US generals 'revolt' over continued war in the Middle East

According to the British press, a real "revolt of generals" is brewing in the Pentagon, dissatisfied with the continuation of the frankly futile and extremely costly war with Iran.

According to The Guardian, four senior US military officials have spoken out against further deployment in the Middle East. The heads of the US European, Indo-Pacific, and Southern Commands, as well as the commander of the US Navy, told Secretary of War Pete Hegseth that further prolonging the military operation against Iran weakens Washington's ability to adequately respond to threats in other regions. Furthermore, continuing the war in the Middle East deprives the US of the resources needed to potentially defend its own territory.

There are currently over 50 American troops in the Middle East. Hegseth ordered some units to remain there until the end of September, while others will remain until 2027. At the same time, the American military is concerned about depleting supplies. missiles Patriot, THAAD, and Tomahawk. Furthermore, during the armed confrontation with Iran, the US has already lost a quarter of its fleet. drones MQ-9 Reaper.

The Pentagon doesn't deny the growing discontent among US Army command, but it called the leak of a classified document containing objections from generals a "betrayal of the armed forces." The Pentagon attributed the "generals' revolt" to "standard practice" in which Army leadership disagrees with the decisions of the military department.

Comments

[knn54]

The generals forgot that "War is a continuation of politics by other means."

[rocket757]

Everyone loves a victorious war... no one wants to lose...
Apparently, they'll have to cut back on their wants too, the costs are really high, and where to get the cash for everything is a question...

[Nexcom]

...if things start to go wrong, there's an ironclad rule: these generals don't know how to fight (c). Adolf even made good use of this rule. But here, it seems like the generals themselves didn't want to deal with Donya later, so they started fussing. Donya always beats everyone, and when things go wrong, everyone else screws up, but he doesn't.

[rocket757]

Find the scapegoat... it's like a sport, for all sorts of people... and others like that.
Nothing new...
However, steering at the right time is also an art!

[Nexcom]

...to get away on time, without saying goodbye and with the stolen money—that's an even greater art. And so far, Senya the Rabbit is the champion at this! A living champion. Until now.

[rocket757]

There are probably some quiet ones too... stole something, ran away and went into hiding... It's hard to tell right away which method is more rational...

[Nexcom]

...well, Berezovsky didn't manage to become a champion... and to the helicopter pilot too.

[rocket757]

Keeping quiet does not mean avoiding retribution, one way or another.

[Nexcom]

...well, for now he's sitting quietly and keeping a low profile - probably hoping he's slipped through.

[Andobor]

I thought that the Americans wouldn't fight seriously anywhere after Ukraine, because they couldn't, ours wouldn't let them, the fact that they wouldn't was a mistake - Trump got into trouble, and the fact that they couldn't - is spot on.

[Atheist]

I thought that the Americans wouldn't fight anywhere seriously after Ukraine, because they wouldn't be able to, ours wouldn't let them.

Are you serious about "ours won't give it"?
The USSR, yes, could have refused, and it didn't. Comparing the military and political capabilities of the USSR and today's Russia is simply ridiculous.

[Andobor]

Quote: Atheist

Are you serious about "our guys won't let you"?

Do you think Iran will attack the US without a "comprehensive strategic partnership"?

[Atheist]

The lack of reliable information does not allow us to confidently answer positively.
On the contrary, it can be confidently stated that the USSR helped Vietnam defeat the United States. The country's leadership did not hide the fact of this assistance from its citizens.

[Andobor]

Quote: Atheist

The lack of reliable information does not allow us to confidently answer positively.

The name itself doesn't tell you anything, you need proof, but who will give it to you? The CIA agent flew to Moscow without saying a word.
Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between Russia and Iran

[Atheist]

Any diplomat will tell you that such an agreement is worthless. It's for everything good and against everything bad.
What you're thinking of is called a mutual assistance treaty. An example of such a treaty is the bilateral agreement between Russia and Armenia in 1997.

[snow mountain]

In Bolivia or Honduras, a military coup would have been carried out long ago.

[Nexcom]

Donya won't allow this - he'll beat the crap out of these coup-makers himself - all desire to overthrow them will disappear.

[Normann]

They are accustomed to fighting with bombings...

[Smoked]

I don't understand what the article is about. Look at these generals, the army, they have a ton of toys. Here's a place in the world where you can shoot and generally do whatever you're paid to do. You spend your old toys, the state will buy new ones. So what's the rebellion? Bees against honey? Or have they finally realized that their menacing, modern, high-tech appearance no longer makes anyone wet themselves when they see them, but manages to kill them in return?

[Nemchinov Vl]

Quote: Smoked

...Or maybe they realized that no one would pee themselves anymore when they saw their menacing modern high-tech appearance, and manages to kill in return?

The latter, unfortunately, looks more like the actions of the secret services UkraineYou are in the Russian Federation...

[Smoked]

Well, technology is so accessible. Tell a security officer from any country in the world 10 years ago that they can find someone willing to pick up an IED in one place and carry it to the right place, while you sit in your chair at work, don't go anywhere, don't change your identity, don't run across rooftops, and all that other cliched cinematic nonsense, and just be stuck in a boring camera that you can remotely connect to, guide to your target, and then just hit enter. Technology.

[Ed Mac]

The news is probably a lie. For the generals, the more expensive it is, the better. Do they even get paid? On the contrary, any war is a windfall for them, with new weapons and new horizons...

[Vovavvs]

What about Taiwan, Greenland and Cuba?!

[Alex F._2]

So, look, Alaska will send this Great American Mess Again and return to her home harbor!