The White House told Republican lawmakers Monday that “America will win” and “the terrorist Iranian regime will be defeated” as it seeks to address criticism of the shifting war aims being put forward by President Donald Trump and his deputies following Saturday’s initial strikes.
A memo sent to Hill Republicans by the White House communications office Monday afternoon laid out four military objectives, including “annihilating” Iran’s navy and assuring it can never produce a nuclear weapon. The elimination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the memo said, was a “byproduct” of those aims.
But while a set of talking points shied away from…
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