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U.S. officials told The Intercept that Iran attacks injured far more troops than the Pentagon publicly disclosed. Nearly 100 troops were wounded in the first two weeks, but casualty figures weren't shared with lawmakers.
The Intercept reported that U.S. officials admitted nearly 100 troops were wounded in the first two weeks of Iran attacks, but the Pentagon didn't share these casualty figures with Congress. Officials told the outlet that actual injury numbers were significantly higher than what the Pentagon publicly disclosed. This wasn't a reporting delay—it was a deliberate withholding of information from the legislative branch.
Congress can't vote on military spending or policy if it doesn't know what's actually happening on the ground. Hiding injury counts is how you prevent elected officials from understanding the real cost of a conflict. The gap between public numbers and the actual toll suggests either systematic underreporting to minimize political backlash, or pressure from somewhere in the chain of command to keep the real picture quiet.
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