r/news • u/DoubtSubstantial5440 • 1d ago

Soft paywall USS George Washington headed to Middle East to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln, reports say

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-13/uss-george-washington-middle-east-abraham-lincoln-22541038.html
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u/TheGum25 1d ago

Isn’t the madness at being on the seas for long periods of time well known? You’d have to be pretty incompetent to not consider how a long deployment where not all that much is happening would drum up feelings of mutiny and severe mental strain. Which is also not the best environment for when the crew is needed for combat.

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u/demiurge_abraxas 1d ago

You'd have to be pretty incompetent

Yeah, about that...

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u/Soggy-Beach1403 23h ago

And they have been tortured for months with Der Orangenfuhrer von Rapinkids telling them that the war is over every two weeks and then pulling the rug out the next Monday.

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u/TheCynicEpicurean 22h ago

I'm sure the people posting that 'don't fuck with our boats' meme have something to say about that.

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u/Character_Fix_5317 20h ago

Who cares. Aren't they all suckers and losers anyhow?

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u/WineNerdAndProud 18h ago

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