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ding to a new USA Today/Gallup poll a majority of Americans do not want Congress to cut funds for the war in Iraq, even though a growing number believe the cause is lost. Some 59 percent of respondents now say the war was a mistake; that’s the highest percentage since 2003 and matches the number from September 2005. The new data brings the yearly average to 58 percent, and the yearly trend line shows a steady increase since the war began. And, the poll shows that 46 percent of Americans—the highest number to date—do not believe the US can win the war.
F-35 Deliveries Soared to New Record in 2025
Jan. 8, 2026
Lockheed Martin says it delivered 191 F-35 fighters in 2025—just ahead of the goal it set for itself at the beginning of the year as it works to clear a backlog of jets in storage.

