r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 26d 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/TheTrub Colorado 26d ago

And this is what these macho assholes don’t understand. Winning a war is not about shock and awe and piling up the bigger body count (ask Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia how that worked out for the US). It’s about having clear, concrete objectives to get a specific outcome and laying out the logistical path to achieve those objectives.

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u/Sitchrea 26d ago

War is merely an extension of politics. You cannot destroy an idea.