Esper: Trump Admin on 'Back Foot' in Iran War
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- Mark Esper said Monday the Trump administration appears strategically on its "back foot" in the nearly six-month war with Iran.
- Esper conceded the U.S. has "imposed a lot of pain" on Iran through military strikes, even as he questioned the broader strategic posture (quote truncated in source).
Why it matters: A former Pentagon chief publicly breaking with the current administration's framing of a war now roughly six months old gives critics an on-the-record strategic critique from someone who previously ran the Defense Department.
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