Post #957591

2026-04-05 14:18 UTC

&quot;NPR has learned that hundreds of sailors were evacuated back to the United States from their base in Bahrain after the base was attacked by Iranian missiles and drones. In addition to the base in Bahrain, NPR has learned that there have been evacuations at other U.S. military bases in the region, though the exact details are unknown at this point.&quot; https://www.npr.org/2026/04/03/nx-s1-5770491/evacuation-bahrain-norfolk-troops #NPR #News #Iran #TheStupidFuckingWar

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@jpaskaruk@growers.social 2026-04-05 14:30

@TheLastOfHisName I do believe we have another situation where the old, dominant military has been rendered ineffective and easily neutered by modern warfare, which they are not good at or prepared for. British muskets, for instance, destroyed by revolutionary rifles that use cartridges and do not need to form up into sitting duck ranks to allow time to reload The ability to disperse rather than centralize wins And let's face it, the #usa has never been very good at winning wars, even before cheap drones became the equal of their billion dollar jets.

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@rabbit74@autistics.life 2026-04-05 14:32

@TheLastOfHisName Feeling sad and thinking about Memes from the last century -- Support our troops My country right or wrong The first one still sounds true tho vague The latter one is a mistaken North Star

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@pattykimura@beige.party 2026-04-05 17:19

@TheLastOfHisName The US is in retreat. Thanks, Trump.

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@gcobbum@mas.to 2026-04-06 01:20

@TheLastOfHisName At last Iran is getting what it wanted, thanks to 47. Maybe the defense budget can be reduced by closing foreign bases which serve no purpose except as targets?

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