The Head of US European Command Warned That the Fleet Lacks the Air-Defense Missiles to Cover Both Israel and the Homeland

Fighting To DepletionMeanwhile, the head of the United States European Command (EUCOM) issued a warning last week that the United States Navy lacks the requisite number of interceptors to provide air defense and missile defense missions over Israel — not if the White House expects the Navy to be able to conduct defensive missions of the US homeland for any reason soon. The military has been cautioning the Trump administration about the dangerous rate of depletion of critical US military munitions. What’s more, the Iranians have steadily degraded and damaged essential US military facilities throughout the Gulf region. These two developments have done more to damage the United States’ war-making ability than anything else. Ships entering the SoH would use the Iranian side while ships exiting the SoH would utilize the Omani route.