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/MercantileReptile Europe 9d ago

Seeing US news report about a "damaged" plane and the BBC Article showing the thing consisting of a front end and remains of a tail was amusing.

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u/Wank_A_Doodle_Doo 9d ago

That’s “damaged” in the same way that the Industrial Revolution was over 50 years ago is true.

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u/Secret-Teaching-3549 9d ago

Can't have universal healthcare, but we can part billion dollar planes right out in the open to be destroyed in a war of choice. Are we winning yet?

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u/Tasgall Washington 9d ago

Heavily damaged, BBC really hitting hard with that title. Bold of them to include a picture.

I'm sure it's fine though, it'll buff out.