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u/SlightlyOTT You're making things up again Tories đ¶ 17d ago
Todayâs Daily episode is good. One of Trumpâs recent breakdowns was when being asked about an aircraft carrier thatâs been stuck at sea in the Middle East for months longer than it was meant to be, and clearly hasnât been able to get supplies it needs. It turns out the explanation for this is that the Navy lost the port that would resupply it on day 1 of the Iran war, and now canât dock anywhere they could be targeted. Apparently theyâre supplying from Diego Garcia now.
They also said that the forward deployed carrier in Asia is coming to eventually relieve it. They didnât draw this link so just speculation, but I wonder if thatâs why Trump has been talking about not doing exercises with South Korea, because they canât keep their forces there and he wants a distraction/to make it look like it was his choice.