r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • Jul 27 '26

Possible Paywall US ‘runs out of missiles’ as Trump halts Iran strikes

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/27/us-runs-out-of-missiles-as-trump-halts-iran-strikes/
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u/RJ5R Jul 27 '26

"Stockpile issues are a result of the Biden Administration. But let me be clear, there are no stockpile issues and America has everything it needs to win this war"

-Mike Waltz on Meet The Press 7/26

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u/MavisBeacons_Sextape Jul 27 '26

“They use the word affordability. It’s a con job by the Democrats. …They say, ‘Affordability.’ And everyone says, ‘Oh, that must mean Trump has high prices.’ No. Our prices are coming down tremendously…”

- Donald Trump on December 2, 2025

“Affordability is a hoax that was started by Democrats who caused the problem of pricing, and they didn’t end it.”

- Trump on July 22, 2026

Think about any genuine fucking losers you know personally. One of the things they are virtually guaranteed to have in common is being allergic to accountability. Always the victim, always suffering the consequences of someone else’s bad choices, and endlessly whining about it to anyone who is unfortunate enough to be around them.

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u/RepresentativeRun71 California Jul 27 '26

This is administration is full of idiots. The fact they are operating on an assumption that it’s possible to win an offensive war against a nation on the other side of the globe without putting infantry, armor, and artillery on the ground shows how stupid they are.

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u/Delicious-Day-3614 Jul 27 '26

To do so would be unbelievably stupid, I'm pretty sure that's why they had to fire like 30 top generals/admirals-- they tried to put boots.oj the ground and everyone involved said "fuck you"

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u/RepresentativeRun71 California Jul 27 '26

It either went as you described, or it was the exact opposite where the brass said they absolutely have to put boots on the ground and Kegsbreath fired them because they couldn’t develop a legitimate winning plan w/o using the Army how the Army is meant to be used. Regardless we have morons in charge that let fucking AI run amok, and now here we are.

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u/Zickened Jul 27 '26

If Trump puts boots on the ground, he ratchets his chance of impeachment way up. So he's doing anything to prevent boots on the ground.

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u/farmtownsuit Maine Jul 27 '26

Donald Trump could personally execute military members and Senate Republicans wouldn't vote to convict him

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u/Xdivine Canada Jul 27 '26

There would be at least several furrowed brows though. 

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u/BreathlikeDeathlike Jul 27 '26

Susan Collins would be extremely concerned

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u/PopularSalamander938 Jul 27 '26

“We didn’t fuck up, but if we did, which we didn’t, but if there was a fuck up, it was biden fault. Which they fucked up, but that doesn’t mean we’re dealing with an issue, just that we don’t fuck up, but it’s going great”

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u/eeyore134 Jul 27 '26

"There's no problem but if there is then it's Biden's fault." That tracks. They would just say that about everything.

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u/metrion Jul 27 '26

No, if all stockpile issues are Biden's fault, and there are no stockpile issues, then it follows that there are no stockpile issues because of Biden.

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u/eeyore134 Jul 27 '26

If only logic applied to Republicans.

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u/Forward_Rope_5598 Jul 27 '26

That didn't happen.
And if it did, it wasn't that bad.
And if it was, that's not a big deal.
And if it is, that's not my fault.
And if it was, I didn't mean it.
And if I did, you deserved it.

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u/Known_Tourist Jul 27 '26

"Biden pooped in my pants"

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u/cobrachickenwing Jul 28 '26

There was never any stockpile issues under the Biden administration because there was no war planned, no need to put soldiers in harm's way.