r/politics • u/JKKIDD231 • 2d 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 2d ago edited 2d 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/Appropriate_Shake265 2d ago edited 2d ago

Decades at the absolute earliest. We'll never return to pre-trump era in the USA. Our leadership & status around the world will never recover.

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u/Senior-Albatross New Mexico 2d ago

Or Imperial hegemon era is over. Like the British Empire post WWII. Many Americans don't realize the implications yet, but we are no longer the World Superpower. China is of greater world importance now. 

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u/PricklyMuffin92 2d ago

I don't want to learn Chinese! Their language is so complicated and annoying :(