The Pentagon under the Trump administration is reclassifying information about deaths and injuries from the ongoing Iran war, increasing opacity about the conflict's toll on U.S. service members. Critics argue the American public has a fundamental right to know the war's costs.
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The Pentagon is drawing wide-ranging scrutiny over its increasing opacity about the mounting toll from the Iran war. From reclassifying the deaths and injuries of service members and not disclosing how many targets were hit during recent airstrikes against Iran, to refusing to hold press conferences, the department is coming under scrutiny for not being...
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RE: https://social.freedom.press/@freedomofpress/117004193740013562 It's not as if we and our descendants are paying for it. The American public, as well as members of the military and their families, "have a fundamental right to see what the costs of the Iran war are," FPF's Lauren Harper told The Hill. Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5995444-pentagon-scrutiny-iran-war-transparency/
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story The 'most transparent' Pentagon ever draws curtain tighter around Iran war The Pentagon is drawing wide-ranging scrutiny over its increasing opacity about the mounting toll from the Iran war. © Kevin Wolf, The Associated Press From...