[Salon] About half of U.S. air power is now deployed against Iran

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Subject: [Salon] About half of U.S. air power is now deployed against Iran
From: Chas Freeman <cwfresidence@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:25:00 -0500
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This represents 40-50% of the deployable US air power in the world. Think air power on the order of the 1991 and 2003 Iraq war. And growing. Never has the US deployed this much force against a potential enemy and not launched strikes. pic.x.com/NLPIOEyeUs

2/21/26, 9:22 AM

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