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…The #US #military also has fired >1,000 air-defense interceptor missiles in response to #Iran counterattacks across the region, including from the #Patriot & Terminal High Altitude Area Defense ( #THAAD) systems, which are considered the world’s most advanced, 2 other officials familiar with the issue said. The inventory of those weapons also is limited & not publicly disclosed.
#kakistocracy #idiocracy #TrumpsWar #war #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #GovernmentWaste
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#Hegseth Strikes 2 #Black & 2 #Female Officers From Promotion List
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s highly unusual decision to remove officers from a one-star promotion list has spurred allegations of racial & gender bias.
#WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #law #discrimination #CivilRights #military #Trump #bigotry
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/hegseth-promotion-list.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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#Hegseth had been pressing snr #Army leaders, including Army Sec Daniel Driscoll, for months to remove the officers’ names, #military ofcls said. But Driscoll, citing the officers’ decades-long records of exemplary service, repeatedly refused.
Earlier this month, Hegseth unilaterally struck the officers’ names from the list, though it is not clear he has the #legal #authority to do so. The list is currently being reviewed by the WH, which is expected to send it to the #Senate for final approval.
It is exceedingly rare that a one-star list draws such intense scrutiny from a #SecDef. The battle highlights the bitter rifts opened by Hegseth’s campaign to reverse policies that he says are prejudiced against #white officers 🙄.
#Hegseth has said repeatedly that he is determined to change a culture corrupted by “foolish,” “reckless” & “woke” leaders from previous admins. [#GreatReplacementTheory]
#WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #law #discrimination #CivilRights #military #Trump #bigotry
#US #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth is blocking the promotion of 4 #Army officers to be one-star generals, a highly unusual move that has prompted some senior #military officials to question whether the officers are being singled out because of their #race or #gender.
2 of the officers targeted by #Hegseth are Black & 2 are women on a promotion list that consists of about 3 dozen officers, most of whom are #white #men, snr military ofcls said.
#Hegseth had been pressing snr #Army leaders, including Army Sec Daniel Driscoll, for months to remove the officers’ names, #military ofcls said. But Driscoll, citing the officers’ decades-long records of exemplary service, repeatedly refused.
Earlier this month, Hegseth unilaterally struck the officers’ names from the list, though it is not clear he has the #legal #authority to do so. The list is currently being reviewed by the WH, which is expected to send it to the #Senate for final approval.
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#Hegseth Strikes 2 #Black & 2 #Female Officers From Promotion List
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s highly unusual decision to remove officers from a one-star promotion list has spurred allegations of racial & gender bias.
#WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #law #discrimination #CivilRights #military #Trump #bigotry
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/hegseth-promotion-list.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
#US #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth is blocking the promotion of 4 #Army officers to be one-star generals, a highly unusual move that has prompted some senior #military officials to question whether the officers are being singled out because of their #race or #gender.
2 of the officers targeted by #Hegseth are Black & 2 are women on a promotion list that consists of about 3 dozen officers, most of whom are #white #men, snr military ofcls said.
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#Hegseth Strikes 2 #Black & 2 #Female Officers From Promotion List
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s highly unusual decision to remove officers from a one-star promotion list has spurred allegations of racial & gender bias.
#WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #law #discrimination #CivilRights #military #Trump #bigotry
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/hegseth-promotion-list.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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"Iran simultaneously hardened its Hormuz position from a case-by-case toll system to an explicit blanket ban on allied shipping, turning back three container ships. Iranian drones and missiles also struck Kuwait’s port, set off sirens in Bahrain and Qatar. This happened on the same night the G7 was meeting in France to discuss how to end the war."
"The Pentagon is looking at sending up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East to give President Trump more military options even as he weighs peace talks with Tehran, Department of Defense officials with knowledge of the planning said."
~ Costas Paris and Lara Seligman
#Trump #Iran #Tehran #war #military #Marines #troops #Pentagon
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Mark Cancian, a senior adviser at CSIS, said if the #military has fired >800 #Tomahawks against #Iran, “that would be about a quarter of the total inventory & would leave a large gap for a conflict in the Western Pacific.” His think tank assesses that the Navy may have had as few as 3,100 Tomahawks on hand at the start of the #war a month ago.
“It would take several years to replenish,” Cancian said.
#kakistocracy #idiocracy #TrumpsWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
… #Trump admin ofcls have adamantly disputed concerns that the #Iran #war will deplete key US munitions. White House propagandist Karoline Leavitt said this month that the #US #military “has more than enough munitions, ammo & weapons stockpiles to achieve the goals of Operation Epic Fury laid out by…Trump — & beyond.” #Hegseth has asserted the same, telling reporters March 5 that, “we’ve got no shortage of munitions” & stockpiles would “allow us to sustain this campaign as long as we need to.”
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…MacKenzie Eaglen, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, said that before Operation Epic Fury began late last month, the Navy probably had 4,000–4,500 #Tomahawk missiles on hand. Others naval analysts have said the number could be much lower, perhaps closer to 3,000, following their extensive use in recent operations, including the #Trump admin’s strikes last year in #Iran, #Yemen & #Nigeria.
#kakistocracy #idiocracy #TrumpsWar #war #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics
Mark Cancian, a senior adviser at CSIS, said if the #military has fired >800 #Tomahawks against #Iran, “that would be about a quarter of the total inventory & would leave a large gap for a conflict in the Western Pacific.” His think tank assesses that the Navy may have had as few as 3,100 Tomahawks on hand at the start of the #war a month ago.
“It would take several years to replenish,” Cancian said.
#kakistocracy #idiocracy #TrumpsWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
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…The most recent versions of the #Tomahawk missile can cost as much as $3.6 million a piece & require up to 2 years to build, acc/to Navy documents. In recent years, they have been purchased in small batches, with just 57 included in last year’s defense budget.
