Hegseth trims civilian-protection units amid Iran strike fallout
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has gutted Pentagon offices tasked with civilian protection, cutting roughly 200 staff by about 90% and shrinking Central Command’s civilian-casualties team from 10 to 1, a move critics say hampers civilian protections during the Iran campaign, while he argues for fewer constraints and more lethality.
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- The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It. ProPublica
- Pulse Poll: Measuring the impact of recent military operations in Iran on DoD Federal News Network
- Insiders Fear Steep Civilian Toll In Iran After Trump Slashed Pentagon Personnel HuffPost
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