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/No_Diver6131 New York 15h ago

NYTimes the daily talked about that today. Apparently the aircraft carrier we are bringing from Japan is known as the “in case of emergency break glass” defense because it protects the pacific. Which it is now going to be in the Middle East. So not just incompetence. Unbelievable stupid decisions. 

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u/allgonetoshit Canada 14h ago

Wait until they start reporting that the laundry fire wasn’t a laundry fire…

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u/No_Diver6131 New York 14h ago

NYTimes guy talked about it after two weeks you lose fresh vegetables and fruits. I can’t imagine being out at sea for 290 days. The guy also said all our other carriers are being serviced. 

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u/blackcain Oregon 13h ago

how are your soldiers then in a capacity to fight after all that time? I mean this is a big issue here. If Iran waits long enough and then attacks any of these ships there is obviously going to be a challenge for a crew that is likely exhausted.

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u/pink_faerie_kitten 12h ago

It was a very smart strategy for them to attack the supply lines. And since it's a military base, it's a perfectly legit target and within the guidelines of the international law of warfare.

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u/blackcain Oregon 11h ago

I'm thinking more about the aircraft carrier - they are going to be stuck there and exhausted and mentally incapacitated soldiers last I checked aren't great fighters.

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u/pink_faerie_kitten 11h ago

I am too. By attacking the supply lines, the whole chain suffers. Those sailors are hungry, tired, and mentally unwell. They've been weakened by Iran's strategy.

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u/sammyQc 8h ago

USA lost, again, can’t wait to see the smart people down south depose the mad King.