Well, howdy there, internet people, it's bell again.

So today, we're going to talk about an administration request for more intelligence.

I second that.

Reporting has come out that suggests the command overseeing operations in Iran

has requested additional intelligence

officers to support the operation. The request is to have them transferred to a U.S. military

base for a period of 100 days, but potentially through September. Wake me up when it ends. We've gone from soon to four weeks to 100 days to maybe

September. I'm getting some really heavy keven three days vibes here. I'm sure soon they'll tell us

the troops will be home by Christmas. This news is breaking at the same time as Secretary

of Defense Hegeseth saying the war has, quote, only just begun and that the U.S. was, quote,

just getting started. Hexseth, when talking about press coverage of the deaths of U.S. service

members, said, quote,

But when a few drones get through, or tragic things happen, it's from page news. I get it.

The press only wants to make the president look bad, but try for once to report the reality.

The reality is that at least six troops are no longer experiencing this reality because of an elective war.

Meanwhile, there are serious questions about the capability of the U.S. to maintain the air defense shield being used to protect American forces due to potentially

running out of interceptors.

The administration is particularly worried about low-cost drones Iran produces and how to

effectively counter them.

Well, maybe if you stop carrying Putin's talking points and ask the Ukrainians, who have been

dealing with those exact drones for a while, they'll help out. They seem to be holding the cards.

In related news, chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Dan King said, quote,

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