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13. Assets assigned to the Middle East are going to be in the area anyway

Wed Jun 10, 2026, 11:52 AM

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might as well be doing something useful

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Iran strikes US bases in Gulf after Trump orders attacks near Hormuz [View all] BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago OP

Are we still in a ceasefire? SamuelAdams 10 hrs ago #1

I presume it will all be wrapped up "in two weeks" PSPS 8 hrs ago #10

I have questions. n/t Hugin 10 hrs ago #2

So...they're not obliterated? tanyev 10 hrs ago #3

What was the helicopter doing when it was shot down? Prairie Gates 10 hrs ago #4

Corporate Media Miguelito Loveless 9 hrs ago #5

We may as well just throw all our money into the sea. travelingthrulife 8 hrs ago #7

Assets assigned to the Middle East are going to be in the area anyway EX500rider 6 hrs ago #13

If we are going to subsidize oil for the rest of the world,... LudwigPastorius 4 hrs ago #21

Speculation from the public is one thing Prairie Gates 8 hrs ago #8

Not really EX500rider 6 hrs ago #12

What I think would also be speculation Prairie Gates 6 hrs ago #17

That's exactly what Trump just said after he said he loved inflation Prairie Gates 5 hrs ago #20

Why is what US forces are doing a "talking point" exactly? EX500rider 3 hrs ago #22

You are speculating Prairie Gates 1 hr ago #24

I'm sure those 3 countries are thrilled, Bayard 7 hrs ago #11

Media is reporting very little actual information about Iranian strikes. North Coast Lawyer 5 hrs ago #19