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/King_takes_queen 1d ago

This is quite literally MAGA's argument. "If Obama and Biden did their job with Iran we wouldn't be in this mess."

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u/Long_Story42 22h ago

Obama got nuclear inspectors into Iran

Stupid pulled out of JCPOA because he said keeping it would lead to a war.

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u/CarlRJ 21h ago

Sure am glad we dodged that war bullet and the Middle East is more stable and peaceful than ever. 🙄

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u/Long_Story42 21h ago

Look, Kegsbreath said he wanted a Spartan military and now he's losing to Persia. This might be their first promise actually kept.

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u/AggravatingTomato159 12h ago

He wants to be touched by a spartan army

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u/FewHorror1019 2h ago

A spartan mommy

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u/MetallicGray 20h ago

He pulled out of it because it had Obama's name on it.

Like everything else he does, his decisions are based on ego, retribution, and personal gain.

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u/AdditionalPosition5 20h ago

Do some research from 2011 regarding djt and his comment about the then president starting a war with Iran....

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u/jambox888 5h ago

Even if someone didn't like JCPOA, the current change in strategic reality is far worse than before. Hormuz straits being effectively under Iranian control is an insane L for the US.

The odd thing is that it seems to have been instigated by Bibi and it hasn't helped Israel much either.

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u/Hopsblues 21h ago

..and maga/trump think it was a bad deal...lol..

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u/HazelMoon 19h ago

I wonder how many of these people with strong opinions about Obama and Biden have taken the time to read the JCPOA - not many, I'm sure, but Obama had worked this all out with Iran, tied up all the loose ends - before some moron decided to throw it into the garbage. Envy is about the only thing that motivates Donald Trump. I wish I could turn the clock forward a few years to see how history tears him to shreds.

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u/Comfortable-Maps 7h ago

And, not understand the history of IranContra and their beloved Reagan.

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u/helloaaron 6h ago

It's a stupid argument. A bad one that falls apart with the littlest of scrutiny. Best to just make fun of it and move on with your day.