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The Pentagon Hid Extent of Americans Wounded in Iran Attacks | Morning Shots

2026-07-21 News & Politics
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Bill Kristol and Andrew Egger went live to cover CNN's reporting that Trump and Elon Musk's cuts through DOGE to the CDC and USAID slowed the response to the cyclosporiasis outbreak, the Pentagon withholding the number of U.S. military injuries from the war with Iran, and why Trump's strategy appears trapped between military escalation and political retreat. Your health matters and taking care of yourself shouldn’t be complicated. Find and book the right doctor with Zocdoc. Head to https://Zocdoc.com/BULWARKTAKES to get started and check that appointment off your to-do list! Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro: Morning Shots Returns 00:01:20 Cyclospora Outbreak Exposes Doge Cuts 00:12:24 Doge, Ebola, and Government Competence 00:22:31 Trump's Forever War With Iran 00:25:24 Pentagon Hid Wounded Troops in Iran 00:29:20 Trump's Strategic Oil Reserve Warning 00:33:59 Senate Hearing on Iran War Funding 00:39:41 Trump's No-Win Iran Strategy 00:42:44 Closing Thoughts

Top Comments (10)

@iknownussing 2026-07-21

Is this what Steve Bannon meant when he talked about flooding the zone with shit?

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@reneenewman7492 2026-07-21

I think it is congresses fault for not stopping all of this destruction in all areas

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@tomhorsley6566 2026-07-21

Add screw worms to the list.

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@Barbara-hm5hz 2026-07-21

I anticipated a significant foodborne illness when all these cuts occured. It takes skilled, trained people to inspect food, and track down the source of a foodborne outbreak.

54 7 replies
@randymautz9680 2026-07-21

A well-functioning public health is invisible for the most part. This gives people like politicians the idea that these institutions are not doing anything which leads to budget cuts. When a health crises inevitably happens public health workers are hung out to dry leading to more cuts.

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@spiritwoman503 2026-07-21

I DO NOT believe it was a false positive. That only happened after a rep from Taylor Farms went to the trump admin and asked them to intervene.

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@jenniferhughes5880 2026-07-21

The owner of the company that was implicated in the Cyclosporiasis outbreak went to the White House this week & then low & behold it was all a big mistake they weren’t the epicenter of the outbreak. He’s also given Trump almost $3 million dollars.

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@cl0wnsh0es27 2026-07-21

president human diarrhea.

16 1 replies
@NancyJanitz 2026-07-21

There are 30* states involved

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@BirdieSame 2026-07-21

Oh, shit! Theme of this administration .

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