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USS Lincoln wasn't resupplied because Hegseth 'hid' that Iran destroyed main U.S. base: Rohde (www.ms.now)

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President Trump continues to say that Iran wants to make a deal to end the war and that the U.S. has control over the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, the president downplayed concerns about the conditions aboard the USS Lincoln. MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde and New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker join Stephanie Ruhle with more details and analysis.

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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 days ago (13 children)

The fact that the main US base in the Persian Gulf was destroyed has been known for months.

Here's a story about it from June:

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-us-naval-base-bahrain-e87bbca3

I remember reading back then about how the navy was scrambling to evacuate the base because they couldn't stop the incoming missiles.

[–] ElDuderino@lemmus.org 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You had to either really read in between the lines or be following alternative news sources to understand that the Bahrain base was destroyed in March. Most people following mainstream news did not know how bad it was. Heck - most casual people are still like 'what war?'

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 days ago

Not really, it was a major article in the WSJ, it was in the NY Times. the BBC. It was in the military's own news site Stars and Stripes.

I wouldn't be surprised if most people were unaware, but most people seem unaware of just about everything.

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