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US needs to secure resources for at least 100 more days of war
The US administration underestimated the consequences of the hostilities it launched against Iran and is now rushing to add people and resources for a larger and longer conflict, Politico reported.
TL;DR
- The US administration underestimated the consequences of hostilities against Iran.
- US Central Command requested more military intelligence officers for operations against Iran, needing support for at least 100 days, possibly until September.
- This suggests the Trump administration did not fully predict the wide-ranging consequences of war.
- Former diplomat Gerald Feierstein called the war an 'ad hoc operation' that no one truly understood.
- Former ambassador Jeffrey Feltman criticized the State Department's "complete dereliction of duty" regarding the safety of Americans in the conflict zone, noting the first travel warning was issued late.
- The travel warning urged US citizens to 'depart immediately' from 14 countries in the region.