The End of the US Era in the Middle East

Iran war must end. The US has used up 80% of our THAAD missiles and 65% of our Patriots.Well, the first point I would make to you is that before the war started, General Caine was warning Trump that we had limited stocks of munitions, for purposes of waging a war against Iran.And we certainly could not fight a protracted war. But what's happened is we're engaged in a protracted war and it's amazing the extent to which we have depleted our stockpile of sophisticated weaponry.And these weapons are not going to be easy to replace. If you just look at Air Defence Missiles, there are two kinds. One are the THAADS and then the other are the Patriots.We have used up 80% of our THAAD missiles and 65% of our Patriots with regard to, you know, our attack missiles, our smart missiles that you can use for offensive purposes.We've used up 50% of the tomahawks and according to press reports, virtually all of the ATACMs and PrSMs.So the United States has really seriously damaged its inventory of sophisticated weapons that it really needs in places like East Asia, in places like Ukraine and so forth and so on.And I think that someone, who knows who it is, has leaked this information in large part to send out a clear message that the Iran war has to end.And certainly we cannot escalate in that war without even doing more damage to our weapons inventory.–Prof. John MearsheimerWe are a fully reader - and subscriber - supported publication. We feature citizen journalists unapologetically. Help us grow and fuel honest, citizen journalism by becoming a paid member.📽️ https://x.com/i/status/2086693327081181531 Get full access to Manufacturing Dissent at mandissent.com/subscribe