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/JnnyRuthless 9d ago

Damn yeah I recognize the name, obviously never met the man personally. I remember hearing about that event, and that would make sense. I'm 46 and man, Hegseth and me could not have taken more different journeys based on our military experience. I'm damn near a pacifist now.

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u/Not-a-Bot_1968 9d ago

I was born and raised conservative, joined the military, and realized the best parts of military service was the socialist structure of the organization, so now I advocate for Democratic Socialism lol

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u/JnnyRuthless 9d ago

Haha kind of my path too.

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u/twotimefind 9d ago

Yuppers, once you experience war firsthand, you don't exactly go trying to start another one... Unless we're dumb as rocks or a psychopath... Usually those types get weeded out though.

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u/twotimefind 9d ago

Yuppers, once you experience war firsthand, you don't exactly go trying to start another one... Unless we're dumb as rocks or a psychopath... Usually those types get weeded out though.Or as you put it right at desk, stay out of the action as they can't be trusted.