Reports of intensified and expanding strikes, claims of thousands of targets struck, and additional forces arriving point to an accelerating campaign and greater military commitment. Hegseth’s public insistence that the U.S. is “just getting started,” paired with his West Point comments that cadets are ready for war, strengthen perceptions of sustained escalation and increase pressure on evacuation plans and civilian oversight of objectives and risks.
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