"To be clear ... this is not a single overnight operation. The military objectives CENTCOM and the Joint Force have been tasked with will take some time to achieve, and in some cases will be difficult and gritty work."
"President Trump has all the latitude in the world to talk about how long it may or may not take - four weeks, two weeks, six weeks. It could move up. It could move back."
"Hegseth sought to draw a contrast with past Middle East interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan, stressing that the operation will not be an 'an endless war.'"
Military leadership emphasizes that current military objectives will take considerable time to accomplish and involve difficult work, rejecting the notion of a rapid overnight operation. President Trump suggested the conflict could last approximately four weeks, but Defense Secretary Hegseth declined to commit to specific timeframes, noting that timelines can shift. Hegseth stressed the operation differs from past Middle East interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan, characterizing it as a focused effort rather than an endless war. Military officials maintain flexibility regarding duration while emphasizing the complexity and sustained nature of the mission ahead.
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