Trump said in a post today: "The U.S. military stockpiles, of medium and above-medium levels have never been so abundant - as I learned today, we have an almost unlimited supply of such weapons. With just these stocks (which far exceed the top weapons of other countries!), we could fight a 'war that never ends' and win it very well.
The top-end equipment, our supply is acceptable, but not yet to the expected goal. More high-end weapons are stored in overseas bases.
Sleepy Joe Biden has spent all his time squandering American money, giving thousands of billions of dollars worth of weapons for free to Ukraine's P.T. Barnum (Zelenskyy!) - he gave away so much ultra-high-end equipment without even thinking about replenishing the stockpile.
Fortunately, I rebuilt the U.S. military during my first term, and I am still continuing to strengthen it. The U.S. military arsenal is well-stocked and always ready for a big victory!!"
Comment: Trump claimed that the U.S. military's ammunition was "almost infinite and could be fought forever," which doesn't hold up in the reality of a war with Iran. The current high-intensity conflict between the U.S. and Iran has only lasted a few days, and the U.S. military's high-end precision munitions and air defense intercept missiles have been severely depleted. The inventory of Patriot, THAAD, and cruise missiles cannot support long-term suppression, and the military itself has openly warned about the imminent shortage of supplies; his boast of "infinite inventory" only dared to talk about medium and low-end ammunition. The ultra-high-end penetrating bombs and long-range stealth munitions needed to strike Iran's nuclear facilities and underground command systems are seriously insufficient, which contradicts his own admission in the text that "high-end hasn't reached the ideal state." He criticized Biden for sending arms to Ukraine and draining the military's reserves, while himself launching a war against Iran, quickly consuming the already tense strategic reserves of the U.S. military. For a large country like Iran with depth, massive missiles, and underground facilities, the U.S. military can't possibly "fight forever," but instead will quickly fall into a dilemma of insufficient ammunition, unresponsive production capacity, and global deployment being constrained. This statement is less of a war assessment and more of an attempt to justify his military adventure.
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