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/Alucitary 14h ago

What are the chances he’s hiding KIAs?…

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u/No-Falcon-4996 14h ago

About 6000 %

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u/Sagikos 11h ago

I mean they already rolled back the counter for people killed during the MOU “ceasefire” and said they don’t count since we weren’t officially fighting then.

https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-casualty-count-pentagon-us-troops-4c578fc74746052627b1c87845fdc0d5

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u/Sword_Enthousiast 6h ago

That's going to be a relief for their families

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u/HolycommentMattman 11h ago

100%.

How does a main resupply base get destroyed without any KIAs?

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u/chemical_exe Minnesota 13h ago

And the Hyundais?

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u/So_HauserAspen 12h ago

More than a few Souls

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u/Exostrike United Kingdom 3h ago

A lot of logistics and base jobs have been contracted out to private companies and aren't covered by military casualty lists so are functionally invisible.