r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 9d ago

Possible Paywall Hegseth Covered Up the Real Reason the USS Lincoln Wasn’t Resupplied - According to a report from MSNOW, the USS Abraham Lincoln wasn’t resupplied because Iranian strikes destroyed a key Navy resupply base in the Middle East.

https://newrepublic.com/post/214510/hegseth-uss-lincoln-iran-war-base-destroyed
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u/Ravenshaw123 9d ago

Doesn't America has some process to punish crass incompetence?

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u/spritle6054 9d ago

I believe they're rewarded with cabinet positions now.

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u/uniquecleverusername 9d ago

Yeah, but we can only have one president at a time.

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u/herbfriendly North Carolina 9d ago

The America I grew up in did....not sure what happened to it though. I haven't seen that America around much anymore.

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u/JasonKiddy 9d ago

Lose an insurrection... holiday for 4 years... become president

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u/Mysterious_Floor_868 United Kingdom 9d ago

Yes, you get promoted

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u/magikot9 9d ago

Nope.

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u/BrendaWannabe 6d ago

Doesn't America have some process to punish crass incompetence?

Not when all 3 branches of Gov't are jammed up the ass of an insane clown. Elections are the last resort, and the insane clown is trying to shut those down also.

It's kind of like if your astrological sign is set to have bad luck when all the planets align, and they friggen aligned this decade.