USS Lincoln wasn't resupplied because Hegseth 'hid' that Iran destroyed main U.S. base: Rohde

a day ago by spaghettiwestern to c/progressivepolitics

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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grue 77 points a day ago

This is embarrassing for the Navy because the combat units weren't able to protect the base, because the Seabees weren't able to repair the base in a timely manner, and/or because the logistics units weren't able to re-route the supply lines effectively. Take your pick!

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spaghettiwestern 67 points a day ago

Worse than embarrassing. Trump and his ilk have made it clear that they don't really care about the conditions on the Lincoln as long as those conditions don't become publicly known. With competent leadership there would be a contingency plan in place for this exact scenario, but instead we're stuck with a MAGA TV personality that should be working on a used car lot next to a junkyard.

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grue 50 points a day ago

Well yes, but the point I was trying to make is that the issue (and the embarrassment) extends well beyond the Lincoln. This debacle puts the effectiveness of the entire Navy itself into question.

I mean, for the past 75 years, THE thing that the US Navy was best at, that set it apart from and above any other organization in the world, was its amazing logistics. We had dedicated ice cream barges in WWII, for crying out loud! The fact that we're apparently unable to resupply ships for months because of some relatively minor regional war is a decline of the same magnitude as the one the Ukraine war revealed about Russia.

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kestrel7_7 5 points 16 hours ago

We’re a long way from the WWII Navy ice cream ships. IIRC they have less than a few dozen logistical ships for the entire navy these days. Your last sentence is right on the money.

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