Barbara Starr: ‘It’s a Problem of Simple Arithmetic’ as U.S. Missile Stocks Decline

RUSH EXCERPT:

STARR: “Well, look, it’s a problem of simple arithmetic. You fire stuff off, you got less stuff left to fire, especially if it’s going to take months to to replenish your stocks. The president’s right when he says, you know, the U.S. Military always wants more inventory, more in the stockpiles. But look, while they’re shooting off all these interceptors and all these missiles, the question is, to what end? Is there progress in this war? Is all of this military activity going to get Iran to the table for a final deal, to give up its nuclear program and open the Strait of Hormuz? And will we have, you know, something that passes for a more peaceful atmosphere in the Middle East? I think it’s very unlikely. History tells us time and again that, number one, air power does not win wars. And number two, wars are won through diplomacy. They’re won at the negotiating table. They’re not won through military power. That doesn’t seem to be registering at all with the”