Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 11 hours agoUS military bases in Gulf 'useless' after Iranian strikes, experts say. One expert said it was 'highly unlikely' the US Fifth Fleet will ever return to the Gulf state of Bahrain.www.middleeasteye.netexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down11cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlworld@lemmy.world
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-linkUS military bases in Gulf 'useless' after Iranian strikes, experts say. One expert said it was 'highly unlikely' the US Fifth Fleet will ever return to the Gulf state of Bahrain.www.middleeasteye.netYuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square19linkfedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlworld@lemmy.world
minus-squaresupafuzz [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·7 hours agoIt was really easy to hit, especially once the radars were down, so they hit it a lot And I can see why the navy wouldn’t want to use the base again, turns out that location is utterly defenseless
minus-squarecornishon@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·7 hours agoAll those far-out bases are indefensible, the only defense they rely on is “no one would dare to attack them”.
minus-squareTommyCatkins [none/use any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 hours agoWhich goes right out the window when you attack the most heavily armed country within 500km of your base.
minus-squarefannin [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·7 hours agoThat’s true, all those bases are. It’s just the US has fought nothing but dirt farmers with AKs in years and years. Edit: BBC is corroborating.
It was really easy to hit, especially once the radars were down, so they hit it a lot
And I can see why the navy wouldn’t want to use the base again, turns out that location is utterly defenseless
All those far-out bases are indefensible, the only defense they rely on is “no one would dare to attack them”.
Which goes right out the window when you attack the most heavily armed country within 500km of your base.
That’s true, all those bases are. It’s just the US has fought nothing but dirt farmers with AKs in years and years.
Edit: BBC is corroborating.