"Two key reasons led to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll's resignation, announced yesterday:
the feeling that his modernization initiatives were being blocked, and the chaos created by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's firing of senior generals, U.S. officials tell Axios' Colin Demarest and Barak Ravid.

Why it matters:
Driscoll's wartime resignation, on top of Hegseth's firing of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George this spring, leaves the military's largest service without Senate-confirmed leadership, civilian or uniformed.

Behind the scenes:
Driscoll recently spoke with President Trump and expressed his concerns about the state of the Army. Another person described the situation to Axios simply: "Sad."

A White House official said Driscoll was asked to stay longer, until after midterms. But Driscoll told the White House he felt like it was time for him to go."
Axios

bearister said:

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"Two key reasons led to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll's resignation, announced yesterday:
the feeling that his modernization initiatives were being blocked, and the chaos created by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's firing of senior generals, U.S. officials tell Axios' Colin Demarest and Barak Ravid.

Why it matters:
Driscoll's wartime resignation, on top of Hegseth's firing of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George this spring, leaves the military's largest service without Senate-confirmed leadership, civilian or uniformed.

Behind the scenes:
Driscoll recently spoke with President Trump and expressed his concerns about the state of the Army. Another person described the situation to Axios simply: "Sad."

A White House official said Driscoll was asked to stay longer, until after midterms. But Driscoll told the White House he felt like it was time for him to go."
Axios

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As of late 2026, there are 848 active-duty general and flag officers serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, which is just under the current statutory cap of 857. This represents a historically low absolute number for the post-Cold War era, but a higher proportion relative to the total number of troops

Who could have guessed that things would go off the rails this drastically?

Don’t forget that there is no confirmed Secretary of the Navy either since April. https://t.co/BjYBc7Yji5

— Amy McGrath (@AmyMcGrathKY) September 1, 2026

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Who could have guessed that things would go off the rails this drastically?

Don’t forget that there is no confirmed Secretary of the Navy either since April. https://t.co/BjYBc7Yji5

— Amy McGrath (@AmyMcGrathKY) September 1, 2026

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Google is our friend:

• General Christopher LaNeve is the acting chief of staff of the United States Army.
• The acting United States Secretary of the Navy is Hung Cao, who assumed the role on April 22, 2026
• Michael Obadal serves as the current Under Secretary of the Army, while Dave Fitzgerald has served as the acting deputy undersecretary of the Army.

The Army Secretary resigned yesterday so they have not yet named an acting replacement.

Nobody believes the US has lost the war with Iran - either secretly or openly - except TDS Lefties and the MSM.

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Nobody believes the US has lost the war with Iran - either secretly or openly - except TDS Lefties and the MSM.

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Just curious, what does a "win" for the United States look like to you?

What does that outcome look like?

Hey, as Trump says, at least Hegseth looks like he comes from central casting. When playing the long con, it's all about appearances anyway.

According to U.S. service men Hegseth left these bases undefended.

He sure knows a lot about WINNING doesn't he?

Are only Lefties the one's that say we aren't WINNING?

Inspector General puts loss of equipment of these strikes on U.S. bases at $3.7 Billion
Including 60 AIRCRAFT.

"These are not 'squirters' getting through," the service member added, referencing language used by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the deadly March 1 attack on Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait that killed six U.S. troops. "We're not defending these bases. We're just watching them get destroyed."
















White House backs Hegseth as new details come out about Iran war's cost

DiabloWags said:

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According to U.S. service men Hegseth left these bases undefended.

He sure knows a lot about WINNING doesn't he?

Are only Lefties the one's that say we aren't WINNING?

Inspector General puts loss of equipment of these strikes on U.S. bases at $3.7 Billion
Including 60 AIRCRAFT.

"These are not 'squirters' getting through," the service member added, referencing language used by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the deadly March 1 attack on Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait that killed six U.S. troops. "We're not defending these bases. We're just watching them get destroyed."
















White House backs Hegseth as new details come out about Iran war's cost

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For a second I thought this was new news, and I was pretty worried. I then realized this is just a rehashing of the initial Iran missile counterattack which has been posted before about a hundred times and we obviously weren't completely prepared for.

