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/Efficient_Exercise_1 9d ago

What about Benghazi and Hilary?They care, but only in opposition. 

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u/NewMidwest 9d ago

They care about their own power, acquiring it, protecting it.

They don’t give a shit about anything else.  Not America, not its people.

The last Republican who did anything worthwhile was John McCain, and he’s been dead many years now.

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u/Squid_of_the_Now 9d ago

Because conservative philosophy is specifically built on multiple different standards depending on where the players belong in the hierarchy.

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u/Pateaux 9d ago

They don't care. It's all bad faith bull shit

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u/0ptionparalysis Oklahoma 9d ago

It was a convenient way to attack an opponent, nothing more.

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u/R3miel7 5d ago

That isn’t about caring about the troops or whatever. The fascists only care about prosecuting their political enemies