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"The impact is real. The impact is certainly being seen across the board. And I think the scariest part is, we're only in the first year," epidemiologist Syra Madad told AFP.
From Barron's
“This is risk to mission, and can be risk to force, and certainly risk to objectives, if combined commanders don’t have the forces they need.”
Chemotherapy was an option; it would almost certainly fail but give us six months and the vet would tell us if he began suffering.
“If so, the world could certainly use more ‘unprofessionalism’ right now.
From Los Angeles Times
"It would certainly help create a real understanding of Iran's will and capability to respond to any attack," Ali Shamkhani wrote in a post on X.
From BBC
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