Joel Rubin said there is a lot of concern about there being casualties in this war right now
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- Joel Rubin said there is a lot of concern about there being casualties in this war right now
Joel Rubin, a former deputy assistant secretary of state, said: “When you’re not able to communicate clearly what’s actually taking place on the ground, that means you’re likely not confident or comfortable with what is happening on the ground and how it will play politically and in the policy world here. It’s a pretty obvious thing that there’s a lot of concern about there being casualties in this war right now.”
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Origin: extracted from ‘Shameful’: Pentagon accused of cover-up over US military casualties in Iran war · 2026-09-11 21:38