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With Mattis gone, Bolton’s on a longer leash:
Acting DefSec Shanahan presented “updated military plan that envisions sending as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East should Iran attack American forces or accelerate work on nuclear weapons, administration officials said” 1/
Acting DefSec Shanahan presented “updated military plan that envisions sending as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East should Iran attack American forces or accelerate work on nuclear weapons, administration officials said” 1/
“The revisions were ordered by hard-liners led by John R. Bolton, Mr. Trump’s national security adviser.” 2/
“Bolton sought similar guidance from the Pentagon last year, after Iranian-backed militants” fired three mortars or rockets into an empty lot of US embassy.
Bolton’s move “alarmed Jim Mattis.”
Mattis and military leaders “adamantly opposed” Bolton’s initiative. 3/3
Bolton’s move “alarmed Jim Mattis.”
Mattis and military leaders “adamantly opposed” Bolton’s initiative. 3/3
