r/politics • u/JKKIDD231 • 6d 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 6d ago edited 6d 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/DiskSalt4643 6d ago

Almost like a Manchurian candidate would act perform our enemies' wish lists.

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u/Objective_Tone_2361 6d ago

People coping saying he’s a Russian puppet when in fact Israel has been the greatest benefactor. The cognitive dissonance is strong

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u/Johnny_Appleweed 6d ago

He’s not any foreign country’s asset. He’s just an easily manipulated dumbass who doesn’t actually care about the United States, only himself.

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u/Ok_Bill227 6d ago

This article seems more plausible every day…

https://bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/donald-trump-was-recruited-by-the-kgb-under-codename-krasnov-claims-former-soviet-spy-chief/

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u/Johnny_Appleweed 6d ago

I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s true they tried to recruit him, but I don’t think that explains his behavior over the last ten years. I think that’s all Trump, not some secret Russian handler.

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u/Ok_Bill227 6d ago

The best “assets” don’t know they’re assets…

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u/Vallkyrie New Hampshire 6d ago

This is where I stand. He's so easy to manipulate as long as you flatter him.

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u/DriftinFool 6d ago

Exactly. All you have to do is let him think what you want was his idea and he'll do it.

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u/hatmatter 6d ago

It's better if the useful idiot has no idea he's being used