In response to ongoing military operations in Iran, the Biden administration is urgently convening Congress to formalize military authorization, strengthen munitions stockpiles, and clarify operational goals. The U.S. has engaged in a de-facto war while simultaneously exploring diplomatic avenues to mitigate regional tensions. As military actions escalate with significant air and naval deployments, the risk of a wider conflict looms, raising concerns over potential unintended consequences.
“On the morning of February 28th, America and Israel launched another war on Iran. This one is bigger and more serious than those we saw last year. This is a war of regime change.”
“This is not going to be a quick in and out operation. This is likely to last for days as America and Israel pound the target list throughout Iran.”
“The centerpiece is really a pair of aircraft-carrier strike groups. There is one aircraft-carrier strike group nearby in the Gulf of Oman. There is another one that's been making its way into the region.”
“if you look at this chart what you see very clearly is this is much, much smaller than, say, the five aircraft-carrier strike groups that were in the region for the second Gulf War in 2003.”
“So this, Ed is mostly an air and naval buildup, which we can see here on this map. It's not not, not substantial ground forces. And the centerpiece is really a pair of aircraft carrier strike groups. It's very big in absolute terms, you know, two aircraft carrier strike groups, more than 100 fighter jets.”
“But if you look at this chart, what you see very clearly is this is much, much smaller than, say, the five aircraft carrier strike groups that were in the region for the second Gulf War in 2003. It is even smaller than the, campaign, the number of forces that were there for the strike campaign against Iraq in 1998.”
“And so the point here, I guess, is a recognition that despite Donald Trump's claim that he obliterated the program last year, it repeatedly repeated claim it isn't obliterated, it's inaccessible, it's degraded, it's set back.”
“On the first question, the American position, was zero enrichment, that Iran should have no ability to enrich uranium. Iran has always insisted that that is a sovereign right, and it is not going to negotiate that away.”
“Private foundations might be able to fill some of the void, but without long-term stable financial support, it's hard for scientists to pursue the research projects that could have the greatest impact. That could lead to a loss of talent for the US that will be felt well into the future.”
“Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating eminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people.”
“The United States military began maor combat operations in Iran.”
“if we ever lose our status as the world's reserve currency, we're going to go through a very deep recession that will make the 2008 crisis feel almost like a walk in the park. because it won't just be a recession, it'll also be a dollar crisis.”
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