American bases in the Middle East suffered “extensive damage” from Iranian strikes that is “far worse than publicly acknowledged,” a new report alleges.
Insiders tell NBC News that the public has been shielded from the true damage inflicted by Iran, including that an Iranian F-5 fighter jet breached U.S. air defenses to strike a base in Kuwait.
NBC writes that its conclusion is based on findings by the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute and interviews with congressional aides and other U.S. officials.
AEI’s assessment reportedly found that Iran hit more than 100 targets across 11 U.S. bases in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Two officials told NBC that the F-5 attack marked “the first time an enemy fixed-wing aircraft has struck an American military base in years.”
AEI estimates Iran inflicted well over $5 billion in damage in its retaliatory strikes, according to NBC. That comes in addition to the deaths of 13 service members and injuries to nearly 400 troops, per the Pentagon’s count.
Some Republican lawmakers are reportedly irked that they are not receiving a full picture of the damage inflicted by Iran.
Stopped reading at Trump goons.
Sounds about right. 👍
Troll_in_the_Knoll on
Go figure. The only time the Trump administration doesn’t incessantly lie is when they’re deliberately withholding information.
F-Cloud on
Anyone with any common sense understands that this regime will hide casualty and damage assessments. Whatever they say publicly, the truth will be much worse. They’ll cover things up and when the truth is discovered they will continue to lie about it and attack those who revealed it, all while making audacious demands for an increase in the defense budget.
obirascor on
Oh. They’re irked. Watch out, they may just become rankled next!
MaxRD on
So much winning!
MrBrawn on
Im going to put on my frowny face, wag my finger, and do jack shit about it.
-GOP goon
thesirensoftitans on
Reminder that one of the wonderful things trump did in his first term was make it so reporting drone strikes was no longer mandatory.
How can our soldiers support this? When I was in? Fuck no
Watchhistory on
Of course this is the case and of course they are pretending it isn’t and nobody knows. How could things be otherwise with the clowns playing golf and drinking, who chose to play war too.
Kiwizoo on
Winning bigly, again.
CurrentElectrical736 on
But Trump knows! Can you imagine how many more losses they will have to cover up if Trump starts putting thousands of troops on the ground? Maybe this is why he thought twice and went for the ceasefire.
subpoenaGT on
We were one comma away from a legendary headline
riko77can on
I mean… it was implied when previously reported that they abandoned several bases and reposted personnel into hotels. American mainstream media just came up short following that through to the obvious implication.
Due-Operation-7529 on
This should be a massive scandal holey moley
SigSweet on
If they can keep this quiet no wonder we cant get anything to be covered in the news. Totally fucked
TimeImpressive6648 on
Trump should be ran out of office.
realborislegasov on
I think you meant to write “Iran increasingly desperate “.
Appropriate-Cut-2710 on
Used to be there was UNBIASED reporting on the what,when,why and where’s on all Wars we’ve been involved in since Ww2 up to the Persian Gulf War… But now all we have to rely on is Fake News from ALL SIDE’S!!!! When will WE learn that All Wars are manufactured delusion, and we are just patsies paying for it with out Tax $…
Pink_Neons on
embarrassment after embarrassment with these clowns. There is no rock bottom.
Additional_Rich_5249 on
What’s this about?
Spimflagon on
Please don’t say “Trump goons”.
OG-BoomMaster on
Not one bit surprised.
Moonunit08 on
Is anyone surprised by this honestly?
NeonGKayak on
We have to have more dead/casualties after hearing this. There’s absolutely no way these bases could be hit without that happening
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American bases in the Middle East suffered “extensive damage” from Iranian strikes that is “far worse than publicly acknowledged,” a new report alleges.
Insiders tell NBC News that the public has been shielded from the true damage inflicted by Iran, including that an Iranian F-5 fighter jet breached U.S. air defenses to strike a base in Kuwait.
NBC writes that its conclusion is based on findings by the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute and interviews with congressional aides and other U.S. officials.
AEI’s assessment reportedly found that Iran hit more than 100 targets across 11 U.S. bases in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Two officials told NBC that the F-5 attack marked “the first time an enemy fixed-wing aircraft has struck an American military base in years.”
AEI estimates Iran inflicted well over $5 billion in damage in its retaliatory strikes, according to NBC. That comes in addition to the deaths of 13 service members and injuries to nearly 400 troops, per the Pentagon’s count.
Some Republican lawmakers are reportedly irked that they are not receiving a full picture of the damage inflicted by Iran.
Read the full story, [here](https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-goons-caught-covering-up-massive-war-damage/).
Stopped reading at Trump goons.
Sounds about right. 👍
Go figure. The only time the Trump administration doesn’t incessantly lie is when they’re deliberately withholding information.
Anyone with any common sense understands that this regime will hide casualty and damage assessments. Whatever they say publicly, the truth will be much worse. They’ll cover things up and when the truth is discovered they will continue to lie about it and attack those who revealed it, all while making audacious demands for an increase in the defense budget.
Oh. They’re irked. Watch out, they may just become rankled next!
So much winning!
Im going to put on my frowny face, wag my finger, and do jack shit about it.
-GOP goon
Reminder that one of the wonderful things trump did in his first term was make it so reporting drone strikes was no longer mandatory.
https://time.com/5546366/trump-cancels-drone-strike-rule/
Most transparent administration ever. Right?
How can our soldiers support this? When I was in? Fuck no
Of course this is the case and of course they are pretending it isn’t and nobody knows. How could things be otherwise with the clowns playing golf and drinking, who chose to play war too.
Winning bigly, again.
But Trump knows! Can you imagine how many more losses they will have to cover up if Trump starts putting thousands of troops on the ground? Maybe this is why he thought twice and went for the ceasefire.
We were one comma away from a legendary headline
I mean… it was implied when previously reported that they abandoned several bases and reposted personnel into hotels. American mainstream media just came up short following that through to the obvious implication.
This should be a massive scandal holey moley
If they can keep this quiet no wonder we cant get anything to be covered in the news. Totally fucked
Trump should be ran out of office.
I think you meant to write “Iran increasingly desperate “.
Used to be there was UNBIASED reporting on the what,when,why and where’s on all Wars we’ve been involved in since Ww2 up to the Persian Gulf War… But now all we have to rely on is Fake News from ALL SIDE’S!!!! When will WE learn that All Wars are manufactured delusion, and we are just patsies paying for it with out Tax $…
embarrassment after embarrassment with these clowns. There is no rock bottom.
What’s this about?
Please don’t say “Trump goons”.
Not one bit surprised.
Is anyone surprised by this honestly?
We have to have more dead/casualties after hearing this. There’s absolutely no way these bases could be hit without that happening