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The Trump administration is now refusing payouts for US soldiers who died in…

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BREAKING: The Trump administration is now refusing payouts for US soldiers who died in the US-Israeli war against Iran "because it isn't a war," per Telegraph. Libby Klinner, widow of 33-year-old Major Alex Klinner, says the US Air Force deemed her ineligible for additional benefits following her husband's death because Congress has not officially declared war. She says "my husband lost his life because we're in a war, and then I was told that because it's not technically a war, we lose out on something. It all comes down to principle." Trump responded that US strikes on Iran were "intermittent" and said "a lot of people don't call it a war. I call it a military conflict, because it's small potatoes for us." Families of US service members are now accusing the Pentagon of downplaying the extent of injuries sustained and saying they are not being treated by the US military as combat casualties.

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