E191 - FAT Targets: The Hidden Cost of Iran War — US Bases in the Middle East
Published: March 23, 2026
Duration: 9:33
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The United States operates roughly 19 military sites across the Middle East — 8 of them permanent. For decades that presence was the strategy. Deterrence through presence. If you can see us, you won't mess with us.That calculus may be changing.In this video I break down the US basing problem in the Middle East — what i...