Allison Jaslow 🇺🇸

Former CEO of @iava. 2x Iraq War Vet and veteran of all kinds of political battles. American above all else. 🇺🇸

[Allison Jaslow 🇺🇸 @jaslow]

“We were soldiers once…and young.”

Cheers to all the veterans out there for being willing to sacrifice so much for this great country.

#VeteransDay #AskNot 🇺🇸

[Zachary Cohen @ZcohenCNN]

Does not account for cost of damage to US bases, similar to previous Pentagon estimates for Iran war — a data point that would dramatically increase this number.

DoD officials have testified they cannot provide estimates for cost of damage to US bases because they haven’t determined if those bases will be repaired/rebuilt.

But it means the true dollar amount remains unknown (though it is absolutely more than what the Pentagon has provided to Hill)

[Tala Ramadan @TalaRamadan]

Oct 26 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold meetings with Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian and the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Moscow on Tuesday, the Kremlin said.

[Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto]

New reporting: US forces in the Middle East are prepared to launch new, potentially major, military operations against Iran “within 96 hours of receiving” an order from President Donald Trump, according to two US officials.
W/my colleagues @ZcohenCNN @talshalev1

https://t.co/5MiXh89GkY

[Joe Kent @joekent16jan19]

Greensboro, I’m headed your way on Oct. 27.

Join me and some friends for a free discussion about the Iran war — how we got here, what it’s costing us, and what it will take to actually put Americans first in our foreign policy.

RSVP: https://t.co/W4D83rkMuA

[Allison Jaslow 🇺🇸 @jaslow]

An 18-year old Staff Sergeant in WW2. Battlefield commission to 2LT.

Tours in Korea and Vietnam to follow, and standing up to pressure from superior officers amidst a politically unpopular war.

A great American. A well-lived life. And, incredible perspective in these times:

[Craig Whitlock @CraigMWhitlock]

RIP Army Col. William DeGraf, age 100, veteran of 3 wars with more combat decorations than you can count. Blocked from promotion to general because he refused to inflate body counts in Vietnam.
Great obit by @dugganwapo
Gift link: https://t.co/WMmWtAVFvV

[Allison Jaslow 🇺🇸 @jaslow]

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[Zachary Cohen @ZcohenCNN]

New: The US is rushing to move some diplomats & their family members from posts in the Middle East as the threat of regional escalation looms, per multiple sources.

Story w/ @jmhansler, @kylieatwood & @snlyngaas https://t.co/5Qohxj2B5o

[Allison Jaslow 🇺🇸 @jaslow]

RIP 🇺🇲

[Jim LaPorta @JimLaPorta]

He served in the U.S. Air Force and was an advocate for veterans — Tom Skerritt, known for roles in "Alien," "Top Gun" and TV's "Picket Fences," dies at age 93
https://t.co/NT9lFAlh0L

[Allison Jaslow 🇺🇸 @jaslow]

Surprised this didn't happen sooner, but its absolutely the right call.

[Jim LaPorta @JimLaPorta]

Hegseth bans DoD personnel from using nonpublic info to bet on U.S. military operations
https://t.co/OWEDOL8brg

[Alex Burns @alexanderburns]

Thiel on the Iran war: "I think we should not have done it"

[Gregory Brew @gbrew24]

US officials cited here think that an intense, brief (as in, a few days) air campaign will push Iran into making concessions on its nuclear program.

These predictions have been made before. They have proven incorrect. Iran is broadly signaling it is ready for an attack, that it expects one, and will retaliate aggressively.

Trump has yet to make a decision. https://t.co/pPOhGGRvr4

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

bibi trailing in the polls ahead of next week’s elections in israel

(explains his eagerness to relaunch iran offensive)

[Timour Azhari @timourazhari]

US STATE DEPT IS PREPARING TO ISSUE AN ORDERED DEPARTURE OF SOME PERSONNEL AND FAMILY MEMBERS AT US EMBASSIES ACROSS THE GULF - US OFFICIALS

[Axios @axios]

Israeli military conducts massive "power projection" operation near Iran's border https://t.co/Ta7WcQF9mR

[Quil Lawrence @QuilLawrence]

@NPRinskeep great interview this morning points out that the release of Stephen Hubbard was actually a swap for Putin ally Mikhail Zvinchuk's release from Montenegro.

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

Many aircrews in Iran theater just got extended to April 2027. This will be over a year deployment.

The damage to retention, and families, will be massive. Especially in the Guard and Reserves.

This is not due to the war. It’s due to awful planning by Hegseth

[Zachary Cohen @ZcohenCNN]

The Pentagon has given DHS permission to test a military-grade heat ray & develop tactics for potentially using it in operations at the southern US border, per a memo signed by SecDef Hegseth last month & obtained by CNN.

New reporting w/ @priscialva https://t.co/OzEUy0udFv

[Allison Jaslow 🇺🇸 @jaslow]

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[Jenna Johnson @Jenna_DC]

In private conversations, Donald Trump Jr. has repeatedly voiced his opposition to his father’s war with Iran, sources tell @vmsalama and @AshleyRParker: https://t.co/VDCiqmxwen

[Allison Jaslow 🇺🇸 @jaslow]

You don't get to say this if you never made a case the American people as to why they *must* sacrifice alongside our men in uniform to combat a threat you've effectively illustrated for them.

Let alone getting Congress to endorse your case to engage us in a conflict.

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

President Trump: "When people are unhappy with the gasoline, I hate to sound trivial...They say it themselves. It's a big price, but actually it's a small price to pay for not letting Iran have a nuclear weapon."

[Mike Nelson @mikenelson586]

The guy who said he was going to slice through bureaucracy to enable efficiency and lethality for the warfighter sure sounds like a bureaucrat hindering the warfighters

[Allison Jaslow 🇺🇸 @jaslow]

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[Jennifer Griffin @JenGriffinFNC]

Per @Liz_Friden The U.S. is sending the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to the Middle East, two U.S. officials confirm to Fox News. The ships will arrive in the Middle East by the end of November, the officials said. These new deployments will add about 10,000 Sailors and Marines to the Middle East.

The USS Roosevelt will be the third aircraft carrier in the Middle East, joining the USS George H.W. Bush which arrived to the region in April, and the USS George Washington which arrived in mid-August to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln. This will provide more options for the U.S. as President Trump is reportedly considering ramping up strikes on Iran after the Midterms. 

The USS Roosevelt departed its home port of San Diego on Sunday and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed from San Diego on Monday along with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group. The Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Ready Group typically include about 4,200 Marines and Sailors. The USS Roosevelt carrier strike group includes about 6,000 Sailors.