How the U.S. Squandered Its Strategic Advantage:
Idle threats and munitions shortages have boxed Trump in.
theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/08/shortage-weapons-shaping-war-iran/688201/
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How the U.S. Squandered Its Strategic Advantage: Idle threats and munitions shortages have boxed Trump in.
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