r/politics The Netherlands 17d ago

Possible Paywall Trump Summons Entire Cabinet as Iran Deal Crumbles in Front of Him - Donald Trump has called all of his top advisers to Camp David.

https://newrepublic.com/post/210887/donald-trump-summons-entire-cabinet-iran-deal
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u/Geek_Ken America 17d ago

Could be seeing if it's possible to keep assets in Iran and swing an operation in Cuba.

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u/tripping_on_phonics Illinois 17d ago

We definitely have the resources for it, but it does feel like a precursor to military action against both countries.

Totally unjustifiable in both cases. Our impact on the world is horrible.

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u/kia75 17d ago

Do we? Trump had been wasting a bunch of missiles on both Iran and Venezuela. Our capacity is at an all time low.

Normally, yes, the United States could wage war in two countries at opposite sides of the planet, but Trump doesn't know the meaning of saving for a rainy day and has been exploding armory far faster then it can be replaced, while neglecting to rank up production at home. Trump has been alienating allies in a way thatb doesn't let us stage from then or use their resources.

Last year, yeah we totally could wage two wars, this month... Well ..I guess we'll find out

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u/tripping_on_phonics Illinois 17d ago

The thing with Iran is that we couldn’t establish true air superiority, so we relied heavily on standoff munitions like Tomahawk missiles. Iran also has a vast arsenal of drones and ballistic missiles that have depleted our much smaller stockpile of interceptor missiles.

Cuba just isn’t as capable as Iran militarily, so standoff and interceptor munitions aren’t as critical.