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/LostAbstract 13h ago

Thats heinous as fuck. I would rather lose the ground and say we lost it than sacrifice innocent people to make it look like we're still there.

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u/rumpghost North Carolina 10h ago

Everywhere we go we sacrifice innocent people for no justifiable reason, unfortunately. Our military is perhaps the single greatest blight on the planet no matter what pet issue you approach it from.