DiabloWags said:

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According to U.S. service men Hegseth left these bases undefended.

He sure knows a lot about WINNING doesn't he?

Are only Lefties the one's that say we aren't WINNING?

Inspector General puts loss of equipment of these strikes on U.S. bases at $3.7 Billion
Including 60 AIRCRAFT.

"These are not 'squirters' getting through," the service member added, referencing language used by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the deadly March 1 attack on Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait that killed six U.S. troops. "We're not defending these bases. We're just watching them get destroyed."
















White House backs Hegseth as new details come out about Iran war's cost

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We are weaker as a country now under this admin, it's terrible

SBGold said:

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DiabloWags said:

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According to U.S. service men Hegseth left these bases undefended.

He sure knows a lot about WINNING doesn't he?

Are only Lefties the one's that say we aren't WINNING?

Inspector General puts loss of equipment of these strikes on U.S. bases at $3.7 Billion
Including 60 AIRCRAFT.

"These are not 'squirters' getting through," the service member added, referencing language used by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the deadly March 1 attack on Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait that killed six U.S. troops. "We're not defending these bases. We're just watching them get destroyed."
















White House backs Hegseth as new details come out about Iran war's cost

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We are weaker as a country now under this admin, it's terrible

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I can guarantee you weren't saying this when Biden was flooding our borders.

Welcome back from your extended vacation!

ChudBear said:

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SBGold said:

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DiabloWags said:

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According to U.S. service men Hegseth left these bases undefended.

He sure knows a lot about WINNING doesn't he?

Are only Lefties the one's that say we aren't WINNING?

Inspector General puts loss of equipment of these strikes on U.S. bases at $3.7 Billion
Including 60 AIRCRAFT.

"These are not 'squirters' getting through," the service member added, referencing language used by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the deadly March 1 attack on Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait that killed six U.S. troops. "We're not defending these bases. We're just watching them get destroyed."
















White House backs Hegseth as new details come out about Iran war's cost

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We are weaker as a country now under this admin, it's terrible

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I can guarantee you weren't saying this when Biden was flooding our borders.

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I don't recall your statement as being truthful:

https://cmsny.org/correcting-record-false-misleading-statements-on-immigration/

I'm probably not following statement by an anonymous poster names "Chud" on immigration issues, no offense as I don't want endless back and forths on this.

VOTE BLUE AND VOTE KAMALA

oski003 said:

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For a second I thought this was new news, and I was pretty worried. I then realized this is just a rehashing of the initial Iran missile counterattack which has been posted before about a hundred times and we obviously weren't completely prepared for.

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The photos that I posted were exclusively released by CBS news today.
They were obtained from anonymous U.S. military personnel.

I would call that new information and new news.
I believe most people would.

Perhaps you should try reading the article.

Thanks.



New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacks - CBS News

SBGold said:

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ChudBear said:

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SBGold said:

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DiabloWags said:

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According to U.S. service men Hegseth left these bases undefended.

He sure knows a lot about WINNING doesn't he?

Are only Lefties the one's that say we aren't WINNING?

Inspector General puts loss of equipment of these strikes on U.S. bases at $3.7 Billion
Including 60 AIRCRAFT.

"These are not 'squirters' getting through," the service member added, referencing language used by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the deadly March 1 attack on Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait that killed six U.S. troops. "We're not defending these bases. We're just watching them get destroyed."
















White House backs Hegseth as new details come out about Iran war's cost

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We are weaker as a country now under this admin, it's terrible

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I can guarantee you weren't saying this when Biden was flooding our borders.

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I don't recall your statement as being truthful:

https://cmsny.org/correcting-record-false-misleading-statements-on-immigration/

I'm probably not following statement by an anonymous poster names "Chud" on immigration issues, no offense as I don't want endless back and forths on this.

VOTE BLUE AND VOTE KAMALA

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"No offense but I'm gonna say something offensive then run away because I know I'll get another vacation."

No more "Vote Gavin" you've seen the writing on the wall for him and his fly fishing career.


Wow an organization like CMS that was clearly aligned with many of Biden's immigration policy goals and actively tried to influence his administration is saying he didn't do bad things?

