Donald Trump the Megathread part II - Mod Warning updated in OP 12/2/26

Communicarions from a warzone a warzone are easily restricted.
Not for long of course but enough to delay release and control a news cycle.
The main mode I'd assume is as simple as delaying any notification to the families and claiming troops are on ops as a way of controlling and delaying Comms.

C17 flights through Rammstein for casualty evac have increased but numbers still haven't updated in weeks apart from the 12 wounded in the Prince Sultan Airbase attack on the 27th March.
There have been at least 18 medevac flights to Rammstein.

The damage inflicted across American bases since the 28th Feb is finally becoming visible on Satellite outlets and it is extensive.
To the point that the widespread reporting is that 13 of 17 bases are uninhabitable.
Controlling the reporting of casualty numbers in the event that they are greater than the official reporting?
Is vital to prevent Trump & Co losing control of the narrative and the already faltering support for their war.
Much like the initial reports of the PSAB attack on the 27th, the denial of the strike, then a damaged E3-G and then 2 damaged EC130 along with damaged & destroyed KC135s,the news is trickling out and US reporting between Centcom & Pentagon has even been contradictory.
The loss of the E3 wasn't confirmed until Saudi Arabia released photos after a reported tiff between Trump & MBS.

The Airbase in Jordan has reportedly been hit this evening with reports of damage to multiple aircraft aswell as another AN/TPY2 radar.

Control of the narrative and in particular ensuring America has low casualties is imperative for Trump in this war.
His own intel agencies are on the record saying Iran wasn't pursuing a bomb and even if they were?
Both he and Nethanyahu claimed the June war destroyed Iran's nuclear ambition so the entire premise for this attack and it's shifting goals?
Are already completely undermined by both himself and Grabbard.

Panelist on sky just called trump an

"Idiot orange oompah loompa" or something to that effect

Host, apologised immediately on her behalf, I was delighted I know the host had to cover it off but I'd like to see the dam break snd people start calling the gobshite what he is in no uncertain terms...instead of the constant deference

In fairness.....if that is a possibility..you may have a family dependant on it never mind yourself

And Hegseth is such a tool, it seems likely he will be the maker of his own downfall anyway

Yep...red hair, she had a slightly more restrained go at him at least once afterwards

I hope it's not a case of she's not invited back...the more start openly calling the vainglorious fool what he is in plain terms the better....

The Daily Mail of all places have also started to comment on this, there's a good reporting of things like satellite imagery as you mentioned showing that Iran has managed to inflict damage in return.

Victim blaming from Trump. He and Israel started this war.

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Someone else must have written that up for him , I doubt very much that he'd be capable of picking out the Cape of Good Hope on a map

Love to see it

Has there been any leak as to whom it was who fired the Army COS; Trump or Hegseth? Seeing as the announcement was that the "retirement" was with immediate effect, no lead in to ensure the newcomer got a briefing on ongoing Ops, has Trump handed over total control of firings within his administration to his Dept secretaries?

Is the firing due to a suddenly visible degree of incompetence or dereliction of duty or is it due to the COS telling retired Nat Gd Major Hegseth that he was not going to obey any more stupid orders from an incompetent civilian or, even worse; is it another step in Project 25 mind control of all parts of the Govt?

Was the firing of Pam Bondi a distraction to lessen the visibility of the COS firing, seeing as how the rumour mill has him supposedly asking other members of his cabinet if he should fire her? It's a bit unusual to have the senior officer in the Military Chaplaincy [my words] also fired at the same time, around Easter-Time on the Christian events calendar when Pope Leo is having difference of opinion with Trump on how to address other persons.

Is it likely that Congress committees would ask the former COS to make himself available to members in Congress to inform them of what he knows about his sudden departure from the national defence scene?

Edit: I could see why there might be a need for heads to roll where it comes to military fire-arms [control of same] with the arrest of a junior other ranks member in connection with the larceny and illegal sale of Javelin missiles and several thousand rounds of live ammo in the U.S to members of the public in the U.S. One carries the can for whatever any member/s of one's unit [or area of responsibility] whether one did or did not know of the mebers actions. R.H.I.P can be a bummer.

America First

Its not surprising given the number of Russian-linked people in this administration that it would probably leak like a sieve to the the FSB who would then pass on the targets to Iran.