On the record · Updated October 1, 2026
2 things Eric Edelman said, verbatim, from August 3, 2026 to August 24, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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In their own words
“they've been given a win by the Trump administration in the form of that MOU. And instead, they're blowing it by doing things like launching surprise attacks at American air bases, and as we now know, attacking water systems in places like Minnesota”
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In their own words
“It's it's rippling through the rest of the Indo-Pacific, in particular in a week when the uh USS George Washington, the only aircraft carrier we have in the theater, is being redirected to the Middle East to relieve the long suffering Abraham Lincoln.”
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