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Trump ambassador’s ‘disastrous interview’ sparks derision over contradictory claims
Depleted Stockpiles, Inflated BlameThe Story in One SentenceMike Waltz went on NBC to explain why the Trump administration has paused escalation against Iran, stumbled into a contradiction about whether U.S. stockpiles are depleted, and then tried to turn that contradiction into a criminal threat against leakers.Power, Not ConfusionThe relevant fact is not that Waltz misspoke. It is that he speaks for the people with the power to decide U.S. military posture while trying to make those decisions sound like they were forced by someone else. That is the oldest administrative trick in Washington…
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