Many of the 850+ expended Tomahawks were fired in the opening days of Operation Epic Fury, the #Trump admin’s [ridiculous] name for the #war in #Iran, people familiar with the matter said.
…The #US #military also has fired >1,000 air-defense interceptor missiles in response to #Iran counterattacks across the region, including from the #Patriot & Terminal High Altitude Area Defense ( #THAAD) systems, which are considered the world’s most advanced, 2 other officials familiar with the issue said. The inventory of those weapons also is limited & not publicly disclosed.
#kakistocracy #idiocracy #TrumpsWar #war #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #GovernmentWaste
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…The heavy reliance on them in the #Iran #war will require urgent discussions about relocating some from other parts of the world, including the Indo-Pacific, & a concerted long-term effort to build more, said several US ofcls….
The dilemma has laid bare broader concerns in both the #Pentagon & #Congress about the #Trump admin’s war in #Iran, its shifting explanations for why it’s necessary, & the risks a shortage could pose to the #US as it balances the potential for future conflicts….
The #Pentagon has tracked the number of Tomahawks used with an increasing focus on what the burn rate will mean for not only for a sustained campaign against #Iran but for future #military operations as well…. One official characterized the number of Tomahawks left in the #MiddleEast as “alarmingly low,” while another said that without intervention, the Pentagon is closing in on “Winchester”—military slang meaning out of ammunition—for its supply of #Tomahawk missiles in the Middle East.
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#US uses hundreds of #Tomahawk missiles on #Iran, alarming some at #Pentagon
More than 850 have been fired in just 4 weeks, people familiar with the matter said, raising concerns about the weapon’s limited supply.
#kakistocracy #idiocracy #TrumpsWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #GovernmentWaste
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/27/iran-war-tomahawk-missiles/
#Tomahawk missiles, which can be launched from Navy surface warships & submarines, have been a staple of #US #military attacks since they were first used in combat in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War. But only a few hundred are manufactured each year, meaning the global supply is limited. The #Pentagon does not publicly disclose how many missiles are in its inventory at any one time.
#kakistocracy #idiocracy #TrumpsWar #Iran #war #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
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…Kyiv’s chief #Europe backers have taken the lead on funding & arming #Ukraine forces since #Trump took office. The #PURL initiative, brokered last year by #NATO, offered a work-around for Ukraine to keep getting #US weaponry, so long as the Europeans pay the bill. The deal provided Trump a political “win” & a way for NATO to quell fears that Kyiv could be left exposed by the admin’s ambition for a peace deal with #Russia.
#TrumpsWar #Iran #war #law #Congress #geopolitics #StandWithUkraine
#Europe now provides the bulk of #military support to Kyiv, including direct provisions separate from #NATO. But #PURL supplies #Ukraine with key #US equipment, including high-end munitions & scarce air defense interceptors. Countries have committed ~$4B for Ukraine through the program….
Since the…attack on #Iran on Feb 28, Europe has become concerned that the #Trump admin is rapidly using up its existing munitions, delaying their own orders & disrupting deliveries of US systems to Ukraine….
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The #Pentagon is considering whether to divert weapons intended for #Ukraine to the #MiddleEast as the #war in #Iran depletes some of the #US military’s most critical munitions, acc/to 3 people familiar with the matter.
Although a final decision to redirect the equipment has not yet been made, the shift would highlight the growing trade-offs required to sustain the US war against Iran, where CENTCOM has hit >9,000 targets in just under 4 weeks of fighting.
#TrumpsWar #Trump #ForeverWars #law
The weapons that could be diverted away from #Ukraine include air defense interceptor missiles, ordered through a #NATO program launched last year in which partner countries buy #US arms for Kyiv, the 3 people said….
The Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List ( #PURL) initiative has ensured a flow of select #military equipment to Kyiv even as the #Trump admin has cut off most of the #Pentagon’s direct #security assistance.
#TrumpsWar #Iran #war #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics
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#Pentagon considers diverting #Ukraine #military aid to the #MiddleEast
A shift would highlight the growing trade-offs required for the #US to sustain its #war with #Iran as the conflict depletes the military’s critical munitions.
#TrumpsWar #Trump #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #kakistocracy #StandWithUkraine
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/26/us-iran-war-ukraine-missile-defense/
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AP is calling Israel’s #military actions in southern #Lebanon an #invasion.
#Israel has moved thousands of #troops across the border into Lebanon, & Israeli forces & #Iran backed #Hezbollah have been fighting for at least 3 wks
Israeli ofcls, including the defense minister, said they want to take control of the entire area south of the Litani River— ~20 miles north of the border—& that displaced Lebanese residents will not be allowed back until Israel decides its safe.
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Fmr #Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro returns to a NY courtroom Thursday as he seeks to have his #DrugTrafficking indictment thrown out over a geopolitical dispute over legal fees.
It’s the first time that #Maduro & his wife, #CiliaFlores, will be in court since a January arraignment at which he protested their #abduction by #US #military forces & declared: “I am not guilty. I am a decent man, the constitutional president of my country.”
#law #geopolitics #sovereignty
https://apnews.com/live/nicolas-maduro-venezuela-court-03-26-2026
The Israeli #military said it killed an Iranian naval commander who played a pivotal role in blocking the #StraitOfHormuz.
#Israel said Thursday it killed Commodore #AlirezaTangsiri, the head of the #IRGC navy.
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tangsiri had been killed along with other senior naval commanders in a strike overnight.
Katz said Tangsiri was responsible for bombing operations that have blocked ships from crossing the Strait of Hormuz.
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-03-26-2026#0000019d-29b1-d602-adff-fbfbe1180000
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