Amidst the fog of (Pete Hegseth’s Department of Defense) War, the Washington Post of all official scribes of the Pentagon broke with the official narrative and boldly declared, “More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly:”
More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the Defense Department’s internal casualty accounting data.
Five of the officials said there have been at least 22 military fatalities — four more than what appears in the Pentagon’s public database, known as the Defense Casualty Analysis System, or DCAS.
A sixth official, who like the others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the figures, said 23 service members have died since Feb. 28, when the Trump administration, in concert with Israel, initiated the Iran war. Not all of the undisclosed deaths are directly tied to the conflict but have involved U.S. personnel who were in the Middle East amid ongoing hostilities, this person said.
They needed six anonymous sources for this?
It’s been obvious for months that Hegseth and company were lying every time they opened their mouths, but I guess better late than never.
Greasy Pete was fast on his reply:
Somehow Pete’s reassurances didn’t put out a prairie brushfire rebellion brewing on the campaign trail.
GOP Senators Break With Trump on Iran War
In a swerve no one could have seen coming, four GOP Senators and nominees for same have suddenly started opposing the Iran War in stronger terms than anyone on the Dem side of the aisle. Politico had the deets:
Sen. Jon Husted became the latest battleground Republican this week to call for a quick end to the Iran war, as panic grows over how high gas prices and President Donald Trump’s agenda could imperil the party’s chances in November.
“The war needs to come to an end as quickly as possible so that we can lower gas prices,” the Ohio senator told POLITICO, in his furthest comments yet on the matter.
Coming after Iowa Senate nominee Ashley Hinson, who broke from Trump over the war on Monday, and Michigan Senate nominee Mike Rogers, who followed suit hours later, Husted’s comments are another example of the pressure he and other Republicans are under to address prices at the pump. Several candidates are creating some distance from Trump, as voters continue to blame the president for the current economy and the Iran conflict for high costs of living.
Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers came out with this “blistering” ad:
