China wins the week: Trump's Iran trap and the sucking chest wound
Truth is the first casualty of war — and right now Americans can't trust the Iranian regime or the Trump regime. Forty percent of the Navy is parked in the Gulf, 50,000 troops are tied down, the Army is cutting training to balance the books, and the Strait of Hormuz is still not open. Meanwhile, Beijing sits back and watches us punch ourselves out. Paul Rieckhoff calls it: China won the week.
Truth is the first casualty of war, and this week we're watching it die in real time. Paul Rieckhoff delivers a no-BS briefing on…
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41% of the Navy in the Gulf, 50,000 troops tied down, and th. 41% of the Navy in the Gulf, 50,000 troops tied down, and the Army cutting training to cover the bill
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