The Three Generals: Middle East Update

[Monty2026: Geopolitics, National Security, & Government] General David Petraeus (Ret.) (Partner, KKR), General Amos Yadlin (Ret.) (President & Founder, MIND Israel), and General John Allen (Ret.) (Strategic Advisor to Microsoft) Three retired four-star generals deliver a frank assessment of the Middle East after Israel's campaign against Iran and its proxies. Petraeus walks through Iranian force sizes, missile penetration rates, and the strategic implications of Iran's nuclear program, while Yadlin gives the Israeli military's targeting rationale and the distinction between wars of necessity and wars of choice. The numbers are stark: Iran's 3,000--4,000 air defense units allowed only 5--7% of Israeli-targeted missiles through, what Petraeus calls a catastrophic failure of Iran's deterrence posture. Allen raises a less-discussed risk: U.S. precision-weapons stockpiles are depleting faster than they can be rebuilt.