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As Iran war passes one-month mark, mission creep clouds Trump’s strategy
“And if we sail away and declare victory, are we back there nine months from now to re-sink a rebuilt navy and re-bomb rebuilt missile launchers?
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“And if we sail away and declare victory, are we back there nine months from now to re-sink a rebuilt navy and re-bomb rebuilt missile launchers?
To that end, Trump appeared to have cooled down by the time he gaggled with a different group of reporters on Air Force One later Tuesday morning.
The decisions were announced by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during a visit to Ukraine’s capital, and by Defense Secretary Lloyd J.
He also requested more air defense capabilities and other weapons. Zelenskyy’s no-fly zone proposal is a non-starter, as of now, among U.S. lawmakers from both parties. And while more U.S.
These include $1 billion to give Ukraine weapons it has sought: “small arms, grenade launchers, and ammunition, man-portable missiles and rockets in a ready-to-fire configuration, night vision goggles,
Francis Mahon’s view that Patriot should remain the foundational element of Army air and missile defense capability (“Envisioning the Army’s Air and Missile Defense,” Roll Call, Jan. 6, 2014).
the Army’s now-urgent air and missile defense requirements.
But this shouldn’t discourage us. It should challenge us.