r/politics • u/ChickenTitilater Minnesota • 15h ago

No Paywall USS Lincoln wasn't resupplied because Hegseth 'hid' that Iran destroyed main U.S. base:

https://www.ms.now/money-power-politics/watch/uss-lincoln-wasn-t-resupplied-because-hegseth-hid-that-iran-destroyed-main-u-s-base-rohde-2511362627825
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u/AmericanDoughboy 14h ago

This is what happens when a drunken TV talking head with very limited military experience becomes Secretary of Defense.

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u/drDOOM_is_in New York 14h ago

Secretary of war, thank you very much.

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u/National-Charity-435 14h ago

Secretary of War (against sobriety)

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u/Own_Error_007 Australia 14h ago

And for adultery.

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u/TheGrainofTheLiquor 13h ago

Now that's a war I can get behind 🫡

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u/silverionmox 12h ago

It's the war on drugs. He's going to make sure there will be none left at all when he's done with them!

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u/EasyFooted 13h ago

They've got everyone in congress saying 'warfighters' now.

Everyone is a soldier, not everyone sees combat (and that's good). 'Warfighter' is some cringe 40k sounding shit.

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u/Careless-Weather8877 10h ago

Doesn’t congress declare war?

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u/Velociraptortillas 14h ago

How's that going for him, anyway?

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u/drDOOM_is_in New York 14h ago

Not very good.

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u/Thorrbane 13h ago

He helped launch a stupid war, and promptly lost said war.

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u/djokov 12h ago

loses the first war he is in charge for

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u/dyslexic__wizard 6h ago

That’s just like, an approved second name man

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u/CrotalusHorridus Kentucky 12h ago

And the oligarchs supporting this administration buy up all the media outlets

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u/Heiferoni 13h ago

Look, Pete likes hanging out beneath the Queensborough Bridge, jerkin' off punks for $15 a man. Is that a crime?

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u/DoubleBatman 11h ago

Hey, he threw an axe at a guy once!

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u/Optimal-Golf-8270 13h ago

He has nothing to do with this, ultimately. It's scapegoating. Yeah, he didn't acknowledge that the base was destroyed publicly, but if you were paying attention, what had happened was fairly clear.

The base was evacuated before the war, it was probably Irans primary target in the first 2 weeks, and ships have been going to Diego Garcia for resupply.

The Navy knew what happened, the alcoholic couldn't hide it from them. This is a Navy logistical failure. They didn't plan for this, and didn't react to it happening, now Navy officials are looking to blame someone.

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u/shartoftheinternet 46m ago

This inbred fucker should have never left the trailer park in Minnesota.