Welcome back to The Red Letter.
Before we argue about strategy, politics, or who’s winning, we should know who’s paying the price.
I opened the show with the faces of the Americans killed in the Iran war—the 18 service members President Trump has pointed to as evidence that the war hasn’t been costly. But if that’s true, why did the Pentagon change the official casualty count on its website from 18 to 14?
I sat down with former Navy pilot Ken Harbaugh to discuss what those changing numbers mean, how casualty reporting shapes the public’s understanding of war, and why transparency matters when lives are on the line.
Thank you Jason Gael, Jeanne Elbe, Cathy Stein, Mike Harkreader, GW B, and many others for tuning into my live video with The Ken Harbaugh Show!