Before Biden took office, CMS and the Zolberg Institute published more than 40 recommended immigration reforms for the incoming administration. CMS later praised some Biden actions while also criticizing him for not going far enough on asylum, refugee admissions, and other immigration policies.

Please stay on topic and refrain from hijacking the thread.
This thread is about PETE HEGSETH and the IRAN WAR.

Thanks.

DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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For a second I thought this was new news, and I was pretty worried. I then realized this is just a rehashing of the initial Iran missile counterattack which has been posted before about a hundred times and we obviously weren't completely prepared for.

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The photos that I posted were exclusively released by CBS news today.
They were obtained from anonymous U.S. military personnel.

I would call that new information and new news.
I believe most people would.

Perhaps you should try reading the article.

Thanks.



New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacks - CBS News

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Got it. One deployed service member said that this is new information. Lol.

Anyway, thank you for showing the new pictures of the stuff that happened 6+ months ago.

oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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For a second I thought this was new news, and I was pretty worried. I then realized this is just a rehashing of the initial Iran missile counterattack which has been posted before about a hundred times and we obviously weren't completely prepared for.

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The photos that I posted were exclusively released by CBS news today.
They were obtained from anonymous U.S. military personnel.

I would call that new information and new news.
I believe most people would.

Perhaps you should try reading the article.

Thanks.



New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacks - CBS News

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Got it. One deployed service member said that this is new information. Lol.

Anyway, thank you for showing the new pictures of the stuff that happened 6+ months ago.

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Looks like the damage was fairly extensive and runs counter to the "gaslighting" done by Hegseth and Trump don't you think?

Why would these U.S. bases be left "undefended" as claimed by the soldier in the article?

Why would we allow 60 AIRCRAFT to be sitting ducks?

The damage suggests that these were direct hits.
And not defended.

Are you still going to defend Hegseth and the Administration on this like just about every other thread and reply?

DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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For a second I thought this was new news, and I was pretty worried. I then realized this is just a rehashing of the initial Iran missile counterattack which has been posted before about a hundred times and we obviously weren't completely prepared for.

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The photos that I posted were exclusively released by CBS news today.
They were obtained from anonymous U.S. military personnel.

I would call that new information and new news.
I believe most people would.

Perhaps you should try reading the article.

Thanks.



New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacks - CBS News

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Got it. One deployed service member said that this is new information. Lol.

Anyway, thank you for showing the new pictures of the stuff that happened 6+ months ago.

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Looks like the damage was fairly extensive and runs counter to the "gaslighting" done by Hegseth and Trump don't you think?

Why would these U.S. bases be left "undefended" as claimed by the soldier in the article?

Why would we allow 60 AIRCRAFT to be sitting ducks?

The damage suggests that these were direct hits.
And not defended.

Are you still going to defend Hegseth and the Administration on this like just about every other thread and reply?

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You seem incredibly confused. I simply stated,


"For a second I thought this was new news, and I was pretty worried. I then realized this is just a rehashing of the initial Iran missile counterattack which has been posted before about a hundred times and we obviously weren't completely prepared for."

I stand by the above comment no matter how much you misconstrue it.

DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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For a second I thought this was new news, and I was pretty worried. I then realized this is just a rehashing of the initial Iran missile counterattack which has been posted before about a hundred times and we obviously weren't completely prepared for.

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The photos that I posted were exclusively released by CBS news today.
They were obtained from anonymous U.S. military personnel.

I would call that new information and new news.
I believe most people would.

Perhaps you should try reading the article.

Thanks.



New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacks - CBS News

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Got it. One deployed service member said that this is new information. Lol.

Anyway, thank you for showing the new pictures of the stuff that happened 6+ months ago.

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Looks like the damage was fairly extensive and runs counter to the "gaslighting" done by Hegseth and Trump don't you think?

Why would these U.S. bases be left "undefended" as claimed by the soldier in the article?

Why would we allow 60 AIRCRAFT to be sitting ducks?

The damage suggests that these were direct hits.
And not defended.

Are you still going to defend Hegseth and the Administration on this like just about every other thread and reply?

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There is a lot of misinformation and generalizations in this post of yours.

