Also breaking with the president, Georgia Representative and Trump loyalist Marjorie Taylor Greene, posting on X last night — quote — "Foreign wars, intervention, regime change put America last, kill innocent people, are making us broke, and will ultimately lead to our destruction," all while the U.S. deploys more fighter jets to the Middle East to bolster its forces, as the two regional powers continue to trade blows. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy: Well, I think the president obviously has expressed in the past that he would prefer a diplomatic solution, but has been frustrated in that effort for a variety of reasons. I think now the administration and the president and his colleagues today are facing up to a very difficult reality, which is that Israel has done enormous damage to Iran's nuclear program, but it is not able to completely eliminate it because of a lack of certain military capabilities, which the U.S. possesses.
Author: Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson, Zeba Warsi
Published at: 2025-06-17 22:55:16
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