Hormuz Crisis: The US Chief of Staff dodged questions from Congress about the continuation of the war

Kaine defined the American military mission in particularly narrow terms. He talked about destroying Iran’s ballistic missile array and damaging its navy and defense industrial base, but stubbornly refused to discuss the broader US military strategy.

Unlike his predecessors in office, who in the past defined clear strategic goals such as in the Gulf War or in Afghanistan, Kane refused to define the “center of gravity” of the current war and left it to the political level. According to experts quoted in the “New York Times”, his silence stems in no small part from the identity of his commander-in-chief.

Although in closed discussion rooms at the White House, Kaine warned the president about the dangers of blocking the strait and running out of ammunition, but in public he maintains a careful line that frustrates the legislators. They continue to complain about the Emirati fuel prices that crush US citizens. When pushed into a corner and asked to explain how Iran still controls the strait despite its military inferiority, Kaine replied laconically that it was a “complex situation” and placed part of the blame on the merchant ships – an answer that no one in Washington provided.