Progressive Politics

1. The proximate cause: Bahrain hub destroyed, logistics broken

Multiple outlets trace the Lincoln’s supply shortfalls to the Feb. 28 Iranian missile and drone attacks that “heavily damaged” Naval Support Activity Bahrain, a principal logistics hub for U.S. carrier operations in the Gulf, forcing an abrupt pivot to more distant ports such as Diego Garcia and stretching resupply lines . The New York Times and subsequent reporting state the damage to Bahrain directly contributed to shortages and longer deployments for carriers conducting operations related to the war with Iran .

2. Operational consequences: longer trips, Diego Garcia and exposure

The loss of the Bahrain hub forced the Pentagon to use Diego Garcia, farther from the Gulf, as an emergency logistics node; that longer transit, and the vulnerability of alternate ports to Iranian strikes, created measurable strain on sustainment cycles and contributed to the Lincoln approaching nine months at sea without a liberty port, increasing wear on people and materiel . Reporting links that logistical shift to additional Iranian targeting — for example, ballistic missiles aimed at Diego Garcia — and to the effort to keep continuous operations like the maritime blockade and airstrikes functioning .

3. Political overlay: accusations that Hegseth “hid” the damage

Television commentators and pundits framed the narrative as an intentional concealment by Pete Hegseth — the phrase that he “hid” the destruction appears on MS NOW and other clips — but those pieces present the allegation without producing internal memos or a paper trail proving intentional concealment [1]. The reporting available shows Hegseth and the Navy publicly pushing back, calling media descriptions “completely misrepresented,” and declining to confirm specific supply shortfall details in some interviews, which opponents interpreted as evasive .

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TL;DR: Of course he did. The next base to supply them is 2,200 miles away. They fucked up super bad again.

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!

So... "a few shepherds with basically sticks and stones" managed to fuck royally the whole US navy? The navy of the strongest military of the world? The navy that, apparently was able to destroy anything in its path?

I mean, they were saying months ago that Iran's military was utterly destroyed and they won the war... How did they go from "we're winning the war and Iran's military is gone" to "our sailors are eating boot soles"?

Did they destroy the entire base without killing anyone? What else are they hiding?

Was the damage done by drones or missiles?

Its tragically embarrassing either way, but even more so if drones because the whole fucking world knew Iran would be using drones to cause damage and the US ignored everything Ukraine learned and wanted to pass on.

So, Hegseth will throw his own country to the wolves just to deflect from his inexperience and ignorance. trump must be so proud of his acolyte.

I always though the US-Military is almost allmighty. It's nice to see there are clear limitations to their power.

The fact that the main US base in the Persian Gulf was destroyed has been known for months.

Here's a story about it from June:

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-us-naval-base-bahrain-e87bbca3

I remember reading back then about how the navy was scrambling to evacuate the base because they couldn't stop the incoming missiles.

This reminds of Dune where Raban is forced to hide that the Fremen and Paul halted spice production to save his own ass at the cost of countless others.

I think this proves an assertion that I have made in the past: America excels at battles, but is unfit for war.

America used to have stamina, but the focus on ultra-tech and now "manhood" has robbed it of that important thing.

NOT supplying our Troops is how you SUPPORT the Troops!

-Republicans!

I think I'm just about tired of bringing up leopards and faces every time the USS Lincoln comes up, so here's one last time:

Leopards eating faces moment.

Every time I read reports like this, I fear s are many times more intellectually challenged than Hegseth, because they haven't taken the Nazis down.

Is 2026 any different to the past? When Rumsfeld was in charge of the Iraq invasion soldiers jeered him because they were having to hack their vehicles with scrap metal to make them safe. His response was just belligerent.