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Conflict● ElevatedAug 13 · Aug 13, 2026, 4:05 AM

US looking for 'new creative' ways to fight a war it's already 'won'

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The Bunker appears originally at the Project on Government Oversight and is republished here with permission.When you run out of munitions, start launching threats. That’s obviously President Donald Trump’s latest strategy (to misuse the word) as his promised short war against Iran drags into its sixth month. It’s The Bunker’s grim mission to note where the U.S. military is falling short. Much of that is due to the military itself, but just as large a share is the responsibility of the institutional factors that fund it, enable it, and order it into action. Bottom line: Focusing on fixing an a

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