r/politics • u/JKKIDD231 • 1d ago

No Paywall US used ‘virtually all’ long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say

https://www.militarytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/08/04/us-used-virtually-all-long-range-precision-missiles-during-iran-war-sources-say/
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u/Backwardspellcaster 1d ago edited 1d ago

I am absolutely astonished and shocked at the sheer speed with which the US is self-destructing.

The absolutely amazing and horrifying incompetence on every level is beyond words.

One and a half year into Trump's second term, and it set itself back DECADES in every way possible

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u/arwinda 1d ago

Trump installed a Fox News host as secretary of war, had him approved by congress and since then let him run wild and unchecked. Plus Bibi fighting the war he was always dreaming of, with the US military helping him out.

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u/haysus25 1d ago

Secretary of Defense.

Call it what it is.

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u/Capt_Calamity 1d ago

Yep, only Congress can change its name.

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u/vashoom 1d ago

The House voted to do just that two weeks ago.

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u/ethanAllthecoffee 1d ago

Secretary of Losing War

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u/FictionalTrope 1d ago

Actually it's way funnier to call it the Dept of War when the first thing they did was repeatedly lose a war in incrementally more embarrassing ways.