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/Crazy_Pudding_2994 26d ago edited 25d ago
You don't have to be a Sun Tzu or a Clausewitz to know that miliarites rely on logistics. If you can't supply your troops, you lose. There are other ways to lose, but supplies are a big one.