In a stark warning to Iran, US President Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to unleash a devastating military campaign that would reduce the country to a prehistoric state. His words were swiftly echoed by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who took to X to reiterate the ominous message: “Back to the Stone Age.” This phrase, a euphemism for the destructive power of carpet bombing, implies a complete dismantling of modern infrastructure, leaving a nation in a state of primitive simplicity. However, Trump’s threat is not an isolated incident, but rather a continuation of a long-standing US tradition of issuing veiled threats to carpet bomb its adversaries during military interventions.
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