Military Leadership is Concerned
Military leaders are sounding alarms about the unsustainability of prolonged U.S. military operations in Iran under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, while Trump amplifies misleading narratives through AI-generated content and social media manipulation. The episode reveals a deepening crisi
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