Geraldo Rivera Column: What is the mission?

By Geraldo Rivera Posted on March 29, 2026

American ground forces are mustering in the Middle East. God bless them, they are the best on the planet, but despite their formidable capabilities, don’t for a minute think their Iran mission is going to be fast or easy.

By the way, what is their mission? to force open the Strait of Hormuz? Regime change? Making Iran safe for the son of the old Shah? What about the nukes? The missiles? Would a ceasefire and a never mind work?

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