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War in Iran, now spreading in the Middle East. Trump made a very poor decision, supported by no US analysis and instead relying on Biba’s emotional enthusiasm for decision support to start a war of choice. Hegseth has proven an inept SoD (or is it SoW) and endangered lives and treasure with his ideology driven resource choices - such as firing senior officer, depleting weapon stocks, and politicizing the military. The Senate has abrogated its oversight responsibility - the exercise of which could have mitigated these serious damages to US defenses - defenses of man, material, and relationships. And Congress has abrogated its responsibility for being the branch of government bearing the obligation of declaring war. Congress put all the authorities in the presidents hands; the founding fathers knew not to put all their eggs in one basket! Washington Post: The top U.S. general in Europe privately warned the Pentagon this week that he lacks sufficient naval forces to continue protecting Israel from incoming ballistic missiles, officials said, illustrating how the ongoing Iran war has imposed constraints on the military. 
Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, the head of U.S. European Command, sent written notification to senior Pentagon officials saying that without another Navy destroyer he will be forced to choose defense of the United States “homeland” over that of Israel, said the officials, who like some others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the correspondence. 
A U.S. defense official said Grynkewich’s notification appears consistent with past outreach to the Pentagon from the military’s top generals when they see certain risks that require Washington’s consideration. This can occur, the official said, as commanders compete for finite resources and weapons.