The bases weren't left undefended as the soldier claims. The IG says the regional integrated air-defense network intercepted more than 6,000 Iranian one-way drones and more than 1,500 ballistic missiles.

The IG's aircraft table lists a mixture of combat losses, accidents, friendly fire, crashes, aircraft destroyed by U.S. forces because they were unrecoverable, and aircraft hit on the ground. The table adds up to roughly 52 at the high end.

oski003 said:

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You seem incredibly confused. I simply stated,


"For a second I thought this was new news, and I was pretty worried. I then realized this is just a rehashing of the initial Iran missile counterattack which has been posted before about a hundred times and we obviously weren't completely prepared for."

I stand by the above comment no matter how much you misconstrue it.

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I stand by my above comment.
The photos released by CBS News were new information.

That's a FACT.

DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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You seem incredibly confused. I simply stated,


"For a second I thought this was new news, and I was pretty worried. I then realized this is just a rehashing of the initial Iran missile counterattack which has been posted before about a hundred times and we obviously weren't completely prepared for."

I stand by the above comment no matter how much you misconstrue it.

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I stand by my above comment.
The photos released by CBS News were new information.

That's a FACT.

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That is one adorable fact that I never once argued with. The rest of your post was a dumpster fire (along with your continued replies).

oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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You seem incredibly confused. I simply stated,


"For a second I thought this was new news, and I was pretty worried. I then realized this is just a rehashing of the initial Iran missile counterattack which has been posted before about a hundred times and we obviously weren't completely prepared for."

I stand by the above comment no matter how much you misconstrue it.

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I stand by my above comment.
The photos released by CBS News were new information.

That's a FACT.

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That is one adorable fact that I never once argued with. The rest of your post was a dumpster fire (along with your continued replies).

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As this thread clearly shows, you REPLIED to my initial post.

Since you disagree with 99% of what I post here, I would suggest using the ignore feature.
And refraining from replying to my posts.
It would help clean up the board.

Thanks.

DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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You seem incredibly confused. I simply stated,


"For a second I thought this was new news, and I was pretty worried. I then realized this is just a rehashing of the initial Iran missile counterattack which has been posted before about a hundred times and we obviously weren't completely prepared for."

I stand by the above comment no matter how much you misconstrue it.

---

I stand by my above comment.
The photos released by CBS News were new information.

That's a FACT.

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That is one adorable fact that I never once argued with. The rest of your post was a dumpster fire (along with your continued replies).

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As this thread clearly shows, you REPLIED to my initial post.

Since you disagree with 99% of what I post here, I would suggest using the ignore feature.
And refraining from replying to my posts.
It would help clean up the board.

Thanks.

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As this thread clearly shows, you also REPLIED to me many times.

Since you disagree with what I post here, I would also suggest using the ignore feature and refraining from replying to my posts, even if I am correcting your misleading information.

It would help clean up the board, which appears to be your latest desire. Of note, my posts are relevant to this thread. You took great issue with me pointing out that you weren't posting new news, just pictures of old stuff. I was honestly relieved that this was old stuff since your post initially mislead me.

oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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You seem incredibly confused. I simply stated,


"For a second I thought this was new news, and I was pretty worried. I then realized this is just a rehashing of the initial Iran missile counterattack which has been posted before about a hundred times and we obviously weren't completely prepared for."

I stand by the above comment no matter how much you misconstrue it.

---

I stand by my above comment.
The photos released by CBS News were new information.

That's a FACT.

---

That is one adorable fact that I never once argued with. The rest of your post was a dumpster fire (along with your continued replies).

---

As this thread clearly shows, you REPLIED to my initial post.

Since you disagree with 99% of what I post here, I would suggest using the ignore feature.
And refraining from replying to my posts.
It would help clean up the board.

Thanks.

---

As this thread clearly shows, you also REPLIED to me many times.

Since you disagree with what I post here, I would also suggest using the ignore feature and refraining from replying to my posts, even if I am correcting your misleading information.

It would help clean up the board, which appears to be your latest desire. Of note, my posts are relevant to this thread. You took great issue with me pointing out that you weren't posting new news, just pictures of old stuff. I was honestly relieved that this was old stuff since your post initially mislead me.

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You're clearly acting in bad faith here, the CBS report was from yesterday, with newly released statements and info by soldiers from US bases.

Cal88 said:

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oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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You seem incredibly confused. I simply stated,


"For a second I thought this was new news, and I was pretty worried. I then realized this is just a rehashing of the initial Iran missile counterattack which has been posted before about a hundred times and we obviously weren't completely prepared for."

I stand by the above comment no matter how much you misconstrue it.

---

I stand by my above comment.
The photos released by CBS News were new information.

That's a FACT.

---

That is one adorable fact that I never once argued with. The rest of your post was a dumpster fire (along with your continued replies).

---

As this thread clearly shows, you REPLIED to my initial post.

Since you disagree with 99% of what I post here, I would suggest using the ignore feature.
And refraining from replying to my posts.
It would help clean up the board.

Thanks.

---

As this thread clearly shows, you also REPLIED to me many times.

Since you disagree with what I post here, I would also suggest using the ignore feature and refraining from replying to my posts, even if I am correcting your misleading information.

It would help clean up the board, which appears to be your latest desire. Of note, my posts are relevant to this thread. You took great issue with me pointing out that you weren't posting new news, just pictures of old stuff. I was honestly relieved that this was old stuff since your post initially mislead me.

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You're clearly acting in bad faith here, the CBS report was from yesterday, with newly released statements and info by soldiers from US bases.

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There is nothing in bad faith about me clarifying that the attacks were 6+ months ago and the post led me to believe this was new news. It is as simple as that. I understand that we now have some pictures and an anonymous soldier giving a quote to the outlet.

Cal88 said:

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oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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You seem incredibly confused. I simply stated,


"For a second I thought this was new news, and I was pretty worried. I then realized this is just a rehashing of the initial Iran missile counterattack which has been posted before about a hundred times and we obviously weren't completely prepared for."

I stand by the above comment no matter how much you misconstrue it.

---

I stand by my above comment.
The photos released by CBS News were new information.

That's a FACT.

---

That is one adorable fact that I never once argued with. The rest of your post was a dumpster fire (along with your continued replies).

---

As this thread clearly shows, you REPLIED to my initial post.

Since you disagree with 99% of what I post here, I would suggest using the ignore feature.
And refraining from replying to my posts.
It would help clean up the board.

Thanks.

---

As this thread clearly shows, you also REPLIED to me many times.

Since you disagree with what I post here, I would also suggest using the ignore feature and refraining from replying to my posts, even if I am correcting your misleading information.

It would help clean up the board, which appears to be your latest desire. Of note, my posts are relevant to this thread. You took great issue with me pointing out that you weren't posting new news, just pictures of old stuff. I was honestly relieved that this was old stuff since your post initially mislead me.

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You're clearly acting in bad faith here, the CBS report was from yesterday, with newly released statements and info by soldiers from US bases.

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He was not acting in bad faith. Pretty clear what he said and what he didn't say.

DiabloWags said:

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Please stay on topic and refrain from hijacking the thread.
This thread is about PETE HEGSETH and the IRAN WAR.

Thanks.

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I'll point out hypocrisies when I see them.

Thanks.

They told us our bases weren't severely hit. First Trump and Hegseth hide their failures. Then when info leaks out 6 months later their supporters say "old news". If we said this happened 6 months ago they would have said, "where's your proof". Always the same routine with MAGA.

Acting US Navy Secretary Hung Cao said Iranian forces caused extensive damage to Naval Support Activity Bahrain, home to the US Fifth Fleet, in what the Epoch Times described as a high-level acknowledgment of damage sustained during the Iran conflict.

"They blew the hell out of Bahrain," Cao said in an interview with the Epoch Times.

Discussing the recent deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln and the logistical demands of sustained operations, Cao said the damage at the Bahrain base left the carrier's crew with "no place for them to pull in."

Asked whether US forces would need to return to and repair the Bahrain base after the conflict, Cao said, "I have a task force that's looking at that."

President Donald Trump has nominated Cao to serve as secretary of the Navy on a permanent basis, and his nomination awaits Senate consideration.

I predict Hegseth will be fired soon