Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name] to news • 10 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.external-linkmessage-square19 linkfedilinkarrow-up183
arrow-up183external-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.Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name] to news • 10 hours agomessage-square19 Commentslinkfedilink
minus-squaresupafuzz [comrade/them]hexbear22·7 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 link
minus-squarecornishon@lemmygrad.mlhexbear19·6 hours agoAll those far-out bases are indefensible, the only defense they rely on is "no one would dare to attack them". linkfedilink
minus-squareTommyCatkins [none/use any]hexbear7·4 hours agoWhich goes right out the window when you attack the most heavily armed country within 500km of your base. link
minus-squarefannin [he/him, he/him]hexbear18·7 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. link
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.