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The
ea ly
six-mo th-lo g
wa
betwee
the
U ited
States
a d
I a
appea s
to
be
app oachi g
a
c itical
ju ctu e,
with
Ge e al
Da
Ka e,
head
of
the
US
Joi t
Chiefs
of
Staff
a d
a
close
co fida te
of
P eside t
Do ald
T ump,
u gi g
the
admi ist atio
to
fi d
a
way
out
of
the
co flict.

Du i g
a
meeti g
with
se io
White
House
officials,
Ka e
epo tedly
a gued
that
simply
i c easi g
US
milita y
p essu e
could
backfi e
a d
that
T ump’s
stated
objectives
could
ot
be
achieved
th ough
ai st ikes
o
I a
alo e.

US
Ge e al
Wa s
Agai st
Relyi g
O
Ai st ikes

Acco di g
to
a
CNN
epo t,
the
meeti g
was
atte ded
by
seve al
se io
officials,
i cludi g
Ge e al
Da
Ka e,
Sec eta y
of
State
Ma co
Rubio
a d
CIA
Di ecto
Joh
Ratcliffe.

Ka e
said
milita y
a d
i tellige ce
assessme ts
i dicated
that
bombi g
I a
would
ot
fo ce
Teh a
to
su e de .
He
also
highlighted
the
depletio
of
the
US
weapo s
stockpile
afte
ea ly
six
mo ths
of
wa .

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The
meeti g
was
held
ahead
of
a
scheduled
meeti g
betwee
Ka e
a d
P eside t
T ump.
The
officials
had
gathe ed
to
imp ove
coo di atio
betwee
diffe e t
age cies
a d
each
a
commo
u de sta di g
of
the
milita y
optio s
available
to
the
US.

The
discussio s
focused
o
the
limitatio s
a d
isks
associated
with
those
optio s,
i cludi g
the
possibility
of
deployi g
US
t oops
o
the
g ou d.

“I
thi k
this
is
thei
way
of
p otecti g
US
fo ces
a d
p eve ti g
a y
majo
losses,”
a
sou ce
was
quoted
as
sayi g.

US
Milita y
Capable
Of
I flicti g
Damage,
But
G ou d
T oops
A
Co ce

While
the
committee
has
wa ed
T ump
about
the
pote tially
se ious
co seque ces
of
fu the
milita y
actio ,
it
has
also
assu ed
him
that
the
US
milita y
emai s
capable
of
i flicti g
sig ifica t
damage
o
I a
if
he
o de s
it.

The
US
has
the
optio
of
deployi g
t oops
o
I a ia
soil.
Howeve ,
T ump
a d
his
officials
a e
ot
i
favou
of
such
a
move
because
it
could
put
the
lives
of
thousa ds
of
Ame ica
soldie s
at
isk.

The
US
A my
is
ow
awaiti g
T ump’s
decisio
o
the
ext
cou se
of
actio
as
the
admi ist atio
weighs
its
milita y
a d
diplomatic
optio s.

Washi gto
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Six
mo ths
i to
the
wa ,
the
T ump
admi ist atio
is
i c easi gly
focused
o
fi di g
a
diplomatic
oute
that
could
allow
the
P eside t
to
claim
a
symbolic
victo y
befo e
the
Ame ica
public
while
also
easi g
te sio s
i
the
egio .

Two
immediate
p io ities
fo
the
admi ist atio
a e
eope i g
the
St ait
of
Ho muz
a d
fi alisi g
a
pote tial
diplomatic
ag eeme t
with
I a .

The
latest
discussio s
come
as
the
admi ist atio
weighs
how
to
pu sue
T ump’s
stated
objectives
without
fu the
escalati g
the
co flict
o
exposi g
US
fo ces
to
majo
losses.

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