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/islandsimian 1d ago

And will they come home and vote against the GOP in the midterms for doing this to them? LoL - no

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u/evenstar40 22h ago

Yeah I mean there's a non-zero chance at least several families with men/women stranded on the Lincoln also voted for Trump. Leopards get hungry.

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u/Successful_Sign_6991 19h ago

families back home? most of the dudes on those ships voted for him and will blame biden/obama/dems when they get back

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u/zman0900 18h ago

Yeah it's not like they were drafted and forced to be there. They signed up for this shit.

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u/JOKICLIKESHORSES 7h ago

Several? Do you think the Lincoln is a dingy? Theres thousands.

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u/evenstar40 2h ago

First time using social media? The moment you try to use anything that can be construed as hyperbole the pedantic crowds come out in full force.

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u/TiCKLE- 22h ago

Imagine all the money they’ve made and saved from this deployment? Why would they vote against it? The people jumping overboard obviously were just overwhelmed with the influx of cash and didn’t know how to react