Trump's top general foresees acute risks in an attack on Iran
Source: Washington Post
Trumps top general foresees acute risks in an attack on Iran
The Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman has said that a lack of munitions and allied support could mean greater danger for U.S. troops, people familiar with the talks say.
By John Hudson and Tara Copp 1 hour ago
February 23, 2026 at 2:44 p.m. EST
Gen. Dan Caine, the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, attends a meeting at the White House in December. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
By John Hudson and Tara Copp
As the Trump administration weighs an attack on Iran, the Pentagons top general has cautioned President Donald Trump and other officials that shortfalls in critical munitions and a lack of support from allies will add significant risk to the operation and to U.S. personnel, according to people familiar with internal discussions.
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AZJonnie
(3,409 posts)as well as allied forces?
Offhand, that seems like a notable admonition in itself, that the USA intends to deploy large amounts of munitions against Iran.
Has the regime properly informed Congress of their intent to engage in such an operation, what that would entail, what the goals and exit strategy are, where the FUNDS are coming from, etc?
thought crime
(1,422 posts)Gradually reducing Iran's cities to rubble with no boots on the ground. That's called Terror Bombing and besides being a War Crime in every sense, we don't have anything near the supply of ammunition for such a sustained bombing campaign that would have to go on far longer and with more intensity than Gaza.
The top General's job is to stop this before it gets started.
No doubt China's defense experts are paying very close attention.
Zorro
(18,513 posts)amcgrath
(435 posts)Donald has a bunker.
flashman13
(2,252 posts)running around the world blowing up trivial shit. In any sort of real conflict (which Iran has the potential to become) we don't have sufficient ammunition for effective offense or defense. On top of that the USS Gerald R. Ford, ship and crew, is tired and in need of serious rest. If fighting begins the ship will be less than 100% effective.
This is the situation you have when incompetent people, lead by an ego maniac, are put in charge of serious issues and situations. Of course Trump knows better that all of the actual experts. What could possibly go wrong?
RainCaster
(13,561 posts)TSF needs to go. Putin has used him to hamstring our military around the world.
Rebl2
(17,593 posts)Will be gone/fired tomorrow
usonian
(24,411 posts)Every last one of them.
eppur_se_muova
(41,518 posts)LudwigPastorius
(14,468 posts)we've got "the nuclear".
usonian
(24,411 posts)Just saying.
But there is no defense against the Q-bomb.

Expect Denmark or other small country to invade the US and topple the drunken incompetent government.
muriel_volestrangler
(105,936 posts)NATO members are pissed off that Trump contemplated attacking Greenland; he's told European former allies that they should be the ones helping Ukraine, not the USA, because Ukraine is in the European sphere (but, strangely, Iran is even further away from the USA than Ukraine); he keeps antagonising Canada. If I were South Korea, Japan or Australia, I'd concentrate on keeping Taiwan independent from China. Why would any country formerly allied with the USA think about joining a strike with an undefined purpose?
I guess he thought the Gulf countries would do his bidding. But they're the ones that will suffer from retaliatory attacks by Iran, if they're involved in any way. They need a positive, selfish reason to offset that. You can't entice them with hand-waving about "democracy in Iran".