-day war

Trump said US military action had been 'so powerful, so brilliant' that 'one of the most powerful countries' is 'really no longer a threat' — even as Iran kept up its attacks on Israel and Persian Gulf neighbors early Thursday.

'Our enemies are losing. And America, as it has been for five years under my presidency, is winning - and now winning bigger than ever before.'

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Iran and Hezbollah launched rockets from Lebanon into Central Israel on Wednesday as Passover began and continued the attack into Thursday morning, The Times of Israel reported. 

The bombings forced millions to flee their Seders to hide in bomb shelters and safe rooms.  

Trump also seemed to suggest he had ruled out going into Iran to get its enriched uranium.

'The nuclear sites that we obliterated with the B-2 bombers have been hit so hard that it would take months to get near the nuclear dust,' he said. 

'And we have it under intense satellite surveillance and control. If we see them make a move, even a move for it, we'll hit them with missiles very hard again.'

The president encouraged countries reliant on oil through the Strait of Hormuz to 'build some delayed courage' and go 'take it.'

The speech left many, including former Trump staffer Brett McGurk, unconvinced that the president had a clear plan to bring the war to a conclusion.

Reaction to the speech saw many unconvinced, including former Trump staffer Brett McGurk, who said he was worried the speech inferred a much longer engagement

'I thought when he laid out the objectives and the plan, I don’t think we heard too much and my takeaway was that we might be in for an escalation of this war,' said McGurk, the former Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. 

'He basically threatened Iran that we’re going to prepare to send you back to the Stone Age. So I think this war is going to continue for some time. I mean, that’s what I heard.'

Conservative pundit Saagar Enjeti compared it to George W Bush's famous 'mission accomplished' speech, calling it: 'Mission Kinda Sorta Maybe Accomplished!' 

'Rambling, unmoored and unserious,' added Ian Bremmer. 'In way over his head. US allies deeply concerned.'

Former ABC News anchor Terry Moran said Trump was 'stuck' and did not have much information to provide.

'He said nothing new and very little that was true,' Moran said. 'This was an effort to rally the country to his war with promises that it will soon be over and declarations that we've already won.' 

A New York-based think tank said Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump's speech suggests he 'is willing to leave the Strait of Hormuz off the table, leaving other nations to deal with the consequences.'

'Trump's message was that the United States can sustain its own economic and energy ecosystem, while countries dependent on regional exports will either have to buy from the United States or manage the Strait themselves,' the Soufan Center wrote.

Pundits on all sides appeared to hit Trump for the speech