Tara Copp
@TaraCopp · Diplomatic & national-security press — DC
Tara Copp is The Washington Post's Pentagon correspondent.
The forces and ships are there to provide President Trump options against Iran - but it’s come at a steep cost, especially for the @USNavy. Only about a fourth of the entire U.S. destroyer fleet is available now to deploy, the service warned.
EXCLUSIVE: Military leaders warned Hegseth that keeping the force of more than 50,000 troops in the Middle East is unsustainable, drawing “non-concurs” from them in recent orders to extend troops. (gift link) w/ @AlexHortonTX https://t.co/T7MkcRuKMT