alt Hacker News> US military has essentially nowhere left on the continent it feels like it can leave it's equipment.
You should look into how many air craft carriers the US has, how carrier groups work, and then also look at the air force and the operating range of some of our air craft.
Some of the aircraft literally take off from the Continental us when they run missions in the middle east.
Also there are somewhere between 20 and 28 US military bases in the middle east alone plus 30-40 in europe. All of those could easily host offensive strike craft just fine.
it looks like you don't have a good understanding of the capabilities of the US military or how we operate, so perhaps you should do more research.
Also, just FYI, every single one of the sources you cited has some pretty heavy bias. It might help you to seek out some alternative sources. I think you're in some kind of algorithm bubble and it's distorting your world view.
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If these sources are biased, which sources do you think provide good unbiased reporting?
CNN's biggest backers spent decades campaigning for war with Iran. Every day for years and years Wolf Blitzer would take some time in the situation room to tell us all about the impotance of binging regime change to Iran, going back to the 90s.
If even CNN are too biased for your tastes then it's probably not them. It's you. Hegseth is also a true believer.
> You should look into how many air craft carriers the US has
Air craft carriers such as the USS Abraham Lincoln? Which had to remain at sea for 286 days, including 208 consequtive days without making port. During which time, the military suffered a massive logistical failure to adaquetly supply it, presumably due to them moving their logistical base from Bahrain to Diego Garcia. Then, was relieved only by diverting the USS George Washington and USS Theodore Roosevelt to the region, leaving no carriers in the West Pacific
> Also there are somewhere between 20 and 28 US military bases in the middle east alone
Bases which have been comming under repeated air attack; the extent and damage of which is kept quiete, but appears to be much more substantial than the US military wants to admit. And which are increasingly vulnerable as they loose air defense abilities due to both loss of supporting infastructure, and a depletion of interceptors.