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Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Elbridge A. Colby:
🌍 GLOBALJul 23, 2026 16:54SRC: CLASH REPORT
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Elbridge A. Colby: There are escalation options that don't involve doing Vietnam and Iraq. There could be very substantial escalation options, obviously military, but also nonmilitary that would have a major impact on Iran that are in the presence of inventory if Trump chooses to if he thinks that's the right call and we'll support him if he does. So I don't think it's not that he's like trapped. He has options. Source: NYT
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