"We're going to ensure through violence of action and our offensive capabilities and our defensive capabilities, as I said, that we set the tone and the tempo of this fight. The only limits we have in this is President Trump's desire to achieve specific effects on behalf of the American people. We could say four weeks, but it could be six, it could be eight, it could be three."
"At the launch of hostilities, it's suggested that the war will be over in mere days. Within a few days, it's weeks. And now, straight from Hegseth's mouth, comes the first reference to a war lasting months."
Pentagon leadership is adjusting public expectations about a potential U.S./Israeli conflict with Iran. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth contradicted earlier testimony from policy chief Elbridge Colby, who had characterized the conflict as limited in scope. Hegseth stated the war duration could range from four to eight weeks, deliberately using imprecise language that obscures longer timeframes. This represents a familiar pattern where initial estimates of quick resolution gradually expand into longer commitments. The administration began with claims of days, then weeks, and now references months while maintaining the terminology of weeks to manage public perception.
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