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After attending a closed-door, classified briefing on the war with Iran, Sen. Chris Murphy says the Trump administration’s plans are far more incoherent than the public has been told.
Murphy said lawmakers spent two hours in a classified briefing reviewing the administration’s strategy. While he emphasized he cannot reveal classified details, he said what he heard raises serious concerns about the lack of clear objectives and planning.
Here is Sen. Chris Murphy’s full thread:
I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.
I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.
Here's what I can share:
Maybe the lead is that the war goals DO NOT involve destroying Iran's nuclear weapons program. This is, uh...surprising...since Trump says over and over this is a key goal.
But then of course we already know air strikes can't wipe out their nuclear material.
Second, they confirmed "regime change" is also NOT on the list. So, they are going to spend hundreds of billions of your taxpayer dollars, get a whole bunch of Americans killed, and a hardline regime - probably a MORE anti-American hardline regime - will still be in charge.
Ok, so what ARE the goals? It seems, primarily, destroying lots of missiles and boats and drone factories.
But the question that stumped them: what happens when you stop bombing and they restart production?
They hinted at more bombing. Which is, of course, endless war.
And on the Strait of Hormuz, they had NO PLAN. I can't go into more detail about how Iran gums up the Strait, but suffice it say, right now, they don't know how to get it safely back open.
Which is unforgiveable, because this part of the disaster was 100% foreseeable.
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And on the Strait of Hormuz, they had NO PLAN.
That’s harsh.
The strategic oil reserves are already being released to pacify drivers at the pump.
The plan’s subsequent installment will be unveiled following the next round of Fox-supported spontaneous late night executive decision